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    position 的英语意思

    positionposition1 /pəˈzɪʃən/ noun 查看全部语言翻译1way of standing/sitting etc [countable] the way someone is standing, sitting, or lying某人站立、坐着或躺着的姿势:  Lie in a comfortable position.以舒适的姿势躺下。 Frankie shifted his position so that his knees would not become cramped.弗兰基换了个姿势,以免膝盖感到僵硬。sitting/kneeling/standing position I struggled up into a sitting position.我费力地撑起身子,坐了起来。2situation [countable usually singular] the situation that someone is in, especially when this affects what they can and cannot do某人所处的处境,尤指影响其能做或不能做之事的情况:  I’m not sure what I would do if I were in your position.我不确定如果处于你的处境我会怎么做。be in a position to do something Next week we will be in a much better position to comment.下周我们将处于更有利的位置来发表评论。be in the position of doing something She is in the enviable position of having three job offers.她处于令人羡慕的境地,手握三份工作邀请。 You’re putting me in rather a difficult position.你让我陷入了相当困难的境地。3place where somebody/something is [countable] the place where someone or something is, especially in relation to other objects and places某人或某物所处的位置,尤指与其他物体和地点的相对关系position of the position of the sun in the sky太阳在天空中的位置 Our hotel was in a superb central position near St Mark’s Square.我们的酒店位于圣马可广场附近,地处中心,位置绝佳。 the strategic position (=useful or important position) of Egypt in relation to the Arabian peninsula埃及相对于阿拉伯半岛的战略位置(=有利或重要的位置)4correct place [countable, uncountable] the place where someone or something is needed or supposed to be某人或某物应当所在的位置into position He pulled the ladder into position.他把梯子拉到指定位置。in/out of position All parking signs have now been placed in position.所有停车标志现已安置到位。5direction [countable] the direction in which an object is pointing物体所指的方向vertical/upright/horizontal position Make sure the container remains in an upright position.确保容器保持直立状态。 She turned the switch to the ‘on’ position.她把开关拨到"开"的位置。 see thesaurus at place6opinion [countable] an opinion or judgment on a particular subject, especially the official opinion of a government, a political party, or someone in authority对某一特定议题的意见或判断,尤指政府、政党或权威人士的官方立场 SYN  attitudeposition on What’s the party’s position on tax reform?该党对税制改革的立场是什么? The principal took the position that the students didn’t need music classes.校长持有学生不需要音乐课的立场。 I hope you’ll reconsider your position.我希望你能重新考虑你的立场。7job [countable] formal正式 a job职位somebody’s position as something Bill took up his new position as Works Director in October.比尔于十月就任工程总监一职。position of She has held the position of Chief Financial Officer since 1992.她自1992年起一直担任首席财务官一职。 Bruce is thinking of applying for the position.布鲁斯正在考虑申请这个职位。 I’m sorry, the position has been filled (=someone has been found to do the job).很抱歉,该职位已有人填补(=已找到人担任该职务)。 see thesaurus at job8level/rank [countable, uncountable] someone’s or something’s level, authority, or importance in a society or organization某人或某事物在社会或组织中的级别、权威或重要性the position of somebody the position of women in society女性在社会中的地位position of power/authority/influence etc Many of his supporters used their positions of power for personal advantage.他的许多支持者利用其权力地位谋取私利。 As a priest, he was in a position of trust.作为牧师,他身处受人信任的职位。abuse your position as something (=use your authority wrongly)(=不当使用自己的权力)9be in a position to do something to be able to do something because you have the ability, money, or power to do it因具备能力、金钱或权力而能够做某事:  When I know all the facts, I’ll be in a position to advise you.等我了解所有情况后,我就能为你提供建议了。10be in no position to do something to be unable to do something because you do not have the ability, money, or power to do it因缺乏能力、金钱或权力而无法做某事:  You’re unemployed and in no position to support a family.