office
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++ldoce_806_pof·fice /ˈɒfɪs $ ˈɒː-, ˈɑː-/ ●●● S1 W1 noun 1 building 建筑 [countable]BBO a building that belongs to a company or an organization, with rooms where people can work at desks 办公楼，办事处，公司 The department occupies an office just a mile from the White House. 该部门就在离白宫一英里远的地方有个办公楼。main/head office (=the most important office) 总部大楼 The head office is in Edinburgh. 总部在爱丁堡。 Did you go to the office (=the office where you work) today? 今天你去办公室了吗？at the office Have a nice day at the office. 愿你今天上班愉快。local/regional office The agency has a network of regional offices. 这家机构在各地都有办事处。office staff/workers/equipment etc Office staff need well-designed desks and chairs. 办公室人员需要设计精良的桌椅。 the increased demand for office space 对办公室空间日益增长的需求 →4 See picture on 见图 Page A8 In the office 办公室里2 room 房间 [countable]BBO a room where someone has a desk and works, on their own or with other people 办公室 the manager’s office 经理办公室 Sorry, Ann’s not in her office right now. 很抱歉，安现在不在办公室里。 Dan shares an office with Lisa. 丹和莉萨共用一间办公室。3 office hours BEC a) the time between about 9:00 in the morning and 5:00 in the afternoon, when people in offices are working 办公时间〔约为上午9点至下午5点〕 Can you phone again during office hours? 你在办公时间内再打电话来好吗？ b) American English the time during the day or week when students can meet with their teacher in the teacher’s office 〔教师在办公室接待学生的〕接待时间，会面时间 Professor Lee’s office hours are from two to four on Mondays and Thursdays. 李教授的接待时间是每周一和周四的下午2点到4点。4 job 工作 [countable, uncountable]PGO an important job or position with power, especially in government 〔尤指政府中拥有权力的〕重要职位 the office of president 总统职位in office She was celebrating ten years in office. 她正在庆祝自己任职十年。 A provisional military government took office (=started in an important job or position). 一个临时军政府开始执政。hold office (=have a particular important job or position) 任职 Trujillo held office as finance minister. 特鲁希略担任财政部长一职。 a five-year term of office (=period of time working in an important job) 五年的任期n5. → Office6 place for information 问讯处 [countable]DLTT a room or building where people go to ask for information, buy tickets etc 问讯处；售票处information/ticket etc office the tourist office 旅游信息询问处 Is there a lost property office? 有没有失物招领处？ → box office, post office, registry office7. doctor 医生 [countable] American English the place where a doctor or dentist examines or treats people 〔医生或牙医的〕诊所 SYN British English surgery8 somebody’s good offices/the good offices of somebody formalHELP help given by someone who has authority or can influence people 某人的鼎力相助Examples from the Corpus
office• I never really enjoyed working in an office.• Frank shares an office with Shirley.• He sat on the edge of the bed and dialled his office number.• Julian Hayman was in his office at the extremity of the ground floor.• the supervisor's office• Although many solicitors offer fixed fee interviews they are given little publicity beyond referral lists and notices in some solicitors' offices.• Years before, these must have been splendid offices.• The next morning, I was called back to the office.• the office of mayor• And it is through this office that the collected intercepts are transmitted to the community.• You are sitting in your office, and your hand is shaking as you read the memo announcing a new corporate restructuring.office staff/workers/equipment etc• It was handy since it opened directly on to the parking slots for office staff, much prized and intrigued over.• To the lunchtime office workers politely watching the opening parade, Stockshow is a Marlboro world of fringed leather and fancy tack.• You had to see it, this office building full of office workers, bureaucrats, rising in the air.• The price of office equipment such as fax machines, photo copiers, answering services and computer networks could climb.• For instance, the manufacturing wages are down, but not the office staff.• The willingness to thin the office staff without let or hindrance.• Stuart Seller has been promoted to the post of service supervisor at Washington office equipment supplier Comcare.• It is thought that sudden exposure to intense sunlight is a trigger to melanoma, and young office workers are typical victims.term of office• Stumpe was named sheriff of Wiltshire in November 1551, but died 22 July 1552, during his term of office.• In 1951 Desfourneaux was succeeded by André Obrecht who dispatched over thirty criminals during his term of office.• Before regaining power in 1919, Labour's last term of office was in 1911-12.• It will however, be removed at the end of the current government's term of office in 1994.