position
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noun
PLACE 地点
E [C]
* the place where something or someone is, often in relation to other things
位置，方位，地点

1. 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。

2. You've moved the furniture around - the sofa is in a different position.
你把家俱移动过了——沙发的位置变了。

3. I didn't know you played hockey - what position (= place or job in the team) do you play?
我不知道你打曲棍球——你在队上打甚么位置？

[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

1. The troops took up their battle positions at the front line.
部队进入了前线的战斗阵地。

2. 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。

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noun
SITUATION 状况
E [C usually singular]
* a situation
处境，状况

1. My financial position is rather precarious at the moment.
现在我的经济状况相当不稳定。

2. 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 sth
* to be able to do something, usually because you have the necessary experience, authority or money
能做…

1. 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。

2. I'm sure they'd like to help her out financially but they're not in a position to do so.
我肯定他们愿意在经济上资助她，但他们却心有余而力不足。

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noun
RANK 地位
I [C]
* a rank or level in a company, competition or society
地位；身份；等级

1. Whether or not you're given a car depends on your position in the company.
你能否获得配车取决于你在公司的职位。

2. UK She finished the race in third position.
她赛跑得了第三名。

I [C]
* a job
工作；职务

1. She applied for a position in the firm that I work for.
她向我工作的公司应征了一个职位。

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noun
ARRANGEMENT OF BODY 身体姿势
I [C]
* the way in which something is arranged
安置方式；姿势

1. 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。

2. Keep the bottles in an upright position.
将这些瓶子竖着放。

3. This is not a very comfortable position.
这不是一个非常舒服的姿势。

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noun
OPINION 观点
A [C usually singular] formal
* an opinion
态度，立场

1. What's the company's position on recycling?
公司对回收利用的态度如何？

2. 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。

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verb [T usually + adv/prep]
* to put something or someone in a particular place
安放，放置；使驻扎

1. 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。

2. [R] When it came to seating people for dinner, I positioned myself as far away from him as possible.
入座准备用餐时，我尽量坐在离他远的位置。

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☞ position
pos·ition / pE5ziFn / nounPLACE 地方
1. [C] the place where sb / sth is located
   位置；地方:
   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。
   Where would be the best position for the lights?
   这些灯装在什么位置最好？
⇨ note at place
2. [U] the place where sb / sth is meant to be; the correct place
   恰当位置；正确位置:
   Is everybody in position ?
   大家都就位了吗？
   He took up his position by the door.
   他到门边就位。
WAY SB / STH IS PLACED 安置方式
3. [C, U] the way in which sb is sitting or standing, or the way in which sth is arranged
   (坐、立的)姿态,姿势；放置方式:
   a sitting / kneeling / lying position
   坐/跪 / 卧姿
   Keep the box in an upright position.
   把盒子竖着放。
   Make sure that you are working in a comfortable position.
   工作时一定要保持舒适的姿势。
   My arms were aching so I shifted (my) position slightly.
   我胳膊疼了,所以稍微变了变姿势。
⇨ see also missionary position
SITUATION 情势
4. [C, usually sing.] ~ (to do sth) the situation that sb is in, especially when it affects what they can and cannot do
   处境；地位；状况:
   to be in a position of power / strength / authority
   处于有权力/有实力/有权威的地位
   What would you do in my position?
   你要是碰到我这样的情况会怎么办？
   This put him and his colleagues in a difficult position.
   这使他和他的同事陷于困境。
   The company's financial position is not certain.
   这家公司的财务状况不明朗。
   I'm afraid I am not in a position to help you.
   我恐怕帮不了你。
⇨ note at situation
OPINION 看法
5. [C] ~ (on sth) an opinion on or an attitude towards a particular subject
   观点；态度；立场:
   to declare / reconsider / shift / change your position
   表明/重新考虑/转变/改变立场
   the party's position on education reforms
   这个党对教育改革的态度
   She has made her position very clear.
   她明确表示了自己的立场。
   My parents always took the position that early nights meant healthy children.
   我的父母总是认为孩子早睡就会身体健康。
LEVEL OF IMPORTANCE 重要程度
6. [C, U] a person or organization's level of importance when compared with others
   地位；等级:
   the position of women in society
   妇女的社会地位
   the company's dominant position in the world market
   那个公司在全球市场中的主导地位
   Wealth and position (= high social status) were not important to her.
   财富与地位对她并不重要。
JOB 工作
7. [C] (formal) a job
   职位；职务
   SYN  post :
   He held a senior position in a large company.
   他在一家大公司担任高级职务。
   I should like to apply for the position of Sales Director.
   我想申请销售部主任一职。
⇨ note at job
IN RACE / COMPETITION 竞赛；竞争
8. [C] a place in a race, competition, or test, when compared to others
   名次:
   United's 3–0 win moved them up to third position.
   联队 3:0 的胜利使他们排名升至第三。
IN SPORT 体育运动
9. [C] the place where sb plays and the responsibilities they have in some team games
   (队员的)职责,位置,角色:
   What position does he play?
   他打哪个位置？
IN WAR 战争
10. [C, usually pl.] a place where a group of people involved in fighting have put men and guns
   阵地:
   They attacked the enemy positions at dawn.
   黎明时分,他们向敌军阵地发起进攻。 verb [VN , usually +adv. / prep.]
   to put sb / sth in a particular position
   安装；安置；使处于
   SYN  place :
   Large television screens were positioned at either end of the stadium.
   体育场的两端安装了大型电视屏幕。
   She quickly positioned herself behind the desk.
   她迅速在桌子后面她的位置上坐好。
   The company is now well positioned to compete in foreign markets.
   现在这家公司已准备好在国外市场竞争。
• pos·ition·ing noun [U]

