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po·si·tion1 /pəˈzɪʃən/ ●●● S1 W1 noun  
1  way of standing/sitting etc 站姿/坐姿等 [countableC]MOVE/CHANGE POSITION the way someone is standing, sitting, or lying 姿态，姿势
 Lie in a comfortable position.
以一个舒服的姿势躺下。
 Frankie shifted his position so that his knees would not become cramped.
弗朗基换了个姿势，这样他的膝盖就不会老蜷着动弹不得。
sitting/kneeling/standing position
 I struggled up into a sitting position.
我挣扎着坐了起来。
2  situation 状况 [countableC usually singular]SITUATION the situation that someone is in, especially when this affects what they can and cannot do 处境，状况，状态；形势
 I’m not sure what I would do if I were in your position.
我不知道如果我身在你的处境会怎么办。
be in a position to do something
 Next week we will be in a much better position to comment.
我们下星期发表评论会合适得多。
be in the position of doing something
 She is in the enviable position of having three job offers.
她手头有三个工作机会，真让人羡慕。
 You’re putting me in rather a difficult position.
你让我很难办。
3  place where SB/STH is 某人/某物的位置 [countableC]PLACE the place where someone or something is, especially in relation to other objects and places 位置
position of
 the position of the sun in the sky
太阳在天空中的位置
 Our hotel was in a superb central position near St Mark’s Square.
我们的酒店处于极佳的中心位置，在圣马克广场附近。
 the strategic position (=useful or important position) of Egypt in relation to the Arabian peninsula
埃及相对于阿拉伯半岛的战略位置
4  PLACEcorrect place 正确的位置 [countableC, uncountableU] the place where someone or something is needed or supposed to be 适当的位置
into position
 He pulled the ladder into position.
他把梯子挪到位。
in/out of position
 All parking signs have now been placed in position.
所有停车标记都已安放就位。
5  direction 方向 [countableC] the direction in which an object is pointing 〔物体的〕所指方向，位置
vertical/upright/horizontal position
 Make sure the container remains in an upright position.
要确保那个容器保持直立。
 She turned the switch to the ‘on’ position.
她把开关拧到“开”的位置。
► see thesaurus at place
6  opinion 观点 [countableC]OPINION an opinion or judgment on a particular subject, especially the official opinion of a government, a political party, or someone in authority 〔尤指政府、政党、当权者的〕立场，态度 SYN attitude
position on
 What’s the party’s position on tax reform?
该党对于税制改革持什么态度？
 The principal took the position that the students didn’t need music classes.
那位校长认为学生不需要上音乐课。
 I hope you’ll reconsider your position.
我希望你能重新考虑你的立场。
7  job 工作 [countableC]JOB/WORK formal a job 职位，职务
somebody’s position as something
 Bill took up his new position as Works Director in October.
10 月份比尔上任当了厂长。
position of
 She has held the position of Chief Financial Officer since 1992.
她自1992年起担任财务主管一职。
 Bruce is thinking of applying for the position.
布鲁斯正在考虑申请那个职位。
 I’m sorry, the position has been filled (=someone has been found to do the job).
对不起，该职位已经有人递补了。
► see thesaurus at job
8  level/rank 水平/级别 [countableC, uncountableU]POSITION/RANK someone’s or something’s level, authority, or importance in a society or organization 地位，级别，身份
9  be in a position to do something CANto be able to do something because you have the ability, money, or power to do it 〔因为有能力、金钱或权力而〕能够做某事
Examples from the Corpus
be in a position to do something• Maybe next year we'll be in a better position to buy a house.• Well, given her appalling record, she's not in any position to criticize my work.• When I've read the whole report I'll be in a better position to comment.• This is quite unreasonable as the pilot should always be in a position to recover and make a normal landing.• Then they'd be in a position to tell their parents what had happened.• So few will ever be in a position to appreciate the magnitude of what has been lost.• Only the governor is now in a position to stop the execution.• The strange metallic noises continued at intervals, whenever he was in a position to hear them.• The proxy must be in a position to filter dangerous URLs and malformed commands.• More than a generation has passed since the child of a sitting president was in a position to apply to college.• In the case of the parents, they are unlikely to be in a position to make a rational judgement.• We just happen to be in a position to do something about it.• We will have to run more tests before we are in a position to say whether the document is authentic or not.• Once the loan is paid off, Jones will be in a position to run the casino himself.
