新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

positionIELTS重点词汇

英 [pəˈzɪʃən]

[NOUN, VERB]

词汇频率：

NOUN. 名词

positions
1. [C 可数名词] 位置
The position of someone or something is the place where they are in relation to other things.
近义词
location , setting , place
双语例句
例：
The ship was identified, and its name and position were reported to the Coast Guard.
该轮船的身份已得到确认，其名字和位置已报告给了海岸警卫队。
例：
This conservatory enjoys an enviable position overlooking a leafy expanse.
这间温室位置绝佳，一眼望去，一片草木茂盛的样子。
2. [C 可数名词] 姿势
When someone or something is in a particular position, they are sitting, lying, or arranged in that way.
双语例句
例：
It is crucial that the upper back and neck are held in an erect position to give support for the head.
上背和颈部要挺直以支撑头部，这一点很重要。
例：
Mr Dambar had raised himself to a sitting position.
丹巴先生已坐了起来。
3. [C 可数名词] （社会）地位
Your position in society is the role and the importance that you have in it.
近义词
standing , role
双语例句
例：
Adjustment to their changing role and position in society can be painful for some old people.
对有些老年人来说，适应他们在社会中不断变化的角色和地位可能是痛苦的。
例：
the profoundly radical changes to the position of women brought about by the Divorce Act of 1857.
由1857年《离婚法》所带来的女性地位翻天覆地的变化。
4. [C 可数名词] 职位
A position in a company or organization is a job.
近义词
post
双语例句
例：
He left a career in teaching to take up a position with the NEH.
为了能在国家人文基金会任职，他辞掉了教师的工作。
例：
Hyundai said this week it is scaling back its US operations by eliminating 50 positions.
现代公司本周表示，他们正计划裁掉美国分公司的50个职位，以缩小经营规模。
5. [C 可数名词] （比赛或竞赛中的）名次
Your position in a race or competition is how well you did in relation to the other competitors or how well you are doing.
双语例句
例：
By the ninth hour the car was running in eighth position.
比赛进行到第9个小时的时候该赛车位列第8位。
6. [C 可数名词] 处境 , 状况
You can describe your situation at a particular time by saying that you are in a particular position.
近义词
situation
双语例句
例：
He's going to be in a very difficult position if things go badly for him.
如果情况便糟的话，他的处境将非常困难。
例：
Companies should be made to reveal more about their financial position.
应该要求各公司披露更多的财务状况资料。
7. [C 可数名词] 态度 , 看法
Your position on a particular matter is your attitude towards it or your opinion of it.
近义词
stance
双语例句
例：
He could be depended on to take a moderate position on most of the key issues.
可以相信，他会在大多数关键问题上持温和态度。
例：
Mr Howard is afraid to state his true position on the republic, which is that he is opposed to it.
霍德华先生不敢表明自己反对共和体制的真实立场。
8. [SING 单数型名词] 能够或不能够（做某事）
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.
双语例句
例：
I am not in a position to comment.
我不便发表评论。

PHRASE. 习语

in position
1. 在合适的位置上
If someone or something is in position, they are in their correct or usual place or arrangement.
双语例句
例：
28,000 US troops are moving into position.
两万八千名美国士兵即将到位。

VERB. 动词

positions , positioning , positioned
1. [T 及物动词] 小心放置
If you position something somewhere, you put it there carefully, so that it is in the right place or position.
近义词
place
双语例句
例：
Position the cursor where you want the new margins to begin.
将光标放在你想让新的空白开始的地方。