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position

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近义词spot location place

n. 位置，方位；职位，工作；姿态；站位
vt. 安置；把……放在适当位置

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复数: positions;第三人称单数: positions;过去式: positioned;过去分词: positioned;现在分词: positioning;

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1. posit- + -ion.
2. 含义：act or fact of placing, situation, position.
3. from Old French posicion "position, supposition" (Modern French position).

中文词源

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。

英英释意

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

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.

同义词辨析

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。

考试真题

The report refers to this as the coming of the 18-hour city, and uses the term to refer to cities like Houston, Austin, Charlotte, and Nashville, which are positioning themselves as highly competitive, in terms of livability, employment offerings, and recreational and cultural facilities.

In her experience, people in positions of power or people in finance or engineering do not tend to like the sound of the word.

And in my position as a professor at three different colleges, the actual problems in educating our young people and older students have deepened, while the number of people hired—not to teach but to hold meetings—has increased significantly.

This finding supported ConAgra’s decision to position the product against other high quality frozen dinners, rather than as a diet or health food.

People have to receive higher education to qualify for a professional position.

ledge economy where professional roles change rapidly and many college students are preparing for positions that may not even exist yet, the skill set needed is one that prepares them for change and continued learning.

New positions are constantly created that require people to keep learning

The general principle is simple: whenever the body has been in one position for a while, it is good to briefly stretch it in an opposite position.

This is an extremely vulnerable (脆弱的) position.

Early models often failed to withstand crashes, however, so in 1965 the device was completely redesigned and moved to the rear of the plane – the area least subject to impact – from its original position in the landing wells (起落架舱).

I've been offered a much better position with another firm.

He has found a better position

I'll finish school in a few months, and I'd like a full-time position with more responsibility.

It is well positioned to compete with the giants.

now one more question if you don't mind, what position in the company appeals to you most?

Well, I'd like the position of sales manager if that position is still vacant.

"This finding supported ConAgra's decision to position the product against other high quality frozen dinners, rather than as a diet or health food.

At the workplace, men use conflict as a way to position themselves, while women often avoid conflict or strive to be the peacemaker,because they don't want to be viewed as aggressive or disruptive at work.

Mail companies are logistics companies, which puts them in a special position to help when disaster strikes.

This difference in handling conflict could be the deciding factor on who gets promoted to a leadership position and who does not.

This finding supported ConAgra's decision to position the product against other high quality frozen dinners, rather than as a diet or health food.

The company pledged to cut 600 back-office positions, though some 150 workers in those roles would be reassigned to other jobs.

It helped Bluemercury establish its position worldwide.

At a time when young beauty shoppers are often turning to Sephora or Ulta instead of department store beauty counters, Macy's hopes Bluemercury will help strengthen its position in the category.

Building on a Soviet-era foothold, Russia is expanding its monitoring stations for Glonass, its version of the Global Positioning System ( ' , GPS).

And we also need to plan ahead so that we're in a position to deal with the likely levels of climate change which are already inevitable and even more so too for the levels that are likely if we don't get those global agreements.

As more data are collected and methods for analysis improve, researchers will be in a better position to identify how different experiences, behaviors and environments relate to each other and evolve over time, with the potential to improve people's produ

So I thought it would be wise to take out forward exchange cover to protect our position on the outstanding contract.

The ability to work well with others and collaborate on projects is a sought-after ability in nearly every position.

The Arctic sea ice holds a central position in the Earth's climate system and it's deteriorating faster than expected.

They didn't really articulate any position regarding the actual business plan.

What sealed Nokia's fate was a series of decisions made by Stephen Elop in his position as CEO, which he assumed in October 2010.

Adjusting to an upright position was quite a challenge, especially when the bones had to support an extra-large skull.

After climbing up a hill for a panoramic view of the blue sea, white buildings and green olive trees, I paused to catch my breath and then positioned myself to take the best photo of this panorama.

Data can strengthen giants' controlling position.

I didn't come from a family with wealth or position, but I did manage to get a master's degree in fine arts.

If volunteer positions do not meet these needs, people may not wish to participate.

Its position presents its own challenges.

One of the most important factors that influenced their satisfaction as volunteers was the amount of suffering they experienced in their volunteer positions.

One unchanging aspect of a British person's class position is accent.

Some positions require students to be 15 to 24 or up to 29 for persons with a disability.

Sorry, doctor white is out of town and I'm not in the position to give out that kind of information.

Students in this position will be keeping live statistics during basketball games.

The reason I'm calling is that we'd like to offer you the position you were interviewed for last thursday.

Through the summer employment opportunities program, students are hired each year in a variety of summer positions across the provincial public service, its related agencies and community groups.

Similarly, some Wall Street investment films armed themselves with patents for financial products, even as they took positions in court cases opposing the practice.

Those who jumped without a job haven’t always landed in top positions quickly.

The decision to quit a senior position to look for a better one is unconventional.

McGee says leaving without a position lined up gave him time to reflect on what kind of company he wanted to run.

Its current leader, Ed Miliband, owes his position to votes from public-sector unions.

His analysis should therefore end any self-contentedness among those who may believe that the global position of English is so stable that the young generation of the United Kingdom do not need additional language capabilities.

Complex international, economic, technological and culture change could start to diminish the leading position of English as the language of the world market, and UK interests which enjoy advantage from the breath of English usage would consequently face new pressures.

His father was a clerk in the British navy pay office –a respectable position, but wish little social status.

The Eisenhower Executive Office Building ( ' , EEOB) commands a unique position in both the national history and the architectural heritage of the United States.

After all, four decades of evidence has now shown that corporations in Europe as well as the US are evading the meritocratic hiring and promotion of women to top position—no matter how much "soft pressure" is put upon them.

his father was a clerk in the British Navy Pay office—a respectable position, but with little social status.

Next time you state your position, formulate an argument for what you claim and honestly ask yourself whether your argument is any good.

The eisenhower Executive Office Building commands a unique position in both the national history and the architectural heritage of the United States.

The position was just taking up too much time, she said.

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。

Where would be the best position for the lights?: 这些灯装在什么位置最好？

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。

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。

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 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。

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。

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

Ensure the patient is turned into the recovery position...: 确保使患者处于复苏体位。

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。

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。

...the position of older people in society.: 老年人在社会中的地位

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。

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。

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。

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。

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。

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。

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。

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。

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。

I am not in a position to comment.: 我不便发表评论。

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。

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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