单词 | office block |
释义 | > as lemmasoffice block office block n. a building containing offices; also figurative. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > types of building generally > [noun] > large building > used for offices office block1871 office tower1908 1871 J. H. Goodsell Hist. Great Chicago Fire 25 On Dearborn street stood..the Dearborn theatre, and a considerable number of banks and large office blocks. 1942 London Replanned (Royal Academy) 26/2 The large octagonal building prominent in the drawing..is a suggested office block with garden court or car park. 1963 Listener 10 Jan. 71/1 Harry Bertoia's beautiful but boring silvery puffball of wire is the apotheosis of what I once heard called ‘office-block art’—the triumph of taste and craftsmanship over feeling. 2002 D. Aitkenhead Promised Land ii. 19 They park underneath office blocks connected by glass skywalks. < as lemmas |
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