office 
Büro 
办公室 ☊ → 处 ☊ → 局 ☊ → 
office 
สาขา ☊ saaR khaaR 
bureau ☊ 
văn phòng 
办公室 
Büro 
I go to the office immediately. ☊ 
Tôi đi đến văn phòng ngay lập tức. ☊ Places office ☊ văn phòng ☊ Places The post office is yellow. ☊ Bưu điện có màu vàng. ☊ Places post office ☊ bưu điện ☊ Places Where are the office supplies? Đồ văn phòng phẩm ở đâu? * 054 Is the post office far from here? Đến bưu điện gần nhất có xa không? * 061 like: office → →
Post, Telephone, and Telegraph Office (PTT) ☊ Cục Bưu Điện ☊ (1) text, lesson, (newspaper) article (2) (playing) card
(3) against, vs., anti-
(4) [CL for speeches, newspaper articles]
(5) Mandarin symbol of office
(6) to arrange, display
(7) means, way, method, procedure ☊
bài ☊ ivory symbol of office (of a Mandarin) ☊ bài ngà ☊ post office, Post, Telephone, and Telegraph Office (PTT) ☊ bưu điện ☊ branch office director ☊ giám đốc chi nhánh ☊ yamen, office of district chief ☊ huyện nha ☊ Post Office Box ☊ hộp thư bưu điện ☊ keep for use, keep in office (from a former regime) ☊ lưu dụng ☊ transfer of office ceremony ☊ lễ bàn giao ☊ (1) room, office (2) to prevent ☊
phòng ☊ be appointed to an office (post) ☊ sung chức ☊ (1) god, deity (2) minister, office
(3) unusual keenness, extraordinary skill ☊
thần ☊ during office hours ☊ trong những giờ dạy kèm ☊ The building plans include much needed new office accommodation. ☊ accommodation ☊
You'll find his office just along the corridor. ☊ along ☊
The officer grabbed him by the arm (= grabbed his arm). ☊ arm ☊
Police officers in the UK do not usually carry arms. ☊ arms ☊
an army officer ☊ army ☊
This is our new office—Kay will show you around. ☊ around ☊
There is to be a total ban on smoking in the office. ☊ ban ☊
I need to go to the bank (= the local office of a bank). ☊ bank ☊
The company has its base in New York, and branch offices all over the world. ☊ base ☊
an office block ☊ block ☊
A police officer was killed when his car blew up. ☊ blow up ☊
The movie broke all box-office records. ☊ break ☊
call sb/sth: I called the office to tell them I'd be late. ☊ call ☊
a careers adviser/officer (= a person whose job is to give people advice and information about jobs) ☊ career ☊
The organization has a central office in York. ☊ central ☊
The mayor wore his chain of office. ☊ chain ☊
'Is Mary in the office?' 'Just a moment. I'll go and check.' ☊ check ☊
Customs officers have the right to check all luggage going through customs. ☊ check ☊
the Chief Education Officer ☊ chief ☊
the chief financial officer of the company ☊ chief ☊
an office clerk ☊ clerk ☊
The police officer clicked a pair of handcuffs around his wrists. ☊ click ☊
a colleague of mine from the office ☊ colleague ☊
Work on the office building will be complete at the end of the year. ☊ complete ☊
Our new offices are still under construction (= being built). ☊ construction ☊
a pest control officer ☊ control ☊
a customs officer ☊ customs ☊
Staying late at the office to discuss shorter working hours rather defeats the object of the exercise! ☊ defeat ☊
defend sb/yourself/sth from/against sb/sth: All our officers are trained to defend themselves against knife attacks. ☊ defend ☊
His sudden departure threw the office into chaos. ☊ departure ☊
The office was completely deserted. ☊ deserted ☊
design sth: to design a car/a dress/an office ☊ design ☊
A police officer was directing the traffic. ☊ direct ☊
Do not disturb (= a sign placed on the outside of the door of a hotel room, office, etc.) ☊ disturb ☊
The offices on either side were empty. ☊ either ☊
His office is the room at the other end of the corridor. ☊ end ☊
an environmental health officer ☊ environmental ☊
office equipment ☊ equipment ☊
