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| /pəˈzɪʃn/ |
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| 1 | the way that someone’ s body is placed （身体的）姿势 |
| I dragged myself into a sitting position. 我好不容易让自己坐了起来。 |
| First, get yourself into a comfortable position. 首先，找个让自己感到舒适的姿势。 |
| | 1a | the way that an object is placed （物体的）摆放方式 | | Raise the lever to the up position to get the water to flow. 把控制杆推到“上”的位置，以便让水流出来。 | | The motor is mounted in the upright position. 发动机被安装成竖立的。 | |
| | 1b | a way of placing your body in ballet or yoga （芭蕾舞或瑜伽功中的）姿势 | |
| | 1c | a way that two people place their bodies when they are having sex （性交时的）姿势 | |
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| 2 | a general situation 局面；情况；概况 |
| The position is that all new residents are assessed by a social worker. 基本的情况是：所有新来的居民都是由一位社会工作者进行评定的。 |
| | 2a | a situation that a particular person is in （某人的）处境，境遇 | | I wouldn’ t boast about that if I were in your position. 要是我是你的话，我不会吹嘘那个的。 | | Someone in their position can’ t afford to take that kind of risk. 处于他们那种处境中的人是冒不起那种风险的。 | | be in a position to do sth I’ m not in a position to say who my sources are. 我不能说出我的消息来源是谁。 | |
| | 2b | used for talking about how much money a person or organization has （个人或组织的）经济状况 | | What is your current financial position? 你当前的经济状况如何？ | | strengthen/improve/consolidate sb’ s position (=make someone’ s financial situation better) A further injection of capital strengthened the company’ s position. 增强/改善/巩固某人的经济状况 | |
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| 3 | where something is in relation to other things （相对于其他物体的）位置，方位 |
| Place the plant in a bright sunny position. 把植物放在一个光照充足的位置。 |
| +of Here is a chart showing the positions of the planets. 这儿有一张显示各行星位置的图表。 |
| | 3a | in team sports, the part of the field where a particular player plays （集体运动中队员在场地上的）站位，位置 | | ‘What position do you play?’ ‘Centre forward.’ “你打什么位置？” “中锋。” | |
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| 4 | an opinion about an important issue 立场；主张；看法 |
| +on No one was sure of his position on any issue. 对任何一个问题，大家都无法确定他的立场。 |
| take a position Do you expect the government to take a position one way or another on this legislation? 你还指望政府会以这样或那样的方式对这次立法表明立场吗？ |
| take the position that The agency takes the position that the government’ s specifications were deficient. 该机构认为政府的说明不够详细。 |
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| 5 | a job in a company 工作职位 |
| There are 12 women in management positions within the company. 公司里担任管理职位的女性有12位。 |
| I’ m sorry, the position has already been filled (=someone has already been chosen to do the job) . 对不起，这个工作职位已经有人了。 |
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| 6 | someone’ s rank or status in an organization or in society 地位；身份 |
| a position of authority/responsibility/power Such behaviour was clearly not acceptable for someone in a position of authority. 这样的行为对一位权威人士来说显然是不能让人接受的。 |
| abuse your position (=try to get an unfair advantage from your position) He had seriously abused his position as a doctor by releasing patients’ personal details. 滥用职权 |
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| 7 | the place that someone or something has in a list or competition 名次；排名 |
| Following behind in fourth position is car number 47. 跟在后面的第四名是47号车。 |
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| - | in/into position
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| in or into the correct place |
| 在适当的位置 |
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| Leave the bandage in position until the doctor tells you to remove it. 让绷带保持原样，直到医生叫你拆掉为止。 |
| We watched the cameras move into position. 我们看着摄像机移动到位。 |
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| - | out of position
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| out of the correct place |
| 不在恰当的位置 |
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| DERIVED WORD |
| positional adj |
| There are two positional changes to the team. 队伍有两个位置变化。 |
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| Words frequently used with position | | position 的常见搭配词 | | verbs | adopt, maintain, occupy, strengthen, take, | 4 | | | |
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