| 单词 | tenure |
| 释义 | tenure (tenjəʳ ) 1. uncountable noun Tenure is the legal right to live in a particular building or to use a particular piece of land during a fixed period of time. Lack of security of tenure was a reason for many families becoming homeless. Synonyms: occupancy, holding, occupation, residence 2. uncountable noun Tenure is the period of time during which someone holds an important job. ...the three-year tenure of the President. [+ of] He was in the middle of his tenure as Oxford Professor of Poetry and at the height of his fame. Synonyms: term of office, term, incumbency, period in office 3. uncountable noun If you have tenure in your job, you have the right to keep it until you retire. Junior staff have only a slim chance of getting tenure. Collocations: tenure lasts It will be interesting to see how long that tenure lasts. Times, Sunday Times For however long that tenure lasts. Times, Sunday Times In some cases, life tenure lasts only until a mandatory retirement age. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 居住权 Japanese: 不動産の保有期間 |
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