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in/at the office:介词有别

in/at the office:介词有别

1. in the office

核心语义:身处办公室建筑 / 房间内部;特指某人专属办公室、私密办公空间;泛指在办公场所里面(强调空间内部)

【例句1】I'm sorry, Mr Anders is not in the office today. (抱歉,安德斯先生今天不在办公室。)[牛津高级学者辞典]

【例句2】Sorry, Ann's not in her office right now. (不好意思,安此刻不在她的办公室。)[朗文当代英语词典]

【例句3】Debbie has a summer job clerking in an office. (黛比找了一份暑期工作,在一间办公室做文员。) [剑桥高级学者辞典]

【例句4】The prime minister arranged a meeting in his private office. (首相在自己的私人办公室安排了一场会议。)[牛津高级学者辞典]

2. at the office

核心语义:在办公地点办公、上班(侧重办公这件事,地点弱化,强调履职办公状态;日常上班最常用)

【例句5】I've had a tough day at the office.(我今天上班过得糟心。)[牛津高级学者辞典]

【例句6】I sometimes have to stay late at the office. (我有时候得在办公室加班到很晚。)[牛津高级学者辞典]

【例句7】Have a nice day at the office. (祝你上班一切顺利。)[朗文当代英语词典]

【例句8】He concocted a story about working late at the office. (他编造借口,谎称自己在办公室加班。) [剑桥高级学者辞典]

【例句9】It's very convenient that you live near the office. (你住得离办公地点很近,十分方便。)[剑桥高级学者辞典]

【例句10】At about 4.30 p.m. Audrey arrived at the office. (奥黛丽大约在下午四点半抵达办公室。) [柯林斯高级学者辞典]

3. out of the office

核心语义:不在岗、不在办公区域(请假、外出办公、休假,职场通用)。如,

【例句11】I'm going to be out of the office next week.(我下周不在岗。)[牛津高级学者辞典]

4. into the office

核心语义:去往办公室(动态进入,表出行动作)。如

【例句12】I sometimes go into the office on Saturdays when we're busy. (工作繁忙时,我周六偶尔会去办公室。)[牛津高级学者辞典]

【例句13】Come into my office. (到我的办公室来。)[牛津高级学者辞典]


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