I don't get much exercise sitting in the office all day. ☊ exercise ☊
Bomb Squad officers carried out a controlled explosion of the device. ☊ explosion ☊
My office is on the fifth floor. ☊ fifth ☊
We've found a great new restaurant near the office. ☊ find ☊
The officer ordered his men to fire. ☊ fire ☊
Her office is on the second floor. ☊ floor ☊
Help arrived in the form of two police officers. ☊ form ☊
The police officer shouted 'Freeze!' and the man dropped the gun. ☊ freeze ☊
garden/office, etc. furniture ☊ furniture ☊
an underground garage (= for example under an office building) ☊ garage ☊
I went round to the post office. ☊ go around/round (to...) ☊
The health and safety officer will guide you through the safety procedures. ☊ guide ☊
Should police officers carry guns? ☊ gun ☊
The police officers drew their guns (= took them out so they were ready to use). ☊ gun ☊
I headed for Scott's office down the hall. ☊ hall ☊
We can handle up to 500 calls an hour at our new offices. ☊ handle ☊
It was heaven being away from the office for a week. ☊ heaven ☊
hide yourself (+ adv.prep.): She hides herself away in her office all day. ☊ hide ☊
Highway patrol officers closed the road. ☊ highway ☊
How long has he held office? ☊ hold ☊
What are your office hours? ☊ hour ☊
Clients can now contact us by email out of hours (= when the office is closed). ☊ hour ☊
imagine doing sth: She imagined walking into the office and handing in her resignation. ☊ imagine ☊
Increasingly, training is taking place in the office rather than outside it. ☊ increasingly ☊
office juniors ☊ junior ☊
a tea lady (= a woman who serves tea in an office) ☊ lady ☊
They decided to let out the smaller offices at low rents. ☊ let ☊
The offices are conveniently located just a few minutes from the main station. ☊ located ☊
This room would make a nice office. ☊ make ☊
I'm being moved to the New York office. ☊ move ☊
an officer in the navy/the Navy ☊ navy ☊
The office network allows users to share files and software, and to use a central printer. ☊ network ☊
We are open during normal office hours. ☊ normal ☊
note (that)...: Please note (that) the office will be closed on Monday. ☊ note ☊
The police officer noted down details of the burglary. ☊ note sth down ☊
He occupies an office on the 12th floor. ☊ occupy ☊
occupy sb/sth/yourself with sb/sth: She occupied herself with routine office tasks. ☊ occupy ☊
occupy sb/sth/yourself (in) doing sth: She occupied herself doing routine office tasks. ☊ occupy ☊
She held office as a cabinet minister for ten years. ☊ office ☊
How long has he been in office? ☊ office ☊
The party has been out of office (= has not formed a government) for many years. ☊ office ☊
The present government took office in 2009. ☊ office ☊
to seek/run for office ☊ office ☊
to stand for office ☊ office ☊
the office of treasurer ☊ office ☊
The company is moving to new offices on the other side of town. ☊ office ☊
Are you going to the office today? ☊ office ☊
an office job ☊ office ☊
office workers ☊ office ☊
Some people have to share an office. ☊ office ☊
Come into my office. ☊ office ☊
the local tourist office ☊ office ☊
a ticket office ☊ office ☊
army/airforce/naval, etc. officers ☊ officer ☊
a commissioned/non-commissioned officer ☊ officer ☊
The matter was passed on to me, as your commanding officer. ☊ officer ☊
an environmental health officer ☊ officer ☊
a customs/prison/welfare officer ☊ officer ☊
officers of state (= ministers in the government) ☊ officer ☊
the officer in charge of the case ☊ officer ☊
the investigating officer ☊ officer ☊
Yes, officer, I saw what happened. ☊ officer ☊
The officer ordered them to fire. ☊ order ☊
a well-organized office ☊ organized ☊
