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a room, set of rooms or building where people work, usually sitting at desks 办公室；办公楼 
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？ - in the office
I'm sorry, Mr Anders is not in the office today. 抱歉，安德斯先生今天没来上班。 - at the office
I've had a tough day at the office. 我在办公室度过了艰难的一天。 a regional/branch office 地区/分公司 office workers 办公室人员 an office job 办公室工作 an office building 一幢办公大楼； The new development will include housing and office space. 新开发项目将包括住房和办公空间。 - out of the office
I'm going to be out of the office next week. 下周我不在办公室。
Collocationssee also back office, head officeJobs 工作 Jobs 职业 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/ (British English) fill in an application (form)
得到／拿到／完成／填写申请（表） - send/email your (British English) CV/(North American English) résumé/application/application form/covering letter
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 somebody 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 North American English) hire/recruit/ (especially British English) 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 North American English) 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 British English) 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 North American English) 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
Extra ExamplesTopics Working lifea1I sometimes go into the office on Saturdays when we're busy. 有时忙起来我周六也上班。 I sometimes have to stay late at the office. 有时我不得不在办公室工作到很晚。 The company set up its first permanent offices in Manhattan. 该公司在曼哈顿建立了第一个长期办事处。 The old warehouses have been redeveloped as office buildings. 旧仓库改建成办公场所了。 We have an office party every Christmas. 每年圣诞节我们都在办公室搞联欢会。 We plan to open a New York office in the near future. 我们计划于近期在纽约开设一个办事处。 What time do you usually leave the office? 你通常几点下班？ Working in a busy office environment can be stressful. 在繁忙的办公环境中工作会很有压力。 You can contact our sales office at this number. 你可以打这个电话和我们的销售部门联系。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- big
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a room in which a particular person works, usually at a desk （某人的）办公室 Extra ExamplesTopics Houses and homesa1The prime minister arranged a meeting in his private office. 首相在他的私人办公室里安排了一次会谈。 an office overlooking the Hudson River 一座鸟瞰哈得孙河的办公大楼
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- big
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a place where a doctor, dentist or vet sees patients 诊室；门诊处 a doctor’s/dentist’s office 诊室；牙医诊所 the bill from an office visit to the doctor 到医生诊室就诊的收费单
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(often in compounds 常构成复合词 a room or building used for a particular purpose, especially to provide information or a service 办事处；（尤指）问询处，服务处 a ticket office 售票处
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- big
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used in the names of some British government departments （用于英国某些政府部门的名称中） the Home Office 内政部 the Foreign and Commonwealth Office 外交和联邦事务部 - office of something
the Office of Fair Trading 公平贸易局 a research project carried out by the Welsh Office 威尔士办公室开展的一项研究项目
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an important position of authority, especially in government; the work and duties connected with this 要职；重要官职；重要职务 She held office as a cabinet minister for ten years. 她担任内阁部长长达十年。 - in office
How long has he been in office? 他任职多久了？ Perhaps she remained in office too long. 也许她在位时间太长了。 The scandal cast a shadow over his time in office. 这一丑闻给他的任期蒙上了阴影。 - out of office
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 2017. 现政府于 2009 年上台执政。 He died three years after leaving office. 他离职三年后去世了。 She has announced she will not run for office again. 她已经宣布不再竞选公职。 He has never sought public office. 他从未谋求公职。 - the office of something
She held the office of treasurer for five years. 她担任财务主管五年了。
Collocations Voting in electionsVoting in elections 在选举中投票 Running for election 参加选举 - conduct/hold an election/a referendum
举行选举／全民公决 - (especially North American English) run for office/election/governor/mayor/president/the White House
- (especially British English) stand for election/office/Parliament/the Labour Party/a second term
- 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 (North American English) swing voters/(British English) floating voters
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 (especially British English) a polling station/(North American English) a polling place
去／被拒绝进入投票站投票 - cast a/your vote/ballot (for somebody)
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 (British English) the postal votes/(especially North American English) the absentee ballots
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 somebody (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 somebody (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
Extra ExamplesTopics Politicsb2He ran for office in the last presidential election. 他参加了上一届总统选举。 Martin was sworn into office as prime minister in March. 马丁在3 月宣誓就任首相。 The government seemed likely to remain in office for the next five years. 这届政府好像有可能在未来 5 年继续执政。 The government was returned to office by a large majority. 该政府受到大多数人支持而再度执政。 The party has broken all the promises it made when out of office. 该党违背了在野时所作的所有承诺。 The president holds office for a period of four years. 总统任职 4 年。 She is considering standing for office herself. 她正在考虑自己竞选公职。 the three great offices of state: the prime minister, the chancellor and the foreign secretary 三大政府要职：首相、财政大臣和外交大臣 to be re-elected for a second term of office 再次当选
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- big
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room/building房屋；建筑物
government department政府部门
important position重要职位
Word OriginMiddle English: via Old French from Latin officium ‘performance of a task’ (in medieval Latin also ‘office, divine service’), based on opus ‘work’ + facere ‘do’.
Idioms
through somebody’s good offices
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with somebody’s help 经某人斡旋；承某人协助