office

1. N-COUNT An office is a room or a part of a building where people work sitting at desks. 辦公室

By the time Flynn arrived at his office it was 5:30. 弗林到達(dá)辦公室時(shí)已經(jīng)5:30了。

Telephone their head office for more details. 給他們總部打電話詢問(wèn)更多的詳細(xì)情況。

2. N-COUNT An office is a department of an organization, especially the government, where people deal with a particular kind of administrative work. (尤指政府的) 行政部門[N-IN-NAMES]

Thousands have registered with unemployment offices. 數(shù)千人已在失業(yè)服務(wù)處登記了。

...the Congressional Budget Office. …國(guó)會(huì)預(yù)算辦公室。

3. N-COUNT An office is a small building or room where people can go for information, tickets, or a service of some kind. 服務(wù)處

The tourist office operates a useful room-finding service. 這個(gè)旅游辦事處開(kāi)辦了實(shí)用的找房業(yè)務(wù)。

4. N-COUNT A doctor's or dentist's office is a place where a doctor or dentist sees their patients. 診所[美國(guó)英語(yǔ)]

The chance of getting AIDS at the doctor's or dentist's office is extremely low. 在診所或牙醫(yī)診所感染艾滋病的可能性極小。

5. N-UNCOUNT If someone holds office in a government, they have an important job or position of authority. 公職

The events to mark the president's four years in office went ahead as planned. 紀(jì)念總統(tǒng)執(zhí)政4年的活動(dòng)按計(jì)劃舉行。

The treasurer shall hold office for five years. 財(cái)務(wù)主管將任職5年。

6. →see also box office , post office