office
英['ɒfɪs]
美['ɔfɪs]
英英释意
- 1. place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed;
- "he rented an office in the new building"
- 2. an administrative unit of government;
- "the Central Intelligence Agency"
- "the Census Bureau"
- "Office of Management and Budget"
- "Tennessee Valley Authority"
- 3. the actions and activities assigned to or required or expected of a person or group;
- "the function of a teacher"
- "the government must do its part"
- "play its role"
- 4. (of a government or government official) holding an office means being in power;
- "being in office already gives a candidate a great advantage"
- "during his first year in office"
- "during his first year in power"
- "the power of the president"
- 5. professional or clerical workers in an office;
- "the whole office was late the morning of the blizzard"
- 6. a religious rite or service prescribed by ecclesiastical authorities;
- "the offices of the mass"
- 7. a job in an organization;
- "he occupied a post in the treasury"