| 单词 | office |
| 释义 | officeoffice /ˈɔfɪs, ˈɑ-/ ●●● S1 W1 noun 1BUILDING a)[countable] the building or part of a building that belongs to a company or organization, with a lot of rooms where people work at desks: I never really enjoyed working in an office. Most of the office equipment needs to be replaced. He’s going to the head office for a big meeting (=the company’s most important office). b)the office the office where you work: Someone from the office called.at the office I must have left my keys at the office. Did you go to the office today?2ROOM [countable] a room where you do work that involves writing, calculating, or talking to people: My office is at the end of the hall next to my boss’s office. Frank shares an office with Shirley (=they both work in the same room). We converted one of the bedrooms into a home office.3DOCTOR [countable] the place where a doctor or dentist examines or treats people: I’m taking the kids to the dentist’s office.4IMPORTANT JOB [countable, uncountable] an important job or position with power, especially in government: in office She remained in office until her death in 2005. Mrs. Clinton held office as secretary of state (=had the job). When he took office, the unemployment rate stood at 8 percent (=started working in the position).the office of mayor/president etc. Two candidates were running for the office of mayor.5an information/ticket etc. office a room or building where people go to ask for information, buy tickets, etc.: We got a map at the tourist information office. → see also box office, post office6office hours a)the time between about nine in the morning and five in the afternoon, when the people in offices are working: Call me back tomorrow during office hours. b)the time during the day or week when students can meet with their teacher in the teacher’s office: Professor Lee has office hours this afternoon from 2–4.7Office used in the names of some government departments: The report was issued by the Office of Management and Budget.8somebody’s good offices formal help given by someone who has authority or can influence people: The UN's good offices will be necessary in finding a peaceful solution to the crisis.[Origin: 1200–1300 Old French, Latin officium service, duty, office, from opus work + facere to do]COLLOCATIONSadjectivesthe head/main office The firm moved its head office to Charlotte.a local/regional/branch office They plan to open a branch office in Mountain View this summer.an overseas office (=in a foreign country) The bank has overseas offices in ten countries.a busy office She works all day in a busy office.an open-plan office (=one without walls dividing it into separate rooms) It can be hard to concentrate in an open-plan office.the back office (=the part of a company that manages things but does not deal with people from outside the company) Companies are trying to cut back on their back office operations.front office (=the part of a company that deals with people from outside the company) The front office was dealing with requests for interviews with the team’s stars and the coach.office + nounsan office job He got an office job with a property management company.office work She does general office work, such as filing and typing letters.office staff The office staff usually goes home at five.an office worker The park was full of office workers eating their lunches.office manager He’s the office manager for a large travel agency.an office building The development will include a 20-story office building.office space They rent 1,000 square feet of office space in the city.office hours (=the period in a day when offices are open) Call this number during office hours.office politics (=activities related to gaining personal advantage in an office) You can escape office politics by working for yourself.office equipment The store sells computers and office equipment.office supplies (=paper, envelopes, pens, etc.) All the office supplies are in the supply room.office skills You should have basic office skills.nouns + officea home office I have a home office, and the kids know not to disturb me when I’m working.verbshave an office somewhere We have an office in San Francisco.open/close an office The company has recently opened an office in Minneapolis. The company will be closing its Atlanta office.run an office Who’s going to run the office when you’re not there?work in an office This is the first office I ever worked in.contact an office For more details, please contact our sales office. |
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