你没有工作,根本没有能力养家。 Ned says I’m always late? He’s in no position to talk (=should not criticize because he does the same thing).内德说我总是迟到?他根本没资格说这话(=自己也这样做,不该批评别人)。11race/competition [countable, uncountable] the place of someone or something in a race or competition in relation to the other people or things某人或某物在比赛或竞争中相对于其他参赛者的名次(in) 2nd/3rd/4th etc position Alesi finished in third position.阿莱西以第三名完赛。12sports [countable] the area where someone plays in a sport, or the type of actions they are responsible for doing某人在体育运动中所处的位置,或其负责承担的动作类型:  What position do you play?你打什么位置?13jockey/manoeuvre/jostle for position to try to get an advantage over other people who are all trying to succeed in doing the same thing试图在同样争取成功的竞争者中抢占有利地位:  Firms adopt different strategies as they jockey for position.各公司在争夺有利地位的过程中采取不同的策略。14army [countable usually plural] a place where an army has put soldiers, guns etc军队配置士兵、枪炮等的地点:  an attack on the enemy positions对敌方阵地的攻击COLLOCATIONS词语搭配– Meaning 1– 释义 1adjectives形容词a comfortable position· She wriggled into a more comfortable position.· 她扭动身子换到一个更舒适的姿势。an awkward position· My foot was in an awkward position.· 我的脚处于一个别扭的姿势。a sitting/kneeling/standing position· The priest rose from his kneeling position by the bed.· 那位牧师从床边的跪姿中起身。a foetal position (=in which you are curled up like a baby before it is born)· I crawled into my bed and curled up in a foetal position.· 我爬上床,蜷缩成胎儿的姿势。verbs动词change/shift your position· He shifted his position to get a better view of the stage.· 他换了个位置,以便更清楚地看到舞台。pull/drag/haul yourself into a position· She pulled herself into a sitting position.· 她把自己拉起来坐好。assume/adopt a position formal正式 (=move your body into a particular position)· The patient should adopt this position for five minutes every half hour.· 患者应每半小时保持此姿势五分钟。hold a position (=stay in a position)· Pull in your tummy muscles and hold that position.· 收紧腹部肌肉,保持那个姿势。COLLOCATIONS词语搭配– Meaning 2– 释义 2adjectives形容词the same position· A lot of people are in the same position.· 很多人处于同样的处境。a similar position· You can ask to be put in contact with others in a similar position.· 你可以申请与处于类似处境的人取得联系。a strong/good position (=a situation in which you have an advantage)· A victory tonight will put them in a very strong position to win the cup.· 今晚的胜利将使他们处于赢得冠军杯的极有利位置。a unique position (=a situation that no one else is in)· Their close knowledge of the area places them in a unique position to advise on social policy.· 他们对该地区的深入了解使他们处于就社会政策提供建议的独特地位。a difficult/awkward position· I was in the difficult position of having to choose between them.· 我处于必须在他们之间做出选择的困难处境。an enviable position (=a situation that other people would like to be in)· He is in the enviable position of not needing to work.· 他处于不需要工作的令人羡慕的境地。an impossible position (=a very difficult situation)· She was furious with Guy for putting her in such an impossible position.· 她对盖伊将她置于如此进退两难的处境而大为恼火。a weak position (=a situation in which you have a disadvantage)· Someone who is desperate to sell their house is in a weak position.· 迫切想卖房的人处于弱势地位。a vulnerable position (=a situation in which you might be harmed)· Today we are in the vulnerable position of producing barely half our own food.· 如今我们处于脆弱境地,自产食物仅勉强达到所需量的一半。the present/current position· The following statistics indicate the present position.· 以下统计数据反映了当前状况。the legal position (=the situation from a legal point of view)· The legal position is far from clear.· 法律层面的情况远未明朗。somebody’s financial position· Has your financial position changed recently?