| 单词 | office |
| 释义 | office (ɒfɪs , US ɔːf- ) Word forms: offices 1. countable noun A2 An office is a room or a part of a building where people work sitting at desks. He had an office just big enough for his desk and chair. At about 4.30 p.m. Audrey arrived at the office. Phone their head office for more details. ...an office block. Synonyms: place of work, workplace, base, workroom 2. countable noun B1 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. ...Downing Street's press office. ...the Congressional Budget Office. Synonyms: branch, department, division, section 3. countable noun A2 An office is a small building or room where people can go for information, tickets, or a service of some kind. The tourist office operates a useful room-finding service. ...the airline ticket offices. 4. countable noun A doctor's or dentist's office is a place where a doctor or dentist sees their patients. [US] regional note: in BRIT, use surgery 5. uncountable noun [oft in/out of N] If someone holds office in a government, they have an important job or position of authority. The events to mark the President's ten years in office went ahead as planned. They are fed up with the politicians and want to vote them out of office. The president shall hold office for five years. The Vietnam War dashed President Johnson's hopes of a second term of office. He ran for office. 6. good offices phrase [usually with poss] Someone's good offices are the help that they give to other people who are trying to achieve something. [formal] She sought the good offices of the President for the smooth passage of the Bill. 7. See also booking office, box office, post office, register office, registry office Collocations: assume office They have benefited from some tough decisions on public spending taken in 2002 when they assumed office. Times, Sunday Times (2011) He was elected district attorney last September and assumed the office in January. Times, Sunday Times (2014) When they enter the White House new presidents do not just assume the most powerful office in the land, they enter its most exclusive club. Times,Sunday Times (2020) He told the tribunal he kept the cash in a safe at his constituency office. Times, Sunday Times (2007) They had protested outside her constituency office, she said. Times, Sunday Times (2015) It's one of the many costs incurred in running a busy constituency office. The Sun (2014) Its disclosure bolstered the company's reputation as a hotbed of office romance. Times, Sunday Times Is there anything more thrilling than an office romance? Times, Sunday Times Staff aged 35 to 44 the most likely to have an office romance with four in ten admitting to it. The Sun The office romance has a long - if inelegant - history. Times, Sunday Times But studies have shown that between 38 per cent and 59 per cent of the working universe will, at some point, have an office romance. The Sun Worried store workers, shoppers and office staff were put behind a safety cordon as the experts feared an explosion. The Sun Between the office staff and people wandering by and seeing the articles and cartoons, the box was empty by that afternoon. Christianity Today Identify the closest school with the greatest need and reach out to the volunteer coordinator or office staff there. Christianity Today More than 300 head office staff were made redundant last week. Times, Sunday Times He employs 52 people ranging from stockmen and butchers to shop and office staff. Times, Sunday Times Four bedrooms, including a master bedroom with en suite, bathroom, cloakroom, sitting room, dining room, kitchen with breakfast area, study, carport, garage and office suite. Times, Sunday Times They found a professional office suite to rent for a dollar a square foot per month, including all utilities. Christianity Today It has five bedrooms, six receptions, an orangery and an office suite. Times, Sunday Times The stable block contains a spacious office suite from which a previous owner ran a business making bulletproof vests for the military. Times, Sunday Times Another cupboard has become my office suite. Times, Sunday Times He also received money for household costs after being charged with fraudulently claiming for house cleaning and office supplies. Times, Sunday Times They didn't realize office supplies are a centralized expense, so when those expenses are assigned later, they don't come out of the specific event budget. Christianity Today Payments for core office supplies could be made centrally. Times, Sunday Times Just remove the clothes rail, and fix in some shelves at desk height and just above, to stash files and office supplies. The Sun Before we sell our office supplies, we tell our story first. Houston Chronicle In 1996, it entered into negotiations with another organization for a 97-year lease that would allow the lessee to develop the property, constructing a multi-story office tower and cinema. Christianity Today His philanthropy organisation recently took an entire floor in an office tower. Times, Sunday Times The 600,000 sq ft scheme includes a 27-storey office tower and a hotel. Times, Sunday Times If he has to deliver a package above the 20th floor of an office tower, he'll slip a quarter into a meter. Globe and Mail They said they feel perfectly safe in the 37-story glass-facade office tower. Houston Chronicle To find your nearest office visit citizensadvice.org. Times, Sunday Times He charges $225 for a 40-minute physical examination and $150 for a 20-minute office visit. canada.com Most ureteral stents can be removed cystoscopically during an office visit under topical anesthesia after resolution of the urolithiasis. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Removal of the external frame and bolts usually requires special wrenches and can be done with no anesthesia in an office visit. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 With staff out of the office visiting journalists and clients, it became clear that they needed at least mobile e-mail. Times, Sunday Times Since it began franchising in 2001, the recruitment consultancy has opened 46 offices across Europe and the Middle East. Times, Sunday Times (2006) I hope Richard will open an office in Delhi. Times, Sunday Times (2006) Next year it plans to expand in the US, opening offices on the east coast. Times, Sunday Times (2016) People can be harder to avoid, particularly in an open-plan office. Times, Sunday Times (2012) The modern workplace is all about teams, open-plan offices and collective brainstorming. Times, Sunday Times (2012) This makes the open-plan offices quite a noisy place to work. Times, Sunday Times (2006) Its regional office portfolio, just over half of the assets, was largely insulated from value declines. Times, Sunday Times The purchase of a site without tenants suggests that confidence remains among investors in regional office markets. Times, Sunday Times Write to or email — don't phone — the firm's regional office with photos. Times, Sunday Times When he sought even the more limited heights of regional office, he failed. Times, Sunday Times Reports to superintendent in the regional office. Houston Chronicle We worship in an elementary school and rent an office in a business/industrial complex. Christianity Today As he puts it, someone will 'just rent an office block and say you could study here for five key vocational qualifications'. Times, Sunday Times Customers sign up to rent office and shopping centre space decades into the future and agree in advance to upwards-only rent increases. Times, Sunday Times Many claim 44,000 a year to rent an office but use a room in their home and pocket the cash. The Sun It will rent office buildings and cinemas to find classroom space. Globe and Mail The stable block contains a spacious office suite from which a previous owner ran a business making bulletproof vests for the military. Times, Sunday Times In her spacious office afterwards, the head teacher admits that she shares concerns at the impact on her students of higher tuition fees. Times, Sunday Times He invited us to sit at the small round conference table in his spacious office looking out on the late summer green of the trees. Times, Sunday Times This current location provides a spacious office, workshop and prototyping areas for about 60 workers. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The bus station also has spacious offices and retail space for retailers that give it an airport-like character. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Twice he made feints about seeking statewide office. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 A 1998 statute increased the contribution limit to $1075 for statewide office candidates. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 His law practice helped him build his political base for a run for statewide office. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 She won that election earning her first statewide office. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 They removed him from office and banned him from any future statewide office. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 But both say they are hopeful they could reach bipartisan agreement after taking office. Times, Sunday Times (2012) He no longer carries the world-weary look I saw when he took office last year. Mail and Guardian (2010) The new governor, who takes office from January, will be selected by the prime minister and chancellor. Times, Sunday Times (2019) Kick off at the tourism office (between port and beach) for news of 50 sea activities. Times, Sunday Times Today it operates as a town tourism office and exhibition centre. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The tourism office works with tour companies and provides revenue by bringing in foreigners. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Today, this floor accommodates the town's tourism office. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Today it became the tourism office of the archipelago. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 办公室 Japanese: オフィス |
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