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a room, set of rooms or building where people work, usually sitting at desks 辦公室；辦公樓 
The company is moving to new offices on the other side of town. 公司要遷往城另一邊的新辦公樓。 Are you going to the office today? 你今天去辦公室嗎？ - in the office
I'm sorry, Mr Anders is not in the office today. 抱歉，安德斯先生今天沒來上班。 - at the office
I've had a tough day at the office. 我在辦公室度過了艱難的一天。 a regional/branch office 地區/分公司 office workers 辦公室人員 an office job 辦公室工作 an office building 一幢辦公大樓； The new development will include housing and office space. 新開發項目將包括住房和辦公空間。 - out of the office
I'm going to be out of the office next week. 下周我不在辦公室。
Collocationssee also back office, head officeJobs 工作 Jobs 職業 Getting a job 找工作 - look for work
找工作 - look for/apply for/go for a job
找工作；申請一個職位；努力爭取工作 - get/pick up/complete/fill out/ (British English) fill in an application (form)
得到／拿到／完成／填寫申請（表） - send/email your (British English) CV/(North American English) résumé/application/application form/covering letter
寄／通過電郵發送簡歷／申請／申請表／附函 - be called for/have/attend an interview
被要求參加／有／參加面試 - offer somebody a job/work/employment/promotion
給某人提供一份工作；僱用某人；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
僱用員工／工人／實習生 - recruit/appoint a manager
招聘／任命經理
Doing a job 做工作 - arrive at/get to/leave work/the office/the factory
上／下班；到辦公室／工廠上班；從辦公室／工廠下班 - start/finish work/your shift
開始／結束工作／輪班工作時間 - do/put in/work overtime
加班 - have/gain/get/lack/need experience/qualifications
擁有／獲得／缺乏／需要經驗／資格 - do/get/have/receive training
做／得到／接受培訓 - learn/pick up/improve/develop (your) skills
學習／偶然學會／提高／發展技能 - cope with/manage/share/spread the workload
應付／勉力完成／分擔／分攤工作量 - improve your/achieve a better work-life balance
達到更好的工作與生活的平衡 - have (no) job satisfaction/job security
有／沒有工作滿足感／職業保障
Building a career 建立職業生涯 - have a job/work/a career/a vocation
有工作／事業／職業 - find/follow/pursue/ (especially North American English) live (out) your vocation
找到／從事／致力於／實踐適合自己的職業 - enter/go into/join a profession
加入一個行業 - choose/embark on/start/begin/pursue a career
選擇／從事／開始／致力於一種職業 - change jobs/profession/career
換工作／行業／職業 - be/ (both especially British English) work/go freelance
做自由職業 - do/take on temp work/freelance work
做／開始從事臨時工作／特約工作 - do/be engaged in/be involved in voluntary work
做／從事／參與義務性工作
Leaving your job 離職 - leave/ (especially North American English) quit/resign from your job
離職；辭職 - give up work/your job/your career
放棄工作／事業 - hand in your notice/resignation
遞交辭呈 - plan to/be due to retire in June/next year, etc.
計劃／預計六月／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. 有時忙起來我周六也上班。 I sometimes have to stay late at the office. 有時我不得不在辦公室工作到很晚。 The company set up its first permanent offices in Manhattan. 該公司在曼哈頓建立了第一個長期辦事處。 The old warehouses have been redeveloped as office buildings. 舊倉庫改建成辦公場所了。 We have an office party every Christmas. 每年聖誕節我們都在辦公室搞聯歡會。 We plan to open a New York office in the near future. 我們計劃於近期在紐約開設一個辦事處。 What time do you usually leave the office? 你通常幾點下班？ Working in a busy office environment can be stressful. 在繁忙的辦公環境中工作會很有壓力。 You can contact our sales office at this number. 你可以打這個電話和我們的銷售部門聯系。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- big
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a room in which a particular person works, usually at a desk （某人的）辦公室 Extra ExamplesTopics Houses and homesa1The prime minister arranged a meeting in his private office. 首相在他的私人辦公室裏安排了一次會談。 an office overlooking the Hudson River 一座鳥瞰哈得孫河的辦公大樓
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- big
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- [countable] (North American English) (British English surgery)
a place where a doctor, dentist or vet sees patients 診室；門診處 a doctor’s/dentist’s office 診室；牙醫診所 the bill from an office visit to the doctor 到醫生診室就診的收費單
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(often in compounds 常構成複合詞 a room or building used for a particular purpose, especially to provide information or a service 辦事處；（尤指）問詢處，服務處 a ticket office 售票處
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- big
