流逝汉英词典

position

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音标发音

  • 英式音标 [pə'zɪʃ(ə)npəˈzɪʃn]
  • 美式音标 [pəˈzɪʃ.ən]
  • 国际音标 [pə'ziʃən]
  • 英式发音
  • 美式发音

基本解释

  • n. 位置，方位；职位，工作；姿态；站位；[金融]仓位
  • v. 安置；把……放在适当位置

词源解说

  • 14世纪晚期进入英语，直接源自古法语的posicion；最初源自拉丁语的positionem，意为放置。

词根记忆

  • pos(放) + ition→位置；安置
  • posit(放) + ion→放下的地方→位置

同根派生

  • position

用法辨析

    n. (名词)

  • position的基本意思是“位置,方位”,指人〔物〕所在的地点与其他地点相对而言的方位。是可数名词。
  • position用于人时可指“姿势,姿态”,也可泛指人的“地位,身份”或“职位,职务”,引申可指人对事物所持的“见解,态度”,是可数名词。
  • position还可指事物的“状态,状况,形势,境况”,只用作单数。
  • 在军事术语中position可表示“阵地”,是可数名词,常用于复数形式。

    • v. (动词)

  • position的基本意思是“把…放在某位置,安放”,指将某物很小心、很注意地放置在某一位置,引申可表示“确定方位”“执掌”。
  • position是及物动词,其后接名词或代词作宾语,可用于被动结构。
  • 在表达方式a position as (a) typist，a position of (a) translator中，a在这里可以省略也可以不省略，但是通常省略；
  • in a position to ...解释为“能够”，此处的a不能改成the。 也不能把to的不定式改为of+动名词。I hope you are in a position to help me.I found myself in the position of having to say something. 这种用法不正确。
  • be not in a position to…这个短语的语气

英汉例句

    用作名词 (n.)

  • Can you find our position on this map?
    你能在这幅地图上找到我们的位置吗?

    • 用作动词 (v.)

    用作及物动词: S+～+ n./pron.

  • Can you position them?
    你能找到他们在哪里吗?

词组短语

    用作名词 (n.)

    动词+～

  • accept position 接受职务
  • achieve position 得到职务
  • apply for position 申请工作,求职
  • attack position 进攻阵地
  • better position 改善状况

英英字典

    剑桥英英字典

  • (PLACE) the place where something or someone is, often in relation to other things
  • (SITUATION) a situation
  • (RANK) a rank or level in a company, competition, or society
  • (ARRANGEMENT) the way in which something is arranged
  • (OPINION) an opinion
  • to put something or someone in a particular place

    • 柯林斯英英字典

  • The position of someone or something is the place where they are in relation to other things.
  • When someone or something is in a particular position, they are sitting, lying, or arranged in that way.
  • If you position something somewhere, you put it there carefully, so that it is in the right place or position.
  • Your position in society is the role and the importance that you have in it.
  • A position in a company or organization is a job.
  • Your position in a race or competition is how well you did in relation to the other competitors or how well you are doing.
  • You can describe your situation at a particular time by saying that you are in a particular position.
  • Your position on a particular matter is your attitude toward it or your opinion of it.
  • If you are in a position to do something, you are able to do it. If you are in no position to do something, you are unable to do it.
  • If someone or something is in position, they are in their correct or usual place or arrangement.