Office

(noun.) a religious rite or service prescribed by ecclesiastical authorities; 'the offices of the mass'.

(noun.) place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed; 'he rented an office in the new building'.

(noun.) professional or clerical workers in an office; 'the whole office was late the morning of the blizzard'.

(noun.) (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'.

编辑:罗伊

• His mouth was such a post-office of a mouth that he had a mechanical appearance of smiling. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 远大前程.
• It was filed in the Patent Office a few days later, but was not issued as a patent until August 30, 1887. 弗兰克·刘易斯·戴尔. 爱迪生的生平和发明.
• The Colonel had his office full of people, mostly from the neighboring States of Missouri and Kentucky, making complaints or asking favors. 尤利西斯·格兰特. U．S．格兰特的个人回忆录.
• The other is impersonating you at the office. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯回忆录.
• Somebody must find out wot's been done at the office,' said Mr. Sikes in a much lower tone than he had taken since he came in. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 雾都孤儿.
• Some of the office employees would also drop in once in a while, and as everybody present was always welcome to partake of the midnight meal, we all enjoyed these gatherings. 弗兰克·刘易斯·戴尔. 爱迪生的生平和发明.
• But he surrendered the office without question. 尤利西斯·格兰特. U．S．格兰特的个人回忆录.
• My Walworth sentiments must be taken at Walworth; none but my official sentiments can be taken in this office. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 远大前程.
• Nor was any new office created or any new official title invented for his benefit. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
• She was only too glad, however, to perform this office for herself. 威廉·梅克比斯·萨克雷. 名利场.
• Clear the office. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 雾都孤儿.
• They come to a building in the yard with an office on an upper floor. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 荒凉山庄.
• I am not wanted at any public office, or to give any vote anywhere else. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 小杜丽.
• And he had it in charge from high authority to bring about the great public-office Millennium, when Commissioners should reign upon earth. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 艰难时事.
• Before the Sergeant could put his next question, another visitor was announced--the head clerk from Mr. Bruff's office. 威尔基·柯林斯. 月亮宝石.
• In 1792 Murdoch erected a gas distilling apparatus, and lighted his house and offices by gas distributed through service pipes. Edward W. Byrn. 十九世纪发明进展.
• In dancing attendance at the various offices, I was always treated, more or less, as if it was a very bad offence. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 小杜丽.
• Accept my kind offices to thy other children as the only return in my power for thy continual favours to me. 本杰明·富兰克林. 富兰克林自传.
• Neither must they represent slaves, male or female, performing the offices of slaves? 柏拉图. 理想国.
• Practically all small railroad stations and local telegraph offices use these cells. 伯莎M.克拉克. 科学通论.
• Yawler recommended me to one or two other offices, however--Mr. Waterbrook's for one--and I got a good many jobs. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 大卫·科波菲尔.
• Among the five or six buildings supplied with the new lighting were the _Herald_ offices and the Drexel Building, at the time one of New York City’s show places. 佚名. 神奇的知识之书.
• My young friends Dale and Spiggot do all my business for me now, until my new offices are ready; for I'm only here temporarily, you know, Captain. 威廉·梅克比斯·萨克雷. 名利场.
• She thanked him for a thousand thousand kind offices and proofs of steadfast friendship to her in her affliction. 威廉·梅克比斯·萨克雷. 名利场.
• Inquiry at the servants' offices informed me that Rosanna had retired to her own room. 威尔基·柯林斯. 月亮宝石.
• Even the foreign offices felt the fear of war. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
• There will be more and better light in homes; there will be more and better light in offices and factories, thus greatly lessening the chances for injury or eye-strain. 佚名. 神奇的知识之书.
• Mr. Gould was up-town in the Erie offices in the Grand Opera House. 弗兰克·刘易斯·戴尔. 爱迪生的生平和发明.
• Nor was Eva less zealous in kind offices, in return. 哈丽叶特·比切·斯托. 汤姆叔叔的小屋.
• These are the company's offices into which he has gone. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯回忆录.

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