· 您的财务状况近来有变化吗?a bargaining/negotiating position (=someone’s ability to bargain/negotiate)· The new law has strengthened workers' bargaining position.· 新法律加强了工人的谈判地位。verbs动词be in a strong/weak etc position· We are in a good position to help.· 我们处于能够提供帮助的有利地位。find yourself in a similar/awkward etc position· The refugee organizations now found themselves in a difficult position.· 难民组织如今发现自己处于困难处境。reach a position· It has taken two years to reach the position we are now in.· 我们花了两年时间才达到现在所处的状况。put/place somebody in a good/awkward etc position· I'm sorry if I put you in an awkward position.· 如果我让你陷入了尴尬的处境,我很抱歉。strengthen somebody’s position (=give someone a bigger advantage)· People said that he used the conflict to strengthen his own position.· 据说他利用了这场冲突来巩固自己的地位。weaken somebody’s position (=give someone a bigger disadvantage)· The prime minister's position had been weakened by allegations of financial mismanagement.· 首相的地位因财务管理不当的指控而有所削弱。somebody’s position improves· By March, the Democrats' position had improved.· 到三月,民主党的处境有所改善。phrases短语a position of strength (=a strong position)· By now they were negotiating from a position of strength.· 此时他们已从强势地位出发进行谈判。COLLOCATIONS词语搭配– Meaning 6– 释义 6verbs动词take/hold a position (=have an opinion)· We take the position that these changes are to be welcomed.· 我们持有这些变化值得欢迎的立场。adopt a position (=start having an opinion)· In 1898, the Church adopted its current position.· 1898年,教会采纳了其现行立场。change your position· Since then, the party has changed its position.· 从那以后,该党改变了立场。reconsider your position (=think again about it and perhaps change it)· The UN Secretary General urged the US to reconsider its position.· 联合国秘书长敦促美国重新考虑其立场。defend a position· Each of the next three speakers defended a different position.· 接下来三位发言者各自捍卫了不同的立场。adjectives形容词an official position (=one that a government or organization says officially that it has)· This was the French government’s official position.· 这是法国政府的官方立场。an extreme position· Few people hold this extreme position today.· 如今持有这种极端立场的人寥寥无几。a middle position (=one that is between two extreme positions)· They took a middle position, favouring decentralization but with some controls.· 他们采取了中间立场,支持权力下放,但附加了一些管控措施。a neutral position (=not supporting either side in an argument)· The US claimed that Jordan had abandoned its neutral position and sided with Iraq.· 美国声称约旦已放弃中立立场,转而支持伊拉克。COLLOCATIONS词语搭配– Meaning 7– 释义 7verbs动词hold a position (=have it)· She had previously held a senior position in another school.· 她此前曾在另一所学校担任高级职位。apply for a position· I decided to apply for the position of head teacher.· 我决定申请校长一职。take up a position (=start doing a job)· Woods took up a new position as managing director of a company in Belfast.· 伍兹就任贝尔法斯特一家公司常务董事一职。leave a position· He left his position as Chief Conductor of the Moscow Radio Symphony Orchestra.· 他辞去了莫斯科广播交响乐团首席指挥的职务。resign from a position· She has resigned from her position as department secretary.· 她已辞去部门秘书一职。offer somebody a position· They offered me the position of store manager.· 他们为我提供了店长一职。fill a position (=find someone to do a job)· We are now seeking to fill some key positions in the company.· 我们目前正在寻求填补公司的一些关键职位。adjectives形容词a senior position· Decision making is done by managers holding the most senior positions.· 决策由担任最高职位的管理人员做出。a junior position· I left school and was offered a junior position in a bank.· 我离开学校后,获得了一家银行的初级职位。a permanent/temporary position· It's a temporary position initially, for six months.· 最初这是一个为期六个月的临时职位。an official position· He has no official position in the government.· 他在政府中没有正式职务。COLLOCATIONS词语搭配– Meaning 8– 释义 8phrases短语a position of power/authority· Many used their positions of power for personal advantage.