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This flashcard defines "office" as a place where people work, a department of an organization, a location for information or services, and a position of authority, particularly in government.

This flashcard defines "office" as a place where people work, a department of an organization, a location for information or services, and a position of authority, particularly in government.

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/ɒ̱fɪs, AM ɔ͟ːf-/
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]办公室 An office is a room or a part of a building where people work sitting at desks.
  • 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。

  • 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。

  • Telephone their head office for more details.

    更详细的情况请致电他们的总部咨询。

  • ...an office block.

    办公大楼

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[N-COUNT; N-IN-NAMES 名称名词;名称名词](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.
  • Thousands have registered with unemployment offices.

    已有数千人在失业管理处作了登记。

  • ...Downing Street's press office.

    唐宁街新闻办公室

  • ...the Congressional Budget Office.

    国会预算局

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[N-COUNT 可数名词](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.
  [usu supp N]
  • 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。

  • ...the airline ticket offices.

    航空公司售票处

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[N-COUNT 可数名词]诊所 A doctor's or dentist's office is a place where a doctor or dentist sees their patients.
  [AM 美]
    in BRIT, use 英国英语用 surgery
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    [N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]要职;公职;官职 If someone holds office in a government, they have an important job or position of authority.
      [oft in/out of N]
    • 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。

    • 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。

    • The president shall hold office for five years...

      总统任期为5年。

    • 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。

    • He ran for office.

      他参加了公职的竞选。

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    [PHRASE 短语]帮助;协助 Someone's good offices are the help that they give to other people who are trying to achieve something.
      [usu with poss]
      [FORMAL 正式]
    • 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。

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    See also:
    booking office
    box office
    post office
    register office
    registry office

      Oxford of·fice / ˈɒfɪs ; NAmE ˈɔːfɪs ; ˈɑːfɪs / noun _office_labels_comp.jpg _office.jpg room/building 房屋;建筑物 1 [countable ] a room, set of rooms or building where people work, usually sitting at desks 办公室;办公楼 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。 Are you going to the office today? 你今天去办公室吗? an office job 办公室工作 office workers 办公室人员 collocationsat
      job
      see also
      back office
      ,
      head office
      2 [countable ] a room in which a particular person works, usually at a desk (某人的)办公室 Some people have to share an office. 有些人只好合用一间办公室。 Come into my office. 到我的办公室里来。 3 [countable ] ( NAmE) ( BrE sur·gery ) a place where a doctor, dentist or vetsees patients 诊室;门诊处 a doctor's/dentist's office 诊室;牙医诊所 4 [countable ] ( often in compounds 常构成复合词 ) a room or building used for a particular purpose, especially to provide information or a service 办事处;(尤指)问询处,服务处 the local tourist office 当地旅游办事处 a ticket office 售票处 see also
      box office
      ,
      registry office
      government department 政府部门 5 Office [countable ] used in the names of some British government departments (用于英国某些政府部门的名称中) the Foreign Office 外交部 the Home Office 内政部 important position 重要职位 6 [uncountable ,  countable ] an important position of authority, especially in government; the work and duties connected with this 要职;重要官职;重要职务 She held officeas a cabinet minister for ten years. 她担任内阁部长长达十年。 How long has he been in office? 他任职多久了? The party has been out of office (= has not formed a government)for many years. 那个党已在野多年了。 The present government took officein 2009. 现政府于 2009 年上台执政。 to seek/run for office 谋求╱竞选公职 ( BrE) to stand for office 竞选要职 the office of treasurer 司库的职务 collocationsat
      vote
      IDIOM through sb's good ˈoffices ( formal) with sb's help 经某人斡旋;承某人协助 office offices
      of·fice / ˈɒfɪs ; NAmE ˈɔːfɪs ; ˈɑːfɪs /
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      officeof‧fice /ˈɒfɪs $ ˈɒː-, ˈɑː-/ ●●● S1 W1 noun
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      1building [countable] a building that belongs to a company or an organization, with rooms where people can work at desks:  The department occupies an office just a mile from the White House.main/head office (=the most important office) The head office is in Edinburgh. Did you go to the office (=the office where you work) today?at the office Have a nice day at the office.local/regional office The agency has a network of regional offices.office staff/workers/equipment etc Office staff need well-designed desks and chairs. the increased demand for office space2room [countable] a room where someone has a desk and works, on their own or with other people:  the manager’s office Sorry, Ann’s not in her office right now. Dan shares an office with Lisa.3office hours a)the time between about 9:00 in the morning and 5:00 in the afternoon, when people in offices are working:  Can you phone again during office hours? b)American English the time during the day or week when students can meet with their teacher in the teacher’s office:  Professor Lee’s office hours are from two to four on Mondays and Thursdays.4job [countable, uncountable] an important job or position with power, especially in government:  the office of presidentin office She was celebrating ten years in office. A provisional military government took office (=started in an important job or position).hold office (=have a particular important job or position) Trujillo held office as finance minister. a five-year term of office (=period of time working in an important job)5Office used in the names of some government departments:  the Foreign Office the Office of the District Attorney6place for information [countable] a room or building where people go to ask for information, buy tickets etcinformation/ticket etc office the tourist office Is there a lost property office?
      box office
      , post office
      , registry office
      7doctor [countable] American English the place where a doctor or dentist examines or treats people SYN surgery British English8somebody’s good offices/the good offices of somebody formal help given by someone who has authority or can influence peoplethrough the good offices of somebody I managed to obtain a visa through the good offices of a friend in the Service.
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      办公室(93%),职务(3%),事务(3%),有特定用途的房间或建筑物(1%)
      n.办公室;政府机关;官职;营业处

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