10  be in no position to do something CAN'Tto be unable to do something because you do not have the ability, money, or power to do it 〔因为没有能力、金钱或权力而〕不能够做某事
Examples from the Corpus
be in no position to do something• Petitioner does not purport to have made, and is in no position to make, such findings.• Despite the scale of the sector's misjudgments, the City is in no position to criticise.• Ian was in no position to disagree with her.• Divided élite leading the assault upon itself may be in no position to withstand the pressures of a restless population.• Besides, they are in no position to squander a little favorable scheduling.• I had relatives who took me in, but they were in no position to support me through school.• Ralph, though, was in no position to be picky.
11  race/competition 赛跑/比赛 [countableC, uncountableU]DSLOSE A GAME, COMPETITION, OR WAR the place of someone or something in a race or competition in relation to the other people or things 名次
12  sports 体育运动 [countableC]DS the area where someone plays in a sport, or the type of actions they are responsible for doing 〔队员的〕位置
13  jockey/manoeuvre/jostle for position ADVANTAGEto try to get an advantage over other people who are all trying to succeed in doing the same thing 抢占有利的位置[地位]
Examples from the Corpus
jockey/manoeuvre/jostle for position• He stayed in the shadows as he passed the House of Mirrors with its queue stretching outside, everyone jostling for position.• Satisfaction and horror jostle for position on his face.• Teenage boys, like young bulls in a herd, often jockey for position and want to try out their own strength.• They're jockeying for position the moment they see the light at the end of the tunnel.• Pigeons there on the parapet opposite, squabbling, jostling for position.• As they jockey for position, firms often adopt quite different strategies within the same industry.• The paper claims this represents a serious challenge to other Risc vendors jostling for position in the software arena.• It's a spectacular sight, as the wildfowl jockey for position to grab the biggest beak or bill full of food.
14  army 军队 [countableC usually plural]PMA a place where an army has put soldiers, guns etc 阵地
 COLLOCATIONS – Meaning 1: the way someone is standing, sitting, or lying 姿态，姿势
nadjectives
a comfortable position
She wriggled into a more comfortable position.
an awkward position
My foot was in an awkward position.
a sitting/kneeling/standing position
The priest rose from his kneeling position by the bed.
a foetal position (=in which you are curled up like a baby before it is born)
I crawled into my bed and curled up in a foetal position.
verbs
nchange/shift your position
He shifted his position to get a better view of the stage.
npull/drag/haul yourself into a position
She pulled herself into a sitting position.
nassume/adopt a position formal (=move your body into a particular position)
The patient should adopt this position for five minutes every half hour.
hold a position (=stay in a position) 以一个舒服的姿势躺下。
nPull in your tummy muscles and hold that position.
n THESAURUS – Meaning 7: a job
describing someone’s position in an organization
senior used about someone who has an important position in an organization. Senior can also be used about someone who has a higher position than you in an organization
a senior executive
She’s a senior partner in a law firm.
She is senior to me.
chief [only before noun] used, especially in job titles, about someone who has the most important or one of the most important positions in an organization
Carole is the company’s chief financial officer.
He’s the chief economist at Hangseng Bank.
high-ranking [only before noun] used about someone who has a high position in an organization such as the government, the army, or the police
high-ranking government officials
a high-ranking police officer
top [only before noun] used about someone who is very good, important, or successful in their job
a top lawyer
He’s one of the president’s top aides.
top diplomats
junior used about someone who has a low position in an organization. Junior can also be used about someone who has a lower position than you in an organization
a junior clerk
a junior doctor
His role as naval officer was junior to Nelson.
assistant [only before noun] an assistant manager, director, editor etc has a position just below a manager etc
He’s an assistant professor of neurology at Harvard University.