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position

I. noun

1. place

• ADJECTIVE correct, exact | central | geographical | relative | military, strategic | defensive | scoring (sports, esp. AmE) | original, starting | new

• VERB + POSITION take, take up The guards took up their ~s on either side of the door. | jostle for Hordes of journalists jostled for ~ outside the conference hall. | play (sports) What ~ does he play? | indicate Arrows indicate the ~s of the aircraft. | determine

• PREPOSITION in ~ Fix the pieces in ~ before gluing them together. | into ~ Please get into ~. | out of ~ Nakata had to play out of ~ when the defender was injured.

2. way of sitting, standing, etc.

• ADJECTIVE comfortable, uncomfortable | crouched, kneeling, sitting, standing | sleeping | horizontal, upright, vertical | prone, supine (both formal) | foetal/fetal

• VERB + POSITION assume | change, shift

3. situation

• ADJECTIVE business, economic, financial, legal | dominant, impregnable (esp. BrE), strong | favourable/favorable, good, ideal, perfect | enviable | invidious | competitive | strategic | precarious, vulnerable, weak He left the club in a precarious financial ~ with debts of £36 million. | awkward, difficult, embarrassing, impossible | unique | same, similar | different | current, present | bargaining, negotiating | trading the trading ~ of the Chilean economy

• VERB + POSITION achieve, attain, reach It has taken years to achieve the ~ we are now in. | put sb in It put me in an awkward ~ when he asked me to keep a secret. | strengthen Their obvious desperation strengthens our bargaining ~.

• PREPOSITION in a/the ~ We may be in a ~ to help you. | I was in the embarrassing ~ of having forgotten her name. | ~ of

4. opinion

• ADJECTIVE extreme | ideological, philosophical, political, theoretical | official The country's official ~ is that there is no famine in the area.

• VERB + POSITION adopt, take | defend, support

• PREPOSITION ~ on He took an extreme ~ on religious matters.

5. rank

• ADJECTIVE first, second, etc. | dominant, high, important, influential, pre-eminent | inferior, lowly | privileged, secure | social

• VERB + POSITION establish, gain, secure | maintain | hold, occupy They occupy a lowly ~ in society. | use

• PREPOSITION ~ among This latest novel confirms her pre-eminent ~ among today's writers. | ~ in The firm gained a dominant ~ in the market.

• PHRASES a ~ of authority, a ~ of influence, a ~ of power

6. job

• ADJECTIVE full-time, part-time | current, present | new | key, responsible, senior, top | leadership | junior | official | skilled | administrative, management, managerial | staff | faculty (esp. AmE)

• VERB + POSITION have, hold, occupy | apply for | find, obtain | assume, take, take up She has taken up a key ~ in our head office. | fill | offer sb | accept | resign

• PREPOSITION in a/the ~ How long were you in your previous ~? | ~ at a faculty ~ at Iowa State University | ~ in, ~ within his new ~ in the firm | ~ of She was offered the ~ of sales manager.

II. verb (often be positioned)

• ADVERB centrally The markers were not ~ed centrally. | carefully | correctly, properly | wrongly (esp. BrE) | favourably/favorably (esp. BrE), well | ideally, perfectly, uniquely The company is uniquely ~ed to compete in foreign markets. | strategically

• PREPOSITION at, behind, between, in, in front of, near, on, etc. Police marksmen were ~ed on the roof.

