1.office的基本意思是指有特定用途的房间或建筑物,即“办公室,办公楼,办事处,营业所,咨询台等”,引申可指“(政府部门的)部、局、厅”“公职,官职,公务”。还可指“(基督教徒的)仪式,祷告”。
2.office可用作可数名词,也可用作不可数名词。

in〔out of〕 office
执政〔在野〕 holding〔not holding〕 an official position
They seem to make better proposals when they are out of office than when they are in power.他们似乎在野时比执政时能提出更好的建议。
His political party has been out of office for many years.他的政党已在野多年。

lay down one's office
辞职 resign a position of authority
The old man has laid down his office to make way for a younger man.这位老人为给年轻人让路,辞去了他的职务。

through sb's good offices
承某人的好意协助 with sb's kind help
Through the good offices of a friend,I was able to get a ticket.由于朋友的大力帮忙,我才能搞到一张票。
I was invited to the club through the good offices of my father-in-law.在岳父的介绍下,我加入了俱乐部。

Our office is open from Monday to Friday.我们办公室从星期一到星期五办公。
She was robbed of her purse on her way home from the office.她在下班回家的途中遭劫了。
I'd like to work in a government office.我想在政府机关工作。
It is my office to open the door.我的职责就是开门。
The old Prime Minister was a wise, honest man who was more fit for his office than anyone else.老首相可是个聪明诚实的人,比谁都称职。
This is a lawyer's office.这是一个律师事务所。
He works in an employment office.他在职业介绍所工作。
Let us meet at the box office.我们在剧院售票处见面吧。
She came to the station and went to the booking office.她来到车站,去了订票处。
The young girl in the inquiry office was very forthcoming.咨询处的那位年轻姑娘非常愿意提供帮助。
She will go to our London office.她要到我们公司的伦敦办事处去。
The post office is not far from here.邮局离这儿不远。
He has applied for a position in the editorial office.他在编辑部谋求了一个职位。
The routine office work had all been delegated to his executive staff.一般的办公室工作已经交给了他的执行人员。
The two office buildings are alike in appearance.这两座办公楼在外形上相似。

1.他在办公室。
［误］  He is at office.
［正］  He is at the office.
史密斯太太打算在她的孩子们自立后就马上退职。
［误］  Mrs. Smith plans to retire from the office as soon as all her children are self-supporting.
［正］  Mrs. Smith plans to retire from office as soon as all her children are self-supporting.
［析］  office作“办公地点,办公室”解时,经常要与the或物主代词连用; 表示“公职”时,前面一般不加物主代词或冠词。
2.哪一党派会在下次大选之后执政还不得而知。
［误］  It's still unknown which party will be in the office after the next general election.
［正］  It's still unknown which party will be in office after the next general election.
［析］  表示“执政”,应该说be in office, office前没有定冠词。

［同义词］   appointment, business, capacity, commission, duty, employment, function, obligation, occupation, place, post, responsibility, role, room, service, situation, station, trust, work
［词源］  ＜古法语＜拉丁语officium＜opus(工作)