out of office

IPA/ˌaʊtəv ˈɒfɪs/
IPA/ˌaʊɾəv ˈɑːfɪs/

out of office — 搭配詞

1. no longer holding an official government or organisational post, especially one

1.搭配詞B2
釋義

下台;卸任

不再擔任政府或組織的官方職位

no longer holding an official government or organisational post, especially one that people were chosen for by voting

例句

After losing the election, the mayor has been out of office for three years.

在選舉落敗後,這位市長已經卸任三年了。

be out of office for [time period]

Voters were angry, so they pushed the old governor out of office last spring.

選民很憤怒,所以他們在去年春天把那位老州長拉下台。

push someone out of office

常見搭配
  • vote out of office
  • force out of office
  • remain out of office
同義詞
  • out of power

    very close in meaning; stresses loss of control rather than the lost job itself

  • voted out

    informal; specifically removed through an election

反義詞
  • in office

    currently holding the official position

  • in power

    currently controlling the government

文法句型

be out of office

vote someone out of office

用法筆記

Subject is usually a politician, party, or government official, not an ordinary worker. Often paired with verbs of removal such as vote, force, or push.

常見錯誤

She is out of office today because she is sick.
She is out of the office today because she is sick.
'out of office' means no longer holding power; 'out of the office' means away from the workplace.