She became assistant director at the Belgrade Theatre.
 COLLOCATIONS – Meaning 2: the situation that someone is in, especially when this affects what they can and cannot do 处境，状况，状态；形势
adjectives
the same position 相同的境地
A lot of people are in the same position.
很多人处于相同的境地。
a similar position 相似的境地
You can ask to be put in contact with others in a similar position.
你可以要求与处境相似的其他人联系。
a strong/good position (=a situation in which you have an advantage) 有利地位
A victory tonight will put them in a very strong position to win the cup.
今晚的胜利将对他们赢得奖杯非常有利。
a unique position (=a situation that no one else is in) 独特的地位
Their close knowledge of the area places them in a unique position to advise on social policy.
他们对该地区的深入了解使他们在对社会政策提供建议方面处于特殊地位。
a difficult/awkward position 困难/尴尬的处境
I was in the difficult position of having to choose between them.
我处境尴尬,必须在他们中间作出选择。
an enviable position (=a situation that other people would like to be in) 令人羡慕的地位
He is in the enviable position of not needing to work.
他不需要去工作,真令人羡慕。
an impossible position (=a very difficult situation) 极为困难的境地
She was furious with Guy for putting her in such an impossible position.
盖伊让她处于这样一个难办的境地，她对此极为恼火。
a weak position (=a situation in which you have a disadvantage) 不利的境地
Someone who is desperate to sell their house is in a weak position.
急于出售自己房子的人处于不利的地位。
a vulnerable position (=a situation in which you might be harmed) 易受危害的境地
Today we are in the vulnerable position of producing barely half our own food.
如今我们的粮食产量勉强达到我们需求量的一半,情况不妙。
the present/current position 当前/目前的状况
The following statistics indicate the present position.
以下数据表明了当前的状况。
the legal position (=the situation from a legal point of view) 法律状况
The legal position is far from clear.
法律状况尚不清楚。
somebody’s financial position 某人的经济状况
Has your financial position changed recently?
近来你的经济状况有变化吗？
a bargaining/negotiating position (=someone’s ability to bargain/negotiate) 讨价还价/谈判时的地位
The new law has strengthened workers' bargaining position.
这项新法律提高了劳方的谈判地位。
verbs
be in a strong/weak etc position 处于强势/弱势等地位
We are in a good position to help.
我们完全有能力提供帮助。
find yourself in a similar/awkward etc position 发现自己处于相似/尴尬等的境地
The refugee organizations now found themselves in a difficult position.
难民组织现在发现自己处境艰难。
reach a position 到达某地位
It has taken two years to reach the position we are now in.
我们费了两年时间才取得现在的地位。
put/place somebody in a good/awkward etc position 使某人处于有利/尴尬等的境地
I'm sorry if I put you in an awkward position.
如果我让你处境尴尬,那真是抱歉。
strengthen somebody’s position (=give someone a bigger advantage) 巩固某人的地位
People said that he used the conflict to strengthen his own position.
大家都说他是利用了这一冲突来巩固自己的地位。
weaken somebody’s position (=give someone a bigger disadvantage) 削弱某人的地位
The prime minister's position had been weakened by allegations of financial mismanagement.
首相被指财政管理不当,地位遭到削弱。
somebody’s position improves 某人的地位得到提升
By March, the Democrats' position had improved.
到3月份,民主党的地位得到了提升。
phrases
a position of strength (=a strong position) 优势地位
By now they were negotiating from a position of strength.
至此,他们在谈判桌上占据着优势。
n COLLOCATIONS – Meaning 6: an opinion or judgment on a particular subject, especially the official opinion of a government, a political party, or someone in authority 〔尤指政府、政党、当权者的〕立场，态度
verbs
take/hold a position (=have an opinion)
We take the position that these changes are to be welcomed.
adopt a position (=start having an opinion)
In 1898, the Church adopted its current position.
change your position
Since then, the party has changed its position.
reconsider your position (=think again about it and perhaps change it)
The UN Secretary General urged the US to reconsider its position.
defend a position
Each of the next three speakers defended a different position.
