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单词 office
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officenoun

uk/ˈɒf.ɪs/us/ˈɑː.fɪs/

office noun (WORK PLACE)

A2 [ C ] a room or part of a building in which people work, especially sitting at tables with computers, phones, etc., usually as a part of a business or other organization:

the director's office
I didn't leave the office until eight o'clock last night.
office equipment
office workers

[ C ] a part of a company:

They have offices in Paris, London, and Madrid.

[ C ] US UK surgery a place where you can go to ask advice from or receive treatment from a doctor or dentist:

The doctor does not make house calls - you will have to come to her office.

More examples

  • Debbie has a summer job clerking in an office.
  • He concocted a story about working late at the office.
  • It's very convenient that you live near the office.
  • The proposed new office tower is a steel and glass structure 43 storeys high.
  • We're an international company with offices in Paris, New York and Sydney.

Thesaurus: synonyms and related words

Parts of buildings: rooms

  • antechamber
  • anteroom
  • atelier
  • atrium
  • attic
  • ballroom
  • conservatory
  • double room
  • en suite
  • eyrie
  • family room
  • form room
  • front room
  • gymnasium
  • parlour
  • reading room
  • reception room
  • refectory
  • room
  • snug

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You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:

Office practices
Enterprises

office noun (RESPONSIBILITY)

C1 [ C or U ] a position of authority and responsibility in a government or other organization:

the office of vice president
As chairman of the association, he held office for over 20 years.
The Socialist party has been in office (= governing)/out of office (= not governing) for almost ten years.
She's held various offices during her time in government.
The new President takes office on January 20th.

Thesaurus: synonyms and related words

Organizations - position & status

  • a rung on/of the ladder idiom
  • apparatchik
  • associate
  • back seat
  • be a big fish in a small pond idiom
  • betters 2
  • brethren
  • comrade
  • echelon
  • entry level
  • entry-level
  • equal
  • fellow
  • founder
  • low-level
  • position
  • role
  • senior
  • standing
  • subordinate

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Officenoun [ C ]

uk/ˈɒf.ɪs/us/ˈɑː.fɪs/

a department of the national government in Britain, or an official government organization:

the Home Office
the Foreign Office
the Office of Fair Trading

Thesaurus: synonyms and related words

UK politics: government departments & organizations

  • agency
  • bureau
  • Customs and Excise
  • Downing Street
  • executive
  • FCO
  • legation
  • lobby
  • lower house
  • MI5
  • MI6
  • ministry
  • public service
  • quango
  • secret service
  • secretariat
  • State Department
  • the CSA
  • the taxman
  • the Treasury

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officenoun

uk/ˈɒfɪs/us

[ C ] WORKPLACE a room or building in which people work, especially sitting at desks with computers, phones, etc., as a part of a business or other organization:

The meeting is at their offices in San Diego.
local/regional/overseas office It would be so much easier if they delegated the authority to the regional office.
set up/open an office The company has just set up an office in New York.
Firms eligible for the fund are those that have a branch office in the region.
office jobs/work
office staff/workers
office supplies/equipment/furniture
A large open plan office can be made up of one main room with tens or hundreds of people working in the same space.
the office

WORKPLACE someone's place of work:

I don't leave the office until 7p.m. most days.
He's not in the office right now; he's out at a meeting.

[ C ] WORKPLACE a room in which one person, or a small number of people, works:

in my/your/her, etc. office Please come and see me in my office later.
They share an office and consult each other on all important decisions.
John uses the spare room at home as an office.

[ C ] a room or part of a building where you can get information, buy tickets, etc.:

a ticket/enquiry office

[ C ] US WORKPLACE the place where a doctor or dentist sees their patients:

She sees most of her patients at her downtown office.

[ C or U ] GOVERNMENT a position of authority and responsibility in a government or other organization:

be in/out of office The new president has now been in office for over a year.
hold/leave/take office In the five years she's held office, she has initiated many changes within the Department of Justice.
He's held various offices during his time as minister.
public/executive/corporate office
Office

GOVERNMENT a department of the national government, or an official government organization:

the Home Office
the Foreign Office
the Office of Fair Trading
the Office of Thrift Supervision

See also

assay office
back office
box office
exchange office
front office
head office
home office
land office
main office
patent office
post office
press office
registered office
sales office
satellite office
small office/home office
sorting office
statistical office
tourist office
virtual office
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