• Of the 26 members, the terms of office of no less than seven came to an end.• In 1940 Roosevelt broke with tradition and stood for a third term of office.• The conservatives, having regained a parliamentary majority in 1990, dithered until they were half-way through their four-year term of office.information/ticket etc office• It will be held in the Healthy Colchester 2000 information office in Trinity Street in the town centre.• Forms can be obtained from their respective airport ticket counters, city ticket offices or from travel agents.• Local information offices, open at times when visitors are around, could supply this, along with information about local accommodation.• The new ticket office is in the new East Stand.• Timetable details: Cut-off date to register with share shops or the share information office is July 2.• For further information and advice please contact the Ticket Office.• But the work of the ticket office needs looking at.• I rang up the ticket office but just got a recorded message.nOfficePGOused in the names of some government departments 〔用于某些政府部门的名称中〕部，局，处 the Foreign Office 外交部 the Office of the District Attorney 地方检察院Examples from the Corpus
Office• the District Attorney's OfficenThe OfficeOf·fice, The /ˈɒfɪs $ ˈɒː-, ˈɑː-/ na British television comedy that was first broadcast in 2001 and has won Golden Globe and BAFTA awards. The programme is about the lives of workers in the Slough office of a fictional (=not real) paper company called Wernham Hogg, and is filmed in the style of a documentary. The Office was written and directed by Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant. Ricky Gervais plays the part of David Brent, the general manager, who thinks he is much more talented and entertaining than he really is. Other actors appearing in the programme include Martin Freeman, Mackenzie Crook, and Lucy Davis. Local versions of The Office have been in other countries including the US.From Longman Business DictionaryLBED_24_bofficeof‧fice /ˈɒfəsˈɒː-, ˈɑː-/ noun1[countable] a room or building where people work at desksThe agency recently closed its Houston office.I’d like to see you in my office.I applied for the job of office manager.There is a shortage of low-cost office space.I work in a large open-plan office (=an office without any walls dividing it into separate rooms).2do a land office business American English informalCOMMERCE to do a lot of business and make a lot of moneyThe conference organizers did a land office business at first, but now watch people go to competitors’ events.3[countable]COMMERCE a room or building where people can go to buy tickets or get information, or for some other serviceInformation leaflets are available from the enquiry office.The woman in the ticket office said there would be a train in five minutes.the Opera House booking office4[uncountable]JOBS an important job or position, especially in a governmentHe is determined to stay in office until the end of the year.When he took office, inflation was running at 84%.5OfficeORGANIZATIONS used in the names of some British government departments and organizationsthe Foreign OfficeOrigin office (1200-1300) Old French Latin officium “service, duty, office”, from opus “work” + facere “to do”of·fice nounOfficeOf·fice, The LDOCE OnlineChineseSyllable
a an to Corpus that or company Business organization, belongs building a
office
of‧fice S1 W1 /ˈɒfəs, ˈɒfɪs $ ˈɒː-, ˈɑː-/
noun
The department occupies an office just a mile from the White House.
main/head office (=the most important office)
The head office is in Edinburgh.
Did you go to the office (=the office where you work) today?
at the office
Have a nice day at the office.
local/regional office
The agency has a network of regional offices.
office staff/workers/equipment etc
Office staff need well-designed desks and chairs.
the increased demand for office space
2. ROOM [countable] a room where someone has a desk and works, on their own or with other people:
the manager’s office
Sorry, Ann’s not in her office right now.
Dan shares an office with Lisa.
3. office hours
a. the time between about 9:00 in the morning and 5:00 in the afternoon, when people in offices are working:
Can you phone again during office hours?
b. American English the time during the day or week when students can meet with their teacher in the teacher’s office:
Professor Lee’s office hours are from two to four on Mondays and Thursdays.
4. JOB [uncountable and countable] an important job or position with power, especially in government:
the office of President
in office
She was celebrating ten years in office.
