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| 1 | C a room or building where the people in an organization or department work （组织或部门的）办公室，办公楼，事务所，办事处 |
| I work in the company’ s Los Angeles office. 我在公司的洛杉矶办事处上班。 |
| Our offices are on the third floor. 我们的办公室在3楼。 |
| the office (=where you work every day) I usually try to leave the office before 6.00 pm. 办公场所 |
| head office (=main office) Our head office is now in Paris. 总部 |
| a regional/branch/local office 地区/分公司/当地办事处 |
| | 1a | a room or building where you go for a particular service 处；所；社；行 | | a tourist information office 旅游信息处 | |
| | 1b | the people who work in an office （办公室、办公楼、事务所等的）全体办事人员，全体工作人员 | | I call the office twice a day when I’ m travelling. 我旅行时每天给办公室的工作人员打两次电话。 | |
| | 1c | used or done in offices 办公室用的；办公室里做的 | | office furniture/stationery/supplies 办公家具/文具/用品 | | an office romance 办公室恋情 | |
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| 2 | C a room with one or more desks where people work （某人的）办公室，办公间 |
| We’ ve converted the spare bedroom into an office. 我们把那间空闲的卧室变成了书房。 |
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| 3 | C usually singular a government department （政府的）部，局，厅 |
| the unemployment/ tax/ office 失业人员管理处/税务局 |
| the Foreign/ Home/ Office 外交部/内政部 |
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| 4 | C/U formal a position in a large and powerful organization , especially a government （权力机构，尤指政府的）要职，官职，公职 |
| Bush was elected to the office of President in 2000. 布什于2000年当选总统。 |
| run for office (=try to be elected) Bob plans to run for office next year. 竞选职位 |
| take office (=begin to work in a position) The President takes office two months after the election. 就职；上任 |
| public office (=a job in the government) I have no desire to seek public office. 官职；公职 |
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| - | sb’ s good offices formal
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| the influence or power that someone has and can use to help you |
| 某人的帮忙 |
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| I got the job through the good offices of a friend. 我通过一位朋友的帮助得到了这份工作。 |
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