1. | [c] 办公室；办公楼a room, set of rooms or building where people work, usually sitting at desks |
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 |
2. | [c] （某人的）办公室a room in which a particular person works, usually at a desk |
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. | [c] 诊室；门诊处a place where a doctor, dentist or vet sees patients |
a doctor's/dentist's office 诊室；牙医诊所 |
4. | [c] 办事处；（尤指）问询处，服务处a room or building used for a particular purpose, especially to provide information or a service |
the local tourist office 当地旅游办事处 | |
a ticket office 售票处 |
5. | [c] （用于英国某些政府部门的名称中）used in the names of some British government departments |
the Foreign Office 外交部 | |
the Home Office 内政部 |
6. | [u][c] 要职；重要官职；重要职务an important position of authority, especially in government; the work and duties connected with this |
She held office as 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 office in 2009. 现政府于 2009 年上台执政。 | |
to seek/run for office 谋求╱竞选公职 | |
to stand for office 竞选要职 | |
the office of treasurer 司库的职务 |
