stint
noun/stɪnt/
/stɪnt/
- (+ adv./prep.) a period of time that you spend working somewhere or doing a particular activity
从事某项工作（或活动）的时间 - He did a stint abroad early in his career.
他刚参加工作时在国外干过一段时间。 - He hated his two-year stint in the Navy.
他憎恨在海军服役的那两年。 - I’ve done my stint in the kitchen for today.
我今天已经在厨房干完活了。
Extra Examples- He later served a stint in the Navy.
他后来在海军服役了一段时间。 - He's doing a brief stint at the World Bank in Washington.
他正在华盛顿的世界银行做一份短期工作。 - His résumé includes a stint as a professor of physics.
他的简历包括了当物理学教授的一段任职经历。 - She lived in Camden during her stint at the London office.
在伦敦办事处任职期间，她住在卡姆登。 - The singer enjoyed a short stint at number one.
这位歌手拥有一段排名第一的短暂时光。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- long
- brief
- short
- …
- do
- serve
- enjoy
- …
- after a/the stint
- during a/the stint
Word OriginOld English styntan ‘make blunt’, of Germanic origin; related to the verb stunt. - He did a stint abroad early in his career.