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vacancy

UK //ˈveɪkənsi//US //ˈveɪkənsi//

词源

源自拉丁语 'vacantia',意为'空的状态',通过古法语 'vacance' 进入英语。

noun

❶ 指某个职位或房间未被占用,处于空缺状态。常用于招聘或租房场景,表示有可申请的职位或可租住的房间。

“There is a vacancy for a manager in our company.”

(我们公司有一个经理职位空缺。)

“The hotel has no vacancies during the holiday season.”

(这家酒店在假期期间没有空房。)

❶ 指眼神或表情的空洞、茫然状态,表示缺乏兴趣或注意力不集中。

“There was a strange vacancy in his eyes as he stared out the window.”

(他望向窗外时,眼神中有种奇怪的茫然。)

“Her face showed complete vacancy during the boring lecture.”

(在无聊的讲座中,她脸上完全是一副心不在焉的表情。)

同义词:opening, position, void, emptiness, blankness

常见短语

fill a vacancy — 填补空缺职位或位置,通常指招聘新员工或任命某人担任某个职位。

“It took three months to fill the vacancy left by the retiring director.”

(填补退休主管留下的空缺花了三个月时间。)

no vacancy — 表示没有空余的房间或职位,常见于酒店招牌或招聘公告。

“Every motel along the highway had a 'No Vacancy' sign due to the festival.”

(由于节日庆典,公路沿线的所有汽车旅馆都挂着‘客满’的牌子。)