office

noun

房屋；建筑物 room/building

1. 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
2. （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
3. （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
4. 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

5. （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

6. 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

1. N-COUNT 办公室
   An office is 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
2. N-COUNT; N-IN-NAMES （尤指政府的）部，局，厅
   An office is 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
3. N-COUNT （问询、购票或提供服务的）处，所
   An office is 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
4. 诊所
   A doctor's or dentist's office is a place where a doctor or dentist sees their patients.

in BRIT, use 英国英语用 surgery


5. N-UNCOUNT 要职；公职；官职
   If someone holds office in 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。
6. PHRASE 帮助；协助
   Someone's good offices are 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。
7. See also: booking office box office post office register office registry office

1. All right, who are you and what are you doing in my office?
   喂，你是谁，在我的办公室做什么？
2. 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。
3. Later he called a meeting of his party's central office bearers
   后来他召集了他所属党派的核心领导人开会。
4. Jurassic Park had broken all box office records.
   《侏罗纪公园》打破了所有票房纪录。
5. 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。
6. She had just collected her pension from the post office
   她刚去邮局取了养老金。
7. He conferred with Hill and the others in his office
   他与希尔及其他人在办公室里商议了一番。
8. 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。
9. He dropped by my office this morning.
   今天早晨他到我办公室串门来了。
10. My heart was in my mouth when I walked into her office.
    我走进她的办公室时，紧张得心都到了喉咙口。
11. 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。
12. 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。
13. 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。
14. Telephone their head office for more details.
    更详细的情况请致电他们的总部咨询。
15. Thousands have registered with unemployment offices.
    已有数千人在失业管理处作了登记。
16. 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。
17. 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。
18. 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。
19. 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。
20. He ran for office.
    他参加了公职的竞选。
21. 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。
22. New public opinion polls show the president's approval rating at its lowest point since he took office.
    新的民意调查显示总统的支持率跌到了他就职以来的最低点。
23. 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。
24. The buzzer sounded in Daniel's office
    丹尼尔办公室里的蜂音器响了。
25. I ripped out the telephone wire that ran through to his office.
    我把通到他办公室的电话线拔掉了。
26. 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。
27. The hotel is opposite the post office.
    邮局的对过是旅馆。
28. A vacancy has occurred in my office.
    我的办事处有个空额。
29. 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。

n.

through sb's good offices

• 经某人斡旋；承某人协助
  with sb's help

noun

1. a job in an organization
   1. he occupied a post in the treasury

   Synonym:    positionpostberthspotbilletplacesituation

2. 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

3. a religious rite or service prescribed by ecclesiastical authorities
   1. the offices of the mass

4. place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed
   1. he rented an office in the new building

   Synonym:    business office

5. 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

6. professional or clerical workers in an office
   1. the whole office was late the morning of the blizzard

   Synonym:    office staff

7. (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