office
gb/ˈɔfɪs/ us/ˈɔfɪs/
A1
英语
~ 400
义项
0 个义项
名词
A1
entity
1
Place where people work indoors
A room or rooms where people work for a company or group.
用法模式：
[someone] works in an office
常见错误：
Learners sometimes confuse 'office' with 'company'. 'Office' is the physical place, while 'company' is the organization.
近义词
workplace (General term for any place where people work, not only indoors.)
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bureau (Used especially in government contexts; more formal.)
反义词
field (Refers to working outdoors rather than inside an office.)
搭配
open-plan office
|home office
|office building
|office space
|office worker
主题
business
|daily life
|work
|housing
例句
- She works in an office downtown.
- The new office has large windows and modern furniture.
- Please leave the documents on my office desk.
- Many companies now allow employees to have a home office.
- The office closes at 6 p.m. every day.
学习者例句
- I work in an office.
- My office is near the train station.
- He is at the office now.
- The office is small but bright.
名词
B1
entity
2
Position of authority or duty
An important job or role in a group, especially in government.
用法模式：
hold [an] office
常见错误：
Learners may confuse 'office' here with the physical place; this sense refers to the role, not the location.
近义词
post (Neutral; often used for jobs or positions in organizations.)
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position (General term for a role or job.)
反义词
unemployment (State of not having a job or position.)
搭配
hold office
|seek office
|public office
|term of office
主题
politics
|business
|work
例句
- He was elected to the highest office in the land.
- She has held public office for over ten years.
- The mayor's term of office ends next year.
- He resigned from office after the scandal.
学习者例句
- She wants to win public office.
- He will leave office in June.
- He was in office for two years.
名词
A2
entity
3
Department providing a service
A part of a company or government that does one type of work.
用法模式：
[the] [type] office
近义词
department (More general term for a division within an organization.)
|
agency (Often used for government bodies with specific functions.)
搭配
tourist office
|post office
|tax office
主题
business
|government
|politics
|work
例句
- You can get the forms from the tax office.
- The tourist office gives free maps to visitors.
- She works at the regional education office.
学习者例句
- I went to the post office.
- The tourist office is near the station.
- He called the tax office for help.
语法
词典原形
office
IPA
GB/ˈɔfɪs/
US/ˈɔfɪs/
音节与重音
of - fice （2 个音节）
Stress on 1st syllable (of)
词形变化
Noun
- Base: office
- Plural: office, offices
词族
Forms
offices
noun
Related words
officially
adverb B2
Negative and opposite forms
unofficial
adjective B2
unofficially
adverb
Advanced or less common
officiate
verb
相关表达
hold office
1/hˈoʊld ˈɔfɪs/
fixed phrase
Be in an official position
To have an important job in government or another group.
例句
- She will hold office until the end of her term.
- Several presidents have held this office before him.
in office
1/ˈɪn ˈɔfɪs/
fixed phrase
Currently holding a position of authority
To be doing your job as an elected leader or official now.
例句
- The president has been in office for two years.
- While she was in office, several reforms were made.
run for office
1/ɹˈʌn fɚ ˈɔfɪs/
fixed phrase
Try to get elected to a position
To try to get an important job by being chosen in an election.
例句
- He decided to run for office after years of community service.
- She decided to run for office after years of community service.
- He decided to run for office in the next election.
- She decided to run for office in the next election.
- She plans to run for office next year.
- Many young people are now running for office.
- He ran for office but lost in the final vote.
- She ran for office but lost by a small margin.
- He’s running for mayor this year.
- Many young people are encouraged to run for office.