单词 | position |
释义 | Word Frequency position(pəˈzɪʃən) noun 1. the place, situation, or location of a person or thing he took up a position to the rear 2. the appropriate or customary location the telescope is in position for use 3. the arrangement or disposition of the body or a part of the body I remained in a sitting position 4. the manner in which a person or thing is placed; arrangement 5. military an area or point occupied for tactical reasons 6. mental attitude; point of view; stand what's your position on this issue? 7. social status or standing, esp high social standing 8. a post of employment; job 9. the act of positing a fact or viewpoint 10. something posited, such as an idea, proposition, etc 11. sport the part of a field or playing area where a player is placed or where he or she generally operates 12. music a. the vertical spacing or layout of the written notes in a chord. Chords arranged with the three upper voices close together are in close position. Chords whose notes are evenly or widely distributed are in open position See also root position b. one of the points on the fingerboard of a stringed instrument, determining where a string is to be stopped 13. make position 14. finance the market commitment of a dealer in securities, currencies, or commodities a long position a short position 15. in a position verb (transitive) 16. to put in the proper or appropriate place; locate 17. sport to place (oneself or another player) in a particular part of the field or playingarea 18. to put (someone or something) in a position (esp in relation to others) that confers a strategic advantage he's trying to position himself for a leadership bid 19. marketing to promote (a product or service) by tailoring it to the needs of a specific market or by clearly differentiating it from its competitors (e.g. in terms of price or quality) 20. rare to locate or ascertain the position of Derived forms positional (poˈsitional) adjective Word origin C15: from Late Latin positiō a positioning, affirmation, from pōnere to place, lay down |
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