Computers have taken the place of typewriters in most offices. ☊ take sb's/sth's place, take the place of sb/sth ☊
The architect is drawing up plans for the new offices. ☊ plan ☊
plan (to do sth): There are no plans to build new offices. ☊ plan ☊
plot sth: Military officers were suspected of plotting a coup. ☊ plot ☊
I don't want to get involved in office politics. ☊ politics ☊
Where's the main post office? ☊ post office ☊
You can buy your stamps at the post office. ☊ post office ☊
a post office counter ☊ post office ☊
He works for the Post Office. ☊ post office ☊
preparation (to do sth): We made preparations to move to new offices. ☊ preparation ☊
The police officer read out a prepared statement. ☊ prepared ☊
Ten prison officers and three inmates needed hospital treatment following the riot. ☊ prison ☊
Work on the new offices is now in progress. ☊ in progress ☊
proposal to do sth: a proposal to build more office accommodation ☊ proposal ☊
He spent much of his career in public office (= working in the government). ☊ public ☊
Hill threw a punch at the police officer. ☊ punch ☊
I was put in charge of the office. ☊ put ☊
officers of junior/senior rank ☊ rank ☊
officers, and other ranks (= people who are not officers) ☊ rank ☊
In the end he had to walk—or rather run—to the office. ☊ rather ☊
The paperless office is still far from being a reality. ☊ reality ☊
He wants to keep them all in his office for reasons best known to himself. ☊ reason ☊
Under the new regulations spending on office equipment will be strictly controlled. ☊ regulation ☊
events leading to the removal of the president from office ☊ removal ☊
reveal how, what, etc...: Officers could not reveal how he died. ☊ reveal ☊
He's not in the office right now. ☊ right now ☊
Tickets are on sale from the booking office. ☊ on sale ☊
The visit took place amidst tight security (= the use of many police officers). ☊ security ☊
a senior officer/manager/lecturer ☊ senior ☊
floor/office/shelf, etc. space ☊ space ☊
split sth between sb/sth: His time is split between the London and Paris offices. ☊ split ☊
The Post Office has issued a commemorative stamp to mark the event. ☊ stamp ☊
I'm staying late at the office tonight. ☊ stay ☊
My office is at street level (= on the ground floor). ☊ street ☊
my superior officer ☊ superior ☊
I'll take the call in my office. ☊ take ☊
The police officer took my name and address. ☊ take ☊
during the president's first term of/in office ☊ term ☊
a ticket office/machine/collector ☊ ticket ☊
I walked to the office. ☊ to ☊
Police officers must be prepared for the unexpected. ☊ the unexpected ☊
We live just up the road, past the post office. ☊ up ☊
We've converted the upstairs into an office. ☊ upstairs ☊
a police van (= for carrying police officers or prisoners) ☊ van ☊
There's a virus going around the office. ☊ virus ☊
The office is ten minutes' walk from here. ☊ walk ☊
want sth: We'll want more furniture for the new office. ☊ want ☊
The office is closed at the weekend. ☊ weekend ☊
The office is closed on the weekend. ☊ weekend ☊
There was a long line of people at the box-office window. ☊ window ☊
farm/factory/office workers ☊ worker ☊
bureau ☊ il veut vous voir dans son bureau immédiate- ment ☊
poste ☊ le chef de poste haussa les épaules ☊
cabinet ☊ les députés ministériels sont les membres du Cabinet ☊
office ☊ il perd son emploi à l’office des jardins ☊
officier ☊ il craint de perdre ses meilleurs officiers ☊
centrale ☊ ce devait être la plus grande centrale électrique au gaz naturel ☊
filial ☊ il fallait créer une entreprise filiale ☊
parquet ☊ une autopsie a été ordonnée par le parquet ☊
douanier ☊ il n’y avait pas de contrôle douanier ☊
secrétariat ☊ les clés seront au secrétariat ☊