英汉词典

position 基本解释

• n. 位置，方位；职位，工作；姿态；站位
• vt. 安置；把……放在适当位置

position 词态变化

position 中文词源

来自拉丁语positus,放置的，来自ponere的过去分词，词源同component,composite.引申词义位置，观点，态度等。

position 英文词源

position

position: [15] Position comes via Old French from Latin positiō, a noun formed from posit-, the past participial stem of Latin pōnere ‘put, place’. This was also the source of English posit [17], positive [13] (which etymologically means ‘placed down, laid down’, hence ‘emphatically asserted’), post (in the senses ‘mail’ and ‘job’), and posture [17].

And in addition it lies behind a wealth of English verbs (compose, depose, dispose [14], expose [15], impose, interpose [16], oppose, repose, suppose, transpose [14], etc) whose form underwent alteration by association with late Latin pausāre ‘stop’ (see POSE); postpone exceptionally has retained its link with pōnere.
=> compose, depose, dispose, expose, impose, oppose, positive, post, postpone, repose, suppose, transpose

position (n.)

late 14c., as a term in logic and philosophy, from Old French posicion "position, supposition" (Modern French position), from Latin positionem (nominative positio) "act or fact of placing, situation, position, affirmation," noun of state from past participle stem of ponere "put, place," from PIE *po-s(i)nere, from *apo- "off, away" (see apo-) + *sinere "to leave, let" (see site).

Meaning "proper place occupied by a person or thing" is from 1540s. Meaning "manner in which some physical thing is arranged or posed" first recorded 1703; specifically in reference to dance steps, 1778, sexual intercourse, 1883. Meaning "official station, employment" is from 1890.

position (v.)

1670s, "to assume a position (intransitive), from position (n.). Transitive sense of "to put in a particular position" is recorded from 1817. Related: Positioned; positioning.

position 英文释义

1. the particular portion of space occupied by a physical object;

"he put the lamp back in its place"

2. a point occupied by troops for tactical reasons

3. a way of regarding situations or topics etc.;

"consider what follows from the positivist view"

4. position or arrangement of the body and its limbs;

"he assumed an attitude of surrender"

5. the relative position or standing of things or especially persons in a society;

"he had the status of a minor"

"the novel attained the status of a classic"

"atheists do not enjoy a favorable position in American life"

6. a job in an organization;

"he occupied a post in the treasury"

7. the spatial property of a place where or way in which something is situated;

"the position of the hands on the clock"

"he specified the spatial relations of every piece of furniture on the stage"

8. the appropriate or customary location;

"the cars were in position"

9. (in team sports) the role assigned to an individual player;

"what position does he play?"

10. the act of putting something in a certain place or location

11. a condition or position in which you find yourself;

"the unpleasant situation (or position) of having to choose between two evils"

"found herself in a very fortunate situation"

12. an item on a list or in a sequence;

"in the second place"

"moved from third to fifth position"

13. a rationalized mental attitude

14. an opinion that is held in opposition to another in an argument or dispute;

"there are two sides to every question"

15. the function or position properly or customarily occupied or served by another;

"can you go in my stead?"

"took his place"

"in lieu of"