adjectives
an official position (=one that a government or organization says officially that it has)
This was the French government’s official position.
an extreme position
Few people hold this extreme position today.
a middle position (=one that is between two extreme positions)
They took a middle position, favouring decentralization but with some controls.
a neutral position (=not supporting either side in an argument)
The US claimed that Jordan had abandoned its neutral position and sided with Iraq.
n COLLOCATIONS – Meaning 7: a job 职位，职务
verbs
hold a position (=have it)
She had previously held a senior position in another school.
apply for a position
I decided to apply for the position of head teacher.
take up a position (=start doing a job)
Woods took up a new position as managing director of a company in Belfast.
leave a position
He left his position as Chief Conductor of the Moscow Radio Symphony Orchestra.
resign from a position
She has resigned from her position as department secretary.
offer somebody a position
They offered me the position of store manager.
fill a position (=find someone to do a job)
We are now seeking to fill some key positions in the company.
adjectives
a senior position
Decision making is done by managers holding the most senior positions.
a junior position
I left school and was offered a junior position in a bank.
a permanent/temporary position
It's a temporary position initially, for six months.
an official position
He has no official position in the government.
n COLLOCATIONS – Meaning 8: someone’s or something’s level, authority, or importance in a society or organization 地位，级别，身份
phrases
a position of power/authority
Many used their positions of power for personal advantage.
a position of influence
The media have an unrivalled position of influence.
a position of trust
As a church leader, he was in a position of trust.
他作为牧师身负重托。
a position of responsibility
Did you hold any positions of responsibility at school or university?
a position of leadership
She had risen to a position of leadership.
adjectives
a privileged position
The public expects the Royal Family to earn its privileged position.
an influential position
It's useful if you have friends in influential positions.
a powerful position
Many leaders from that period are still in powerful positions in government.
a dominant position
The firm achieved a dominant position in the world market.
verbs
occupy a position
Those who occupy positions of power do not want democracy.
maintain a position (=keep the rank that you have)
High-status groups do all they can to maintain their positions.
use your position
She can now use her position to do some good.
abuse your position (=use your level or rank wrongly)
He abused his position as a doctor.
Examples from the Corpus
position• Pollock rose to the No. 2 position in the company, but found that the higher she rose, the less she liked her job.• I have an interview for a position at the university.• Jessica moved to a position where she could see the stage better.• Always look for the best person to fill any position, regardless of age, race, or gender.• Ed asked me to lie for him to help save his job, which put me in a very awkward position.• Make sure you are in a comfortable position before you start to drive.• Conspiracy theorists might guess that Brown has Polaroids of Wilson in a compromising position.• Bombs were dropped on the enemy position.• It's difficult to determine the exact position of the plane.• Mears has moved from fifth to fourth position.• In her position, I'm not sure what I'd do.• Her position in the company means that she is responsible for major financial decisions.• The enemy, aware of the strength of his position, simply sat still and waited for us.• Inflections, positions, and signpost words are the mainstay of syntax.• If Cadbury buys Orangina, as appears likely, its position will be further enhanced.• Government forces destroyed military positions and captured enemy soldiers.• Then there's new positions I've been reading about, yaar.• No longer will some have power over others: positions of authority and the obedience they command will disappear.• He eventually became Lord Chancellor, the most powerful position in the British legal system.• The company has a strong position in most international markets.• Few rich people can really appreciate the position of the single mother living on welfare.• She takes the position that all asylum seekers should be made welcome.• The position now depends on whether the period of exclusion which has been ordered is permanent, indefinite or fixed term.• It's important that the Socialists clarify their position before the conference.• In Phoenix, several employees have even recommended that their positions be eliminated.• Jonson is in third position after the first part of the competition.• "What position do you play?" "Second base."• I'm not sure what I'd do if I were in your position.
sitting/kneeling/standing position• Anushkia Smyslov had bandaged Alex Bannen's head, and the physicist was propped in a sitting position against a workstation.• We are all propped-up in a sitting position, with pillows at back.• Huy forced himself into a sitting position by degrees and brought the empty jar of fