| 词汇 | position |
| 释义 | position noun uk /pəˈzɪʃ.ən/ us /pəˈzɪʃ.ən/ positionnoun (PLACE)B1[ C ] the place where something or someone is, often in relation to other things: 位置，方位，地点 Well, I've found our position on the map if you want to see where we are.好啦，如果你想知道我们现在所在位置的话，我已经在地图上找到了。 You've moved the furniture around - the sofa is in a different position.你把家具移动过了——沙发的位置变了。 [ C ] (in team sports) the part someone plays in a game, relating to the area of the field in which they mostly play: （团队体育运动中个人所处的）位置 I didn't know you played hockey - what position do you play?我不知道你打曲棍球——你在队中打什么位置？ C1[ C or U ] the place where people are sent in order to carry out a course of action: 阵地；（采取行动的）恰当位置 The troops took up their battle positions at the front line.部队进入了前线的战斗阵地。 As soon as his officers were in position/had moved into position, the police commander walked up the path towards the house.他的下属们一就位，警官就沿着小路向房子走去。 Since the volcano last erupted, many houses have been built in a dangerous position on its slopes.自从火山上次喷发后，很多房屋建在了火山山坡上的危险地带。 The house is in a very exposed position.这座房子孤零零的，毫无遮蔽。 The shop front occupies a very prominent position on the main street.这家商店的门脸在大街上占据了一个非常显眼的位置。 The blocks of stone had to be lifted into position with a system of pulleys.这些石块得用滑轮组牵引到位。 Can you hold this nail in position while I hammer it into the door?你能捏住这颗钉子，好让我把它钉进门里吗？ General location and orientation about along anterior around back onto something fix forward left left-hand lock on nearside noncentral on-site reorientation right-hand right/wrong way roundidiom round side-on spot surface You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Competitors & participants in sports & games Places and locations positionnoun (SITUATION)B1[ Cusually singular ] a situation: 处境，状况 My financial position is somewhat precarious at the moment.现在我的经济状况相当不稳定。 When two of your best friends argue, it puts you in a very awkward position.你两个最好的朋友吵架时，你会陷入一种非常尴尬的境地。 be in a position to do something C1 to be able to do something, usually because you have the necessary experience, authority, or money: （通常指因为有经验、权威和金钱而）能够做… I'm not in a position to reveal any of the details of the project at present.我目前不能披露这个计划的任何细节。 She's in the enviable position of being able to choose who she works for.她能够自主选择为谁工作，真令人羡慕。 The company is in a bad financial position because of overproduction and distribution problems. When friends divorce, you can find yourself in a really awkward position. As a convicted criminal, he's in no position to pass judgment on the rest of us.他是已定罪的罪犯，没资格（对我们其他人）品头论足。 She's in an impossible position - she's got to leave him but she can't bear losing her children. Situations and circumstances affair busyness circumstances beyond someone's control climate comedy of errors condition farce financial affairs footing landscape matrix picture practicality scheme situation the scheme of thingsidiom truth under any circumstances under no circumstances under the circumstances positionnoun (RANK)B2[ C ] a rank or level in a company, competition, or society: 地位;身份;等级 Whether or not you're given a car depends on your position in the company.能否给你配车取决于你在公司的职位。 UKShe finished the race in third position.她赛跑得了第三名。 B2[ C ] a job: 工作;职务 She applied for a position in the firm that I work for.她向我工作的公司申请了一个职位。 Synonyms appointment(JOB) job(EMPLOYMENT) post(JOB) situationold use Compare employment(WORK) worknoun(ACTIVITY) a job jobShe got a job as a lab assistant. occupationPlease fill in your name, age, and occupation. postThere's a post for a lecturer open in my department. positionShe's applied for a part-time editing position. appointmentThere are going to be several new appointments in the department this year. careerShe's had a very successful career in marketing. There is a growing number of women in high-profile positions in the government. This course aims to prepare students for middle and senior managerial positions. The Italian champion was in second position when he came to grief on the third lap.跑到第三圈时，处在第二位置上的意大利卫冕冠军突然马失前蹄。 He currently holds the position of technical manager.他目前担任技术经理的职务。 Manchester United and Liverpool are jousting for position at the top of the football league. Organizations - position & status ambassador anti-elite anti-elitist apparatchik back seat brother counterpart fish grassroots high-ranking opposite number rank reach spokesperson spokeswoman super-elite superboard superiority superordinate thane positionnoun (ARRANGEMENT)B1[ C ] the way in which something is arranged: 安置方式;姿势 Keep the bottles in an upright position.将这些瓶子竖着放。 Rotate it slowly from the horizontal into a vertical position.将它从水平位置慢慢转到垂直位置。 [ C ] the way in which someone is lying, sitting, or standing: 姿势 This is not a very comfortable position.这不是一个非常舒服的姿势。 I go to sleep on my back but I always wake up in a different position.我睡觉时是仰卧的，但醒来时总是另一个姿势。 You might feel more comfortable in a sitting position.坐姿可能会让您感觉更舒服。 Can you hold this nail in position while I hammer it into the door?你能捏住这颗钉子，好让我把它钉进门里吗？ Fishing nets are often held in position by floats. Please return your seat to an upright position and fasten your belt.请把坐椅恢复到竖直位置并系好安全带。 Posture attitude bearing body mechanics carriage carry crossed deportment orthostatic pose postural posture power pose power posing slump soldierly strike strike an attitudeidiom suck suck something in positionnoun (OPINION)[ Cusually singular ]formal an opinion: 态度，立场 What's the company's position on recycling?公司对回收利用态度如何？ He takes the position (= believes) that individuals have a responsibility to look after themselves.他认为个人有责任照顾好自己。 a feeling or opinion about something or someone attitudeHis attitude towards authority has often got him into trouble. outlookI wish I could share your positive outlook on life. frame of mindI need to be in the right frame of mind to talk about this. approachIt's time to try a different approach to the problem. viewpointHis viewpoint is his own and does not affect how I think about the issue. point of viewFrom a strictly financial point of view it looks like a positive change. The prime minister has adopted an inflexible position on immigration.首相在移民问题上采取了强硬的立场。 The group has taken a militant position on the abortion issue and is refusing to compromise.这个团体在堕胎问题上采取强硬立场，拒绝妥协。 You've made your position quite clear . Do we have a fallback position for these negotiations?这些谈判我们有应变方案吗？ I think we need to reconsider our position. Opinions, beliefs and points of view accepted wisdom Afrocentric agnosticism anti-drug anti-ideological creed denial have/take a notion to do somethingidiom helicopter view heretical heretically hot take point of view pole politics posture pretension prism proposition tick position verb[ Tusually+ adv/prep ] uk /pəˈzɪʃ.ən/ us /pəˈzɪʃ.ən/ to put something or someone in a particular place: 安放，放置;使驻扎 The army had been positioned to the north and east of the city.军队驻扎在城市的北边和东边。 When it came to seating people for dinner, I positioned myself as far away from him as possible.入座准备就餐时，我尽量坐在离他远的位置。 Placing and positioning an object -based appose around change something around circle consign gone install lie pile (something) up plant redeposit reinstall reinstallation relocate reorientate stick superimpose transpose transposition position | American Dictionaryposition noun us/pəˈzɪʃ·ən/ positionnoun (PLACE)[ C/U ] the place where something or someone is, often in relation to other things: [ C ]I’ve switched the positions of the sofa and the chair. [ C/U ] In sports, a position is the place where you play on your team, or the responsibilities of someone who plays in that place: [ C ]He played the shortstop position when he started in baseball. positionnoun (RANK)[ C ] a rank or level in a company, competition, or society: She’s devoted her life to improving the position of women in society. [ C ] A position in a company or organization is also a job: He applied for the position of marketing manager. positionnoun (SITUATION)[ Cusually sing ] a situation or condition: a shaky financial position She found herself in a difficult position and didn’t know what to say. [ Cusually sing ] If you are in a position to do something, you are able to do it, usually because you have the necessary power or money: [ + to infinitive ]Do you think she’s in a position to help you? positionnoun (OPINION)[ C ] a way of thinking about a particular matter; opinion: Our position is that we’ve made a very fair offer to settle this dispute. positionnoun (ARRANGEMENT OF BODY)[ C ] the way in which the body is arranged: My knees get stiff when I sit in the same position for a long time. positionverb[ T ]us/pəˈzɪʃ·ən/ The Secret Service men quickly positioned themselves around the president. position | Business Englishposition noun[ C ] uk /pəˈzɪʃən/us HR, WORKPLACE a job, especially one that is important: advertise/fill a positionWe hope to fill the position within the next two months. apply for/take up/fill a positionShe will soon take up an important position with a firm of lawyers. He filled the position of Executive Director recently vacated by Terry John. a rank or level of success in a company, in society, etc.: establish/gain/hold a positionHe took advantage of every opportunity to establish his position within the company. strengthen sb's positionIndustry insiders said the move would strengthen the position of the chief executive on the board. a situation that someone or something is in: The bank's position looks difficult, to say the least. put sb/sth in a positionThis decision put me in an awkward position with regard to my staff. They were not willing to release details of the company's financial position. be in a strong/weak positionLuckily, we were in a strong position compared to the competition. reach a/the positionWe want to reach a position where we can pay off the debt. consolidate/strengthen/weaken sb's positionThis news will serve to consolidate our position in the market. an opinion on an important subject: position on sthWhat's the company's position on outsourcing? take the position thatThe Board will certainly take the position that their decision was justified. take a position (on sth)When you are negotiating, you will need to take a position and be prepared to stick to it. FINANCE the fact of investing in something, or the total amount that is invested: take a position (on sth)Investors can take a position on any stock quoted in London. hedge a positionThe riskier the stock, the more you will need to hedge your position. be in a position to do sth to be able to do something, usually because you have the necessary experience, authority, or money: Nine months ago, we were not in a position to announce the expansion plan. See alsobear position bull position cash position island position long position open position short position special position position verb[ T ] uk /pəˈzɪʃən/us to put something or someone in a particular position or situation: The company has positioned itself as the country's leading textile manufacturer. be well/ideally positioned to do sth We are well positioned to be able to deal with a downturn in the economy. MARKETING to advertise a product or service so that people think about it in a particular way, and so that it is attractive to a particular part of the market: position sth as sthIts high-end price ticket has positioned it as a luxury item. Examples of positionposition The optimal position of the focal spot was found to be at the distance of 6 mm before the laser-produced plume. The postmodern position is the one paradigm of qualitative methodology that is intrinsically incommensurable with quantitative research paradigms. For each of these three secular philosophical positions, the project of a history of science revealed a basic paradox. These were replaced by the next highest reading time for that subject in that condition and at that position. High valence parties will contest the electoral centre, but will not, in fact, position themselves at the electoral mean. This provides smooth and reliable global motion paths which avoid local obstacles from the current position to the goal destination. In the case of parsimony analysis, 113 of the remaining alignment positions were parsimony informative. The variation of the position-orientation is supposed to be small. These results justify the use of a constant standard deviation to generate shocks to party positions in all systems. Beyond a more complete recounting of the story, we are in a position to do three things. Space is not the place (real or logical) within which things are disposed, but rather the means through which the position of things becomes possible. In both cases the historical actor becomes a subject, his conceptual world derives from his position in a structural relationship only. As before, the stress saturates, tending at large times to a position-independent value, away from the boundary. Politics contributes to frequent turnover within these positions, and some appointees are frustrated because they lack training in government and health systems. They all gained some position of status, never mind how, sufficient to win the respect of the general public. See all examples of position These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. Collocations withpositionpositionThese are words often used in combination with position. Click on a collocation to see more examples of it. administrative position They receive the same salary as other bureaucrats working in a similar administrativeposition. advantageous position This obviously left the eldest daughter in a very advantageousposition. ambiguous position Parish charities had an ambiguousposition in this struggle. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. See all collocations with position |
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