office

16 ENTRIES FOUND:

office /ˈɑːfəs/ noun

plural offices

office

/ˈɑːfəs/

noun

plural offices

Learner's definition of OFFICE

[count]

a : a building or room in which people work at desks doing business or professional activities办公楼；办公室

She works at/in our Chicago office.她在我们的芝加哥办公室上班。
Are you going to the office today?今天你去上班吗？
The company's main/home office [=the company's most important office] is in San Francisco.公司的总部在旧金山。

— often used before another noun常用于另一名词前

A new office building [=a building with offices] is being built on Main Street.主街上正在建一座新的办公楼。
office equipment/supplies办公设备/用品
Our company is having an office party [=a party for the people who work at the office] next week.我们公司下周有个办公室聚会。
The company is renting office space downtown.公司正在市中心租办公室。
office workers/staff办公室人员/职员

— see picture on this page

b : a room with a desk where a particular person works（某人的）办公室

The supervisor held an informal meeting in his office.督导员在他的办公室开了一个不太正式的会议。
Her office is on the top floor near the elevator.她的办公室在顶层靠近电梯的地方。
He misbehaved in class and was sent to the principal's office.他在课堂上调皮捣蛋，被送到了校长办公室。
We use the extra bedroom in our house as an office.我们把房子里多余的一间卧室当作办公间。

c chiefly US : a building or room where a doctor, lawyer, etc., works and meets with patients or clients事务所；诊所

: the job or position of someone who has authority especially in the government官职

[noncount]

He has been in office for a decade.他任职已有十个年头。
He was voted out of office.他选举失利下台了
He won the election and will take office at the beginning of the year.他赢得了选举，年初即将上任。
She has decided to leave office after two successful terms.成功任满两届后，她决定离任。
She plans to run for office [=campaign to be elected to an office] again.她打算再次参加竞选。
U.S. senators are elected to a term of office of six years.美国的参议员当选后任期是六年。

[count]

[count] : a department of a company, organization, government, or school.（公司、组织、政府或学校的）部门，处

good offices

formal

: help from someone who has power or authority（来自权威人士的）大力帮助

I got the interview through the good offices of a former classmate.在一位老同学的大力帮助下，我得到了这次面试的机会。