office

英 [ˈɒfɪs]

美 [ˈɑːfɪs]

n.  办公室; 办公楼; (某人的)办公室; 办事处; (尤指)问询处，服务处

复数：offices　

中考高考IELTSCET4考研化学

Oxford 3000 / Collins.5 / BNC.303 / COCA.341

习惯用语

n.

through sb's good offices
• 经某人斡旋；承某人协助
  with sb's help

牛津词典

noun

房屋；建筑物 room/building
• 办公室；办公楼
  a room, set of rooms or building where people work, usually sitting at desks
  1. The company is moving to new offices on the other side of town.
     公司要迁往城另一边的新办公楼。
  2. Are you going to the office today?
     你今天去办公室吗？
  3. an office job
     办公室工作
  4. office workers
     办公室人员
• （某人的）办公室
  a room in which a particular person works, usually at a desk
  1. a doctor's/dentist's office
     诊室；牙医诊所
• （某人的）办公室
  a room in which a particular person works, usually at a desk
  1. a doctor's/dentist's office
     诊室；牙医诊所
• 办事处；（尤指）问询处，服务处
  a room or building used for a particular purpose, especially to provide information or a service
  1. the local tourist office
     当地旅游办事处
  2. a ticket office
     售票处
政府部门 government department
• （用于英国某些政府部门的名称中）
  used in the names of some British government departments
  1. the Foreign Office
     外交部
  2. the Home Office
     内政部
重要职位 important position
• 要职；重要官职；重要职务
  an important position of authority, especially in government; the work and duties connected with this
  1. She held office as a cabinet minister for ten years.
     她担任内阁部长长达十年。
  2. How long has he been in office ?
     他任职多久了？
  3. The party has been out of office (= has not formed a government) for many years.
     那个党已在野多年了。
  4. The present government took office in 2005.
     现政府于2005年上台执政。
  5. to seek/run for office
     谋求 / 竞选公职
  6. to stand for office
     竞选要职
  7. the office of treasurer
     司库的职务

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 办公室
  Anofficeis a room or a part of a building where people work sitting at desks.
  1. He had an office big enough for his desk and chair, plus his VDU...
     他有一间足以容纳书桌、椅子和视频显示器的办公室。
  2. At about 4.30 p.m. Audrey arrived at the office...
     大约下午4点30分，奥德丽到了办公室。
  3. Telephone their head office for more details.
     更详细的情况请致电他们的总部咨询。
  4. ...an office block.
     办公大楼
• N-COUNT; N-IN-NAMES （尤指政府的）部，局，厅
  Anofficeis a department of an organization, especially the government, where people deal with a particular kind of administrative work.
  1. Thousands have registered with unemployment offices.
     已有数千人在失业管理处作了登记。
  2. ...Downing Street's press office.
     唐宁街新闻办公室
  3. ...the Congressional Budget Office.
     国会预算局
• N-COUNT （问询、购票或提供服务的）处，所
  Anofficeis a small building or room where people can go for information, tickets, or a service of some kind.
  1. The tourist office operates a useful room-finding service.
     这家旅游办事处提供十分实用的住宿查询服务。
  2. ...the airline ticket offices.
     航空公司售票处
• 诊所
  A doctor's or dentist'sofficeis a place where a doctor or dentist sees their patients.

in BRIT, use 英国英语用 surgery


• N-UNCOUNT 要职；公职；官职
  If someone holdsofficein a government, they have an important job or position of authority.
  1. The events to mark the President's ten years in office went ahead as planned...
     总统任职10周年的庆祝活动按计划进行。
  2. They are fed up with the politicians and want to vote them out of office...
     他们再也无法忍受这些政客，希望通过选举把他们赶下台。
  3. The president shall hold office for five years...
     总统任期为5年。
  4. The Vietnam War dashed President Johnson's hopes of a second term of office...
     越南战争使约翰逊总统连任的希望破灭了。
  5. He ran for office.
     他参加了公职的竞选。
• PHRASE 帮助；协助
  Someone'sgood officesare the help that they give to other people who are trying to achieve something.
  1. She sought the good offices of the President for the smooth passage of the Bill.
     为了使该法案顺利通过，她寻求总统的帮助。
• See also:booking officebox officepost officeregister officeregistry office

英英释义

noun

• a job in an organization
  1. he occupied a post in the treasury
  Synonym:positionpostberthspotbilletplacesituation
• the actions and activities assigned to or required or expected of a person or group
  1. the function of a teacher
  2. the government must do its part
  3. play its role
  Synonym:functionpartrole
• a religious rite or service prescribed by ecclesiastical authorities
  1. the offices of the mass
• place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed
  1. he rented an office in the new building
  Synonym:business office
• an administrative unit of government
  1. the Central Intelligence Agency
  2. the Census Bureau
  3. Office of Management and Budget
  4. Tennessee Valley Authority
  Synonym:agencyfederal agencygovernment agencybureauauthority
• professional or clerical workers in an office
  1. the whole office was late the morning of the blizzard
  Synonym:office staff
• (of a government or government official) holding an office means being in power
  1. being in office already gives a candidate a great advantage
  2. during his first year in office
  3. during his first year in power
  4. the power of the president
  Synonym:power

双语例句

• This office's resources and staff would have to be increased to cope with the extra workload.
  要应付额外的工作，必须增加这个办公室的资源和人手。
• The general was relieved of his office as a supreme commander.
  将军被解除了最高指挥官的职务。
• Thieves ransacked the office, taking a sack of loose change
  窃贼洗劫了办公室，拿走了一口袋散币。
• I work in a government office. It's a responsible position, I suppose, but not very exciting
  我在政府机关工作。我想那是一个责任重大的职位，但并不是很有意思。
• Telephone their head office for more details.
  更详细的情况请致电他们的总部咨询。
• The events to mark the President's ten years in office went ahead as planned
  总统任职10周年的庆祝活动按计划进行。
• The staff in the London office are helpful but only have limited information
  伦敦办事处的工作人员给予了帮助，但他们掌握的信息有限。
• She sought the good offices of the President for the smooth passage of the Bill.
  为了使该法案顺利通过，她寻求总统的帮助。
• Foreign Office officials assisted with transport and finance problems
  外交部官员帮助解决运输和经费问题。
• Hundreds of office buildings and homes developed large cracks in walls and ceilings.
  数百栋写字楼和住宅楼的墙壁和天花板上都出现了裂缝。