A provisional military government took office (=started in an important job or position).
hold office (=have a particular important job or position)
Trujillo held office as finance minister.
a five-year term of office (=period of time working in an important job)
5. Office used in the names of some government departments:
the Foreign Office
the Office of the District Attorney
6. PLACE FOR INFORMATION [countable] a room or building where people go to ask for information, buy tickets etc
information/ticket etc office
the tourist office
Is there a lost property office? ⇨ box office, post office, registry office
7. DOCTOR [countable] American English the place where a doctor or dentist examines or treats people
SYN surgery British English
8. sb’s good offices/the good offices of somebody formal help given by someone who has authority or can influence people
through the good offices of somebody
I managed to obtain a visa through the good offices of a friend in the Service.
of‧fice S1 W1 /ˈɒfəs, ˈɒfɪs $ ˈɒː-, ˈɑː-/
noun Word Family: noun: office, officer, official, officialdom, officialese, officiousness; adverb: officially ≠ unofficially, officiously; adjective: official ≠ unofficial, officious; verb: officiate
Date: 1200-1300
Language: Old French
Origin: Latin officium 'service, duty, office', from opus 'work' + facere 'to do'
1. BUILDING [countable] a building that belongs to a company or an organization, with rooms where people can work at desks:Language: Old French
Origin: Latin officium 'service, duty, office', from opus 'work' + facere 'to do'
main/head office (=the most important office)
at the office
local/regional office
office staff/workers/equipment etc
2. ROOM [countable] a room where someone has a desk and works, on their own or with other people:
3. office hours
a. the time between about 9:00 in the morning and 5:00 in the afternoon, when people in offices are working:
b. American English the time during the day or week when students can meet with their teacher in the teacher’s office:
4. JOB [uncountable and countable] an important job or position with power, especially in government:
in office
hold office (=have a particular important job or position)
5. Office used in the names of some government departments:
6. PLACE FOR INFORMATION [countable] a room or building where people go to ask for information, buy tickets etc
information/ticket etc office
7. DOCTOR [countable] American English the place where a doctor or dentist examines or treats people
SYN surgery British English
8. sb’s good offices/the good offices of somebody formal help given by someone who has authority or can influence people
through the good offices of somebody
Office
Of·fice, The /ˈɒfəs, ˈɒfɪs $ ˈɒː-, ˈɑː-/
a British television comedythat was first broadcast in 2001 and has won Golden Globe and BAFTA awards. The programme is about the lives of workers in the Slough office of a fictional (=not real) paper company called Wernham Hogg, and is filmed in the style of a documentary. The Office was written and directed by Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant. Ricky Gervais plays the part of David Brent, the general manager, who thinks he is much more talented and entertaining than he really is. Other actors appearing in the programme include Martin Freeman, Mackenzie Crook, and Lucy Davis. Local versions of The Office have been in other countries including the US.
Of·fice, The /ˈɒfəs, ˈɒfɪs $ ˈɒː-, ˈɑː-/
a British television comedythat was first broadcast in 2001 and has won Golden Globe and BAFTA awards. The programme is about the lives of workers in the Slough office of a fictional (=not real) paper company called Wernham Hogg, and is filmed in the style of a documentary. The Office was written and directed by Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant. Ricky Gervais plays the part of David Brent, the general manager, who thinks he is much more talented and entertaining than he really is. Other actors appearing in the programme include Martin Freeman, Mackenzie Crook, and Lucy Davis. Local versions of The Office have been in other countries including the US.