16. the act of positing; an assumption taken as a postulate or axiom

position 同义词解析

place, position, post, situation

这些名词均有"职位"之意。

place： 指任何不分高低贵贱的职位；有时侧重指在政府、法庭所谋求的职位。

position： 侧重指社会地位较高，工作较为庄重，领取工资的职位。

post： 普通用词，指人的职务，职位，岗位。

situation： 正式用词，一般指雇员或为富有人家工作所担任的职位，现多见于广告中。

place, position, spot, situation, site, location, locality, setting, scene

这些名词均含"地点，位置，场所"之意。

place： 含义广泛，最普通用词，既可指很小的地点，又可指很大很远的地方或场所。

position： 多指物体相对于其他物体所处的位置或状态。

spot： 指相对较小的特定地点或事物所在地。

situation： 指物体在其周围环境中所处的位置或状态，侧重地点或场所的环境特征。

site： 指或大或小的地方，既可指供专门用途或特定活动的地点，又可指某一事件的地址。

location： 指某物设置的方向或地点。

locality： 指某物所处的客观位置和周围地区。

setting： 一般特指戏剧或小说所写的环境或场所。

scene： 常指真实事件或虚构故事发生的地点。

stand, attitude, position

这些名词均含"态度，立场"之意。

stand： 常指某人对某一问题的看法或立场，有时含个人感情色彩。

attitude： 普通用词，指对于事情的看法和采取的行动，多带不很显确或不便说明的感情色彩。

position： 指对看法有分歧的问题所表示较冷静和节制的态度，常常是经认真考虑后决定的。

position 双语例句

1. They may headhunt her for the vacant position of Executive Producer.

他们可能会挖她去填补执行制片人这一空缺职位。

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2. There must be any number of people in my position.

一定有很多人处在我这种境况。

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3. Mack seemed to uncoil slowly up into a standing position.

麦克慢慢直起身站了起来。

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4. The film takes no position on the politics of Northern Ireland.

这部电影未在北爱尔兰政治问题上选择站边。

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5. Adjust the aerial's position and direction for the best reception.

调整天线的位置和方向以达到最佳接收效果。

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position 实用场景例句

From his position on the cliff top, he had a good view of the harbour.

他在悬崖之巅，海港景色一览无余。

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Where would be the best position for the lights?

这些灯装在什么位置最好？

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Is everybody in position ?

大家都就位了吗？

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He took up his position by the door.

他到门边就位。

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a sitting/kneeling/lying position

坐 / 跪 / 卧姿

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Keep the box in an upright position.

把盒子竖着放。

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Make sure that you are working in a comfortable position.

工作时一定要保持舒适的姿势。

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My arms were aching so I shifted (my) position slightly.

我胳膊疼了，所以稍微变了变姿势。

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to be in a position of power/strength/authority

处于有权力 / 有实力 / 有权威的地位

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What would you do in my position?

你要是碰到我这样的情况会怎么办？

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This put him and his colleagues in a difficult position.

这使他和他的同事陷于困境。

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The ship was identified, and its name and position were reported to the coastguard...

那艘船已找到，其名字和位置已报告给海岸警卫队。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

This conservatory enjoys an enviable position overlooking a leafy expanse.

这个温室位置绝佳，放眼望去，草木繁茂，郁郁葱葱。

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Hold the upper back and neck in an erect position to give support for the head...

挺直上背部和脖子来支撑头部

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Ensure the patient is turned into the recovery position...

确保使患者处于复苏体位。

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Position trailing plants near the edges and in the sides of the basket to hang down...

把蔓生植株靠边放，使其从篮子的四面垂下。

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Place the pastry circles on to a baking sheet and position one apple on each circle.

把油酥面圈放到烘烤盘上，每个上面放一个苹果。

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...the position of older people in society.

老年人在社会中的地位

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He left a career in teaching to take up a position with the Arts Council...

他辞去教学工作到艺术委员会任职。

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Hyundai said this week it is scaling back its U.S. operations by eliminating 50 positions.

现代公司本周表示其美国分公司准备裁掉50个职位以缩小经营规模。

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Agassi and Sampras resumed their battle for the world's No. 1 position, both winning their opening matches...

阿加西和桑普拉斯继续他们对世界第一宝座的争夺，两人在首场比赛中均获得胜利。

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By the ninth hour the car was running in eighth position.

到第9个小时的时候，这辆车位列第8。

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He's going to be in a very difficult position indeed if things go badly for him...

如果事情进展不顺利的话，他的处境将非常艰难。

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Companies should be made to reveal more about their financial position...

应该要求公司使其财务状况更为透明化。

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He could be depended on to take a moderate position on most of the key issues...

他应该会在大部分关键问题上采取中间立场。

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Mr Howard is afraid to state his true position on the republic, which is that he is opposed to it.

霍华德先生不敢表明自己对共和体制持反对态度的真实立场。

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The UN system will be in a position to support the extensive relief efforts needed...

联合国将能满足全面救济需求。

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I am not in a position to comment.

我不便发表评论。

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This second door is an extra security measure and can be locked in position during the day...

这第二道门是又一项安全措施，白天可以上锁。

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Some 28,000 US troops are moving into position.

约2.8万人的美国军队即将部署到位。

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