· 许多人利用其权力地位谋取私利。a position of influence· The media have an unrivalled position of influence.· 媒体拥有无与伦比的影响力地位。a position of trust· As a church leader, he was in a position of trust.· 作为教会领袖,他身处受人信任的职位。a position of responsibility· Did you hold any positions of responsibility at school or university?· 你在中学或大学期间曾担任过任何负责任的职务吗?a position of leadership· She had risen to a position of leadership.· 她已晋升至领导地位。adjectives形容词a privileged position· The public expects the Royal Family to earn its privileged position.· 公众期望王室凭实力赢得其特权地位。an influential position· It's useful if you have friends in influential positions.· 如果你有担任有影响力职位的朋友,是很有用的。a powerful position· Many leaders from that period are still in powerful positions in government.· 那个时期的许多领导人至今仍在政府中担任要职。a dominant position· The firm achieved a dominant position in the world market.· 该公司在全球市场中取得了主导地位。verbs动词occupy a position· Those who occupy positions of power do not want democracy.· 那些占据权力地位的人不希望实现民主。maintain a position (=keep the rank that you have)· High-status groups do all they can to maintain their positions.· 高地位群体竭尽所能维持其地位。use your position· She can now use her position to do some good.· 她现在可以利用自己的地位做些有益的事。abuse your position (=use your level or rank wrongly)· He abused his position as a doctor.· 他滥用了自己作为医生的地位。THESAURUS同义词辨析– Meaning 7– 释义 7describing someone’s position in an organization描述某人在组织中的职位senior used about someone who has an important position in an organization. Senior can also be used about someone who has a higher position than you in an organization用于指在组织中担任重要职位的人。Senior 也可用于指在组织中职位比你高的人: · a senior executive· 高级管理人员· She’s a senior partner in a law firm.· 她是一家律师事务所的高级合伙人。· She is senior to me.· 她的职位比我高。chief [only before noun] used, especially in job titles, about someone who has the most important or one of the most important positions in an organization尤用于职衔,指担任组织中最重要职位或最重要职位之一的人: · Carole is the company’s chief financial officer.· 卡罗尔是公司的首席财务官。· He’s the chief economist at Hangseng Bank.· 他是恒生银行的首席经济学家。high-ranking [only before noun] used about someone who has a high position in an organization such as the government, the army, or the police用于在政府、军队或警察等组织中担任高级职位的人: · high-ranking government officials· 高级政府官员· a high-ranking police officer· 高级警官top [only before noun] used about someone who is very good, important, or successful in their job用于在工作中表现出色、地位重要或取得成功的人: · a top lawyer· 顶尖律师· He’s one of the president’s top aides.· 他是总统的顶级助手之一。· top diplomats· 顶尖外交官junior used about someone who has a low position in an organization. Junior can also be used about someone who has a lower position than you in an organization用于在组织中职位较低的人。Junior 也可用于指在组织中职位比你低的人: · a junior clerk· 初级文员· a junior doctor· 初级医生· His role as naval officer was junior to Nelson.· 他作为海军军官的职级低于纳尔逊。assistant [only before noun] an assistant manager, director, editor etc has a position just below a manager etc助理经理、助理总监、助理编辑等职位仅次于经理等: · He’s an assistant professor of neurology at Harvard University.· 他是哈佛大学神经病学助理教授。· She became assistant director at the Belgrade Theatre.· 她成为贝尔格莱德剧院的助理总监。
    positionposition2 verb [transitive always + adverb/preposition] 1to carefully put something in a particular position小心地将某物放置在特定位置:  Position the cursor before the letter you want to delete.将光标定位在要删除的字母前。position yourself I positioned myself where I could see the door.我把自己安置在能看到门的地方。 see thesaurus at put2be well/ideally/perfectly positioned to be in a situation in which you will be able to do something successfully处于能够成功做某事的有利情境中:  We are ideally positioned to take advantage of the growth in demand.我们处于理想的位置,能够充分利用需求增长的机遇。