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appointment noun
⇨ job (a permanent appointment) ⇨ meeting 2 (a dental appointment) job noun see also work noun 2 job ♦︎ position ♦︎ post ♦︎ vacancy ♦︎ opening ♦︎ appointment ♦︎ postingThese are all words for a position doing work for which you receive regular payment. 这些词均表示职位或职位空缺。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆a vacancy / an opening for sb◆a temporary job / position / post / vacancy / appointment / posting◆a permanent / full-time / part-time job / position / post / vacancy / appointment◆a good / top job / position / post / appointment◆a well-paid / highly-paid job / position / post◆to have / have got a job / a position / a post / a vacancy / an opening / an appointment / a posting◆to apply for a job / a position / a post / a vacancy / a posting◆to hold / seek a job / a position / a post / an appointment◆to look for / give sb a job / position / post / posting◆to find a job / position / post◆to get a job / a position / a post / an appointment / a posting◆to offer sb / take a job / a position / a post / an appointment / a posting◆to fill a job / position / post / vacancy◆to land / resign from / leave / quit / keep / lose a job / position / post◆to create / provide jobs / positions / posts / vacancies / openings■ job [countable] a position doing work for which you receive regular payment 工作；职业；职位◆He's trying to get a job in teaching.他正在找一份教师工作。◆I'm only doing my job (= I'm doing what I'm paid to do).我只是在做自己分内的事而已。◆He certainly knows his job (= is very good at his job).他无疑对自己的工作很在行。◆We provide training on the job (= while sb is actually doing the job).我们提供在职培训。◆She's been out of a job (= unemployed) for six months now.如今她已经失业六个月了。◆She's never had a steady job (= a job that is not going to end suddenly).她从未有过稳定的工作。◆Her job title is Senior Advisor.她的职称是高级顾问。◆Job satisfaction (= being happy with the job you do) is very important to me.工作上的满足感对我来说非常重要。■ position [countable] (rather formal) a job 职位；职务◆She holds a senior position in a large corporation.她在一家大公司担任高层。◆I would like to apply for the position of sales director.我想申请销售部总监一职。ⓘ Position usually refers to a particular job within an organization, especially at a high level, and is not usually used about jobs generally. It is also often used in job applications, descriptions and advertisements. * position通常指机构内部的特定职务，特别是高层职位，不用来泛指工作。该词也常用于求职、职务说明和招聘广告中。 see also office ⇨ role ■ post [countable] (especially BrE) a job, especially an important one in a large organization 职位；（尤指）要职◆Ideally I'm looking for an academic post.我心中最理想的是谋求一个教学职位。◆She was offered a key post in the new government.她获委任在新政府中担任要职。ⓘ In American English post is only really used for an appointed government job; in other cases where British English uses post, American English uses position. 在美式英语中post仅指委任的政府职务，在其他场合中英式英语用post，美式英语用position◆a Cabinet post内阁职务◆an academic position教学职位 ■ vacancy / /ˈveɪkənsi/ / [countable] a job that is available for sb to do 职位空缺；空职；空额◆We have several vacancies for casual workers.我们缺几名临时工。◆We'll let you know if any more vacancies come up.如果再有职位空缺，我们会通知你。■ opening [countable] a job that is available for sb to do 职位空缺；空职；空额◆There are several openings in the sales departments.销售部有几个职位空缺。NOTE 辨析 Vacancy or opening?These words have the same meaning and there is very little difference in their use. Vacancy is more frequent, especially in British English. Opening is slightly more informal and is used more in American English and in financial journalism. 这两个词含义相同，用法上也没什么差别。vacancy比较常用，尤用于英式英语；opening稍欠正式，更多用于美式英语和财经新闻。■ appointment [countable] (especially BrE, rather formal) a job or position of responsibility 职务；职位◆This is a permanent appointment, requiring commitment and hard work.这是一个固定职位，需要奉献精神和辛勤工作。 see also appoint ⇨ appoint ■ posting [countable] (especially BrE) an act of sending sb to a particular place to do their job, especially for a limited period of time; the job that sb is sent to do 派驻；派驻的职位◆He asked for a posting to the Middle East.他申请派驻中东。◆Staff will work abroad on 2-5 year postings.员工将被派往海外工作2至5年。ⓘ Posting is also used in American English, but usually only to refer to limited-term government jobs. * posting也用于美式英语中，但通常仅指有期限的政府驻外职务。 see also post ⇨ send 2 meeting2 noun a business meeting 业务会议a chance meeting 偶然的会面meeting ♦︎ appointment ♦︎ encounter ♦︎ date ♦︎ engagement ♦︎ introductionThese are all words for an occasion when two or more people meet. 这些词均表示会面、约会、见面。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆a meeting / an appointment / an encounter / a date / an engagement with sb◆a meeting / an encounter between people◆(a) formal meeting / appointment / encounter / engagement / introduction◆an important meeting / appointment / date / engagement / introduction◆a casual meeting / encounter / introduction◆a dinner appointment / date / engagement◆to have a meeting / an appointment / an encounter / a date / an engagement◆to arrange a meeting / an appointment / a date / an introduction◆to keep an appointment / a date / an engagement◆to make an appointment / a date / introductions◆to cancel a meeting / an appointment / a date / an engagement■ meeting [countable] a situation in which two or more people meet, because they have arranged it or by chance 会面；集会；集合◆At our first meeting I was nervous.我们第一次见面时我很紧张。◆It was a chance meeting that would change my life.那次偶然的会面改变了我的一生。■ appointment [countable] a formal arrangement to meet or visit sb at a particular time, especially for a reason connected with their work 约会；预约；约定◆She made an appointment for her son to see the doctor.她为儿子约了时间看医生。◆I've got a dental appointment at 3 o'clock.我约了3点钟看牙医。◆He had failed to keep the appointment.他爽约了。◆Viewing is by appointment only (= only at a time that has been arranged in advance).参观必须预约。■ encounter [countable] a meeting, especially one that is sudden, unexpected or violent （尤指意外、突然或暴力的）相遇，遭遇，冲突◆Three of them were killed in the subsequent encounter with the police.他们中有三个人在随后与警察的冲突中身亡。◆I've had a number of close encounters (= situations that could have been dangerous) with bad drivers.我好几次都险些与技术不佳的司机相撞。◆It was his first sexual encounter (= his first experience of sex).那是他的第一次性经验。■ date [countable] a meeting that you have arranged with a boyfriend or girlfriend or with sb who might become a boyfriend or girlfriend （男女朋友间或为发展恋爱关系的）约会，幽会◆I've got a date with Lucy tomorrow night.明天晚上我与露西有个约会。◆I can't believe you set me up on a blind date (= a date with sb you have not met before).我无法相信你竟安排让我去相亲。 see also date ⇨ go out phrasal verb ■ engagement [countable] an arrangement to do sth at a particular time, especially sth official or sth connected with your job （尤指正式的或与工作有关的）约定，约会，预约◆He has a number of social engagements next week.他下周有几场社交约会。◆It was her first official engagement.那是她第一次正式约会。◆I had to refuse because of a prior engagement.我因为已有预约只好拒绝了。 see also engaged ⇨ busy 1 ■ introduction [countable, uncountable] the act of making one person formally known to another, in which you tell each the other's name （正式的）介绍，引见◆Introductions were made and the conversation started to flow.大家相互介绍后交谈就开始了。◆Our speaker today needs no introduction (= he is already well known).我们今天的发言人就不必介绍了。 see also introduce ⇨ introduce 2 |