Position is used with these nouns as the object: camera, cursor

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position verb
⇨ put 1position noun
⇨ position (a sitting position) ⇨ attitude (the party's position on education) ⇨ class 4 (sb's social position) ⇨ job (a full-time position) ⇨ place 1 (be in position) ⇨ situation (a difficult position to be in)position

noun

position ♦︎ stance ♦︎ posture ♦︎ poseThese are all words for the way in which sb is standing or sitting. 这些词均表示姿势。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆a sitting position / posture◆an upright position / stance◆a relaxed position / stance / posture / pose◆a comfortable position / posture◆a stiff posture / pose◆a good stance / posture◆the correct stance / posture◆to adopt / take up a position / stance / posture / pose◆to keep / maintain a position / stance / posture◆to change your position / stance / posture / pose■ position [countable, uncountable] the way in which sb is sitting or standing; the way in which sth is arranged 姿态；姿势；放置方式◆Can you get into a kneeling position?你能跪下来吗？◆My arms were aching so I shifted (my) position.我的胳膊疼了，所以换了个姿势。◆The soldiers had to stand for hours without changing position.士兵要站立几个小时姿势不变。◆Keep the box in an upright position.把盒子竖着放。  see also position ⇨ place noun 1 , position ⇨ put verb 1 ■ stance stæns, BrE also stɑːns [countable] the way in which sb stands, especially when playing a sport （尤指体育运动中的）站立姿势◆Widen your stance (= move your feet wider apart) for greater stability when hitting the ball.击球时两腿分开一些，这样站得更稳。■ posture ˈpɒstʃə(r); NAmE ˈpɑːstʃər [uncountable, countable] (rather formal) the position in which you hold your body when standing or sitting （坐立的）姿势◆Try to maintain an upright posture and keep your voice low and clear.尽量保持身体直立，声音要放低，吐字要清晰。◆Back pains can be the result of bad posture.腰背疼可能是不良姿势造成的。ⓘ Posture is used especially when you are considering whether a particular position is good or bad for your health, or what sb's position and body language tells you about how they are feeling. * posture尤用于表示认为某姿势对人体健康有利或有害，或某人的姿势和肢体语言传递何种情绪。■ pose [countable] a particular position in which sb stands, sits, etc., especially in order to be painted, drawn or photographed （尤指为画像或拍照时摆的）姿势◆He adopted a dramatic pose for the camera.他在镜头前摆了个夸张的姿势。◆I can't hold this pose much longer!我这个姿势可坚持不了多久！▸ pose

verb

[intransitive] ◆The delegates posed for a group photograph.代表们摆好姿势准备合影。

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position

noun
1 the hotel is situated in an enviable position across from the beach | radars determine the aircraft's position
LOCATION , place, situation, spot, site, locality, locale, scene, setting, area, point; outlook, aspect, exposure; whereabouts, bearings, orientation; Austral./NZ slang possy; technical locus.

2 she levered herself into a standing position
POSTURE , stance, attitude, pose; set, arrangement, disposition, placement.

3 the company's financial position is dire
SITUATION , state, condition, circumstances, set of circumstances, state of affairs, case; predicament, plight, pass, strait(s).

4 all the political parties were jockeying for position
ADVANTAGE , pole position, advantageous position, favourable position, the upper hand, the edge, the whip hand, primacy; N. Amer. informal the catbird seat; Austral./NZ informal the box seat.

5 firms seeking to maintain their market position during the recession | people's awareness of their position in society
STATUS , place, level, rank, grade, grading, rating, standing, station, footing; stature, prestige, influence, reputation, repute, importance, consequence, class.

6 the position of President of the Board of Trade | I'm looking for a secretarial position
JOB , post, situation, appointment, role, occupation, employment, office, capacity, duty, function; opening, vacancy, niche, opportunity, placement; informal berth; Austral. informal grip; archaic employ.

7 the chancellor was asked to clarify the government's position on the matter
POINT OF VIEW , viewpoint, opinion, way of thinking, outlook, attitude, stand, standpoint, stance, posture, angle, perspective, approach, slant, thinking, policy, thoughts, ideas, sentiments, feelings.

verb
he pulled out a chair and positioned it between them
PUT , place, locate, situate, set, site, stand, station; lay, lie, rest, prop, plant, stick, install, settle, arrange, dispose, array, range, lay out, deploy, fix, establish; orient, orientate; informal plonk, park; rare posit.

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position 位置，观点，态度
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。

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