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used in the names of some British government departments （用於英國某些政府部門的名稱中） the Home Office 内政部 the Foreign and Commonwealth Office 外交和聯邦事務部 - office of something
the Office of Fair Trading 公平貿易局 a research project carried out by the Welsh Office 威爾士辦公室開展的一項研究項目
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an important position of authority, especially in government; the work and duties connected with this 要職；重要官職；重要職務 She held office as a cabinet minister for ten years. 她擔任内閣部長長達十年。 - in office
How long has he been in office? 他任職多久了？ Perhaps she remained in office too long. 也許她在位時間太長了。 The scandal cast a shadow over his time in office. 這一醜聞給他的任期蒙上了陰影。 - out of office
The party has been out of office (= has not formed a government) for many years. 那個黨已在野多年了。 The present government took office in 2017. 現政府於 2009 年上台執政。 He died three years after leaving office. 他離職三年後去世了。 She has announced she will not run for office again. 她已經宣布不再競選公職。 He has never sought public office. 他從未謀求公職。 - the office of something
She held the office of treasurer for five years. 她擔任財務主管五年了。
Collocations Voting in electionsVoting in elections 在選舉中投票 Running for election 參加選舉 - conduct/hold an election/a referendum
舉行選舉／全民公決 - (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
舉行／要求／角逐大選／全國選舉 - launch/run a presidential election campaign
開始總統競選活動 - support/back a candidate
支持候選人 - sway/convince/persuade voters/the electorate
說服選民／全體選民 - appeal to/attract/woo/target (North American English) swing voters/(British English) floating voters
吸引遊離選民；尋求遊離選民的支持；瞄準遊離選民 - fix/rig/steal an election/the vote
操縱選舉；暗中舞弊獲取選票
Voting 投票 - go to/be turned away from (especially British English) a polling station/(North American English) a polling place
去／被拒絕進入投票站投票 - cast a/your vote/ballot (for somebody)
投（某人）一票 - vote for the Conservative candidate/the Democratic party
投票給保守黨候選人／民主黨 - mark/spoil your ballot paper
在選票上做標記；投廢票 - count (British English) the postal votes/(especially North American English) the absentee ballots
清點郵寄選票數 - go to/be defeated at the ballot box
去投票箱投票；競選失敗 - get/win/receive/lose votes
赢得／失去選票 - get/win (60% of) the popular/black/Hispanic/Latino/Muslim vote
赢得大衆／黑人／拉美裔／穆斯林 (60%) 的選票 - win the election/(in the US) the primaries/a seat in Parliament/a majority/power
赢得大選／（美國的）初選／議會中的一個席位／多數票／權力 - lose an election/the vote/your majority/your seat
在選舉中失敗；失去多數人的支持／席位 - win/come to power in a landslide (victory) (= with many more votes than any other party)
以壓倒多數的選票獲勝／掌權 - elect/re-elect somebody (as) mayor/president/an MP/senator/congressman/congresswoman
選舉／再度選舉某人爲市長／總統／議員／參議員／國會議員／國會女議員
Taking power 掌權 - be sworn into office/in as president
宣誓就職／就任總統 - take/administer (in the US) the oath of office
（美國）宣誓就職；聽取就職宣誓 - swear/take (in the UK) an/the oath of allegiance
（英國）宣誓效忠 - give/deliver (in the US) the president’s inaugural address
發表（美國）總統就職演說 - take/enter/hold/leave office
就職；任職；離職 - appoint somebody (as) ambassador/governor/judge/minister
任命某人爲大使／州長／法官／部長 - form a government/a cabinet
組建政府／内閣 - serve two terms as prime minister/in office
任兩屆總理；兩屆任職
Extra ExamplesTopics Politicsb2He ran for office in the last presidential election. 他參加了上一屆總統選舉。 Martin was sworn into office as prime minister in March. 馬丁在3 月宣誓就任首相。 The government seemed likely to remain in office for the next five years. 這屆政府好像有可能在未來 5 年繼續執政。 The government was returned to office by a large majority. 該政府受到大多數人支持而再度執政。 The party has broken all the promises it made when out of office. 該黨違背了在野時所作的所有承諾。 The president holds office for a period of four years. 總統任職 4 年。 She is considering standing for office herself. 她正在考慮自己競選公職。 the three great offices of state: the prime minister, the chancellor and the foreign secretary 三大政府要職：首相、財政大臣和外交大臣 to be re-elected for a second term of office 再次當選
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- big
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room/building房屋；建築物
government department政府部門
important position重要職位
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 經某人斡旋；承某人協助