Getting a job 找工作
look for work找工作 look for/apply for/go for a job找工作；申请一个职位；努力争取工作 get/pick up/complete/fill out/ ( BrE fill in an application (form)得到／拿到／完成／填写申请（表） send/email your( CV/BrE ( résumé/application/application form/covering letterNAmE 寄／通过电邮发送简历／申请／申请表／附函 be called for/have/attend an interview被要求参加／有／参加面试 offer sb a job/work/employment/promotion给某人提供一份工作；雇用某人；提拔某人 find/get/land a job找到工作 employ/ ( especially
NAmE hire/recruit/ ( especially
BrE take on staff/workers/trainees雇用员工／工人／实习生 recruit/appoint a manager招聘／任命经理
Doing a job 做工作
arrive at/get to/leave work/the office/the factory上／下班；到办公室／工厂上班；从办公室／工厂下班 start/finish work/your shift开始／结束工作／轮班工作时间 do/put in/work overtime加班 have/gain/get/lack/need experience/qualifications拥有／获得／缺乏／需要经验／资格 do/get/have/receive training做／得到／接受培训 learn/pick up/improve/develop (your) skills学习／偶然学会／提高／发展技能 cope with/manage/share/spread the workload应付／勉力完成／分担／分摊工作量 improve your/achieve a better work-life balance达到更好的工作与生活的平衡 have (no) job satisfaction/job security有／没有工作满足感／职业保障
Building a career 建立职业生涯
have a job/work/a career/a vocation有工作／事业／职业 find/follow/pursue/ ( especially
NAmE live (out) your vocation找到／从事／致力于／实践适合自己的职业 enter/go into/join a profession加入一个行业 choose/embark on/start/begin/pursue a career选择／从事／开始／致力于一种职业 change jobs/profession/career换工作／行业／职业 be/ ( both especially
BrE work/go freelance做自由职业 do/take on temp work/freelance work做／开始从事临时工作／特约工作 do/be engaged in/be involved in voluntary work做／从事／参与义务性工作
Leaving your job 离职
leave/ ( especially
NAmE quit/resign from your job离职；辞职 give up work/your job/your career放弃工作／事业 hand in your notice/resignation递交辞呈 plan to/be due to retire in June/next year, etc.计划／预计六月／明年等退休 take early retirement提前退休
Running for election 参加选举
conduct/hold an election/a referendum举行选举／全民公决 ( especially
NAmE run for office/election/governor/mayor/president/the White House竞选公职；参加竞选；竞选州长／市长／总统／美国总统 ( especially
BrE stand for election/office/Parliament/the Labour Party/a second term参加竞选；竞选公职／议会议员；当工党候选人；竞选连任 hold/call/contest a general/national election举行／要求／角逐大选／全国选举 launch/run a presidential election campaign开始总统竞选活动 support/back a candidate支持候选人 sway/convince/persuade voters/the electorate说服选民／全体选民 appeal to/attract/woo/target ( swing voters/NAmE ( floating votersBrE 吸引游离选民；寻求游离选民的支持；瞄准游离选民 fix/rig/steal an election/the vote操纵选举；暗中舞弊获取选票
Voting 投票
go to/be turned away from ( a polling station/especially
BrE ( a polling placeNAmE 去／被拒绝进入投票站投票 cast a/your vote/ballot (for sb)投（某人）一票 vote for the Conservative candidate/the Democratic party投票给保守党候选人／民主党 mark/spoil your ballot paper在选票上做标记；投废票 count ( the postal votes/BrE ( the absentee ballotsespecially
NAmE 清点邮寄选票数 go to/be defeated at the ballot box去投票箱投票；竞选失败 get/win/receive/lose votes赢得／失去选票 get/win (60% of) the popular/black/Hispanic/Latino/Muslim vote赢得大众／黑人／拉美裔／穆斯林 (60%) 的选票 win the election/(in the US ) the primaries/a seat in Parliament/a majority/power赢得大选／（美国的）初选／议会中的一个席位／多数票／权力 lose an election/the vote/your majority/your seat在选举中失败；失去多数人的支持／席位 win/come to power in a landslide (victory) (= with many more votes than any other party)以压倒多数的选票获胜／掌权 elect/re-elect sb (as) mayor/president/an MP/senator/congressman/congresswoman选举／再度选举某人为市长／总统／议员／参议员／国会议员／国会女议员
Taking power 掌权
be sworn into office/in as president宣誓就职／就任总统 take/administer (in the US ) the oath of office（美国）宣誓就职；听取就职宣誓 swear/take (in the UK ) an/the oath of allegiance（英国）宣誓效忠 give/deliver (in the US ) the president's inaugural address发表（美国）总统就职演说 take/enter/hold/leave office就职；任职；离职 appoint sb (as) ambassador/governor/judge/minister任命某人为大使／州长／法官／部长 form a government/a cabinet组建政府／内阁 serve two terms as prime minister/in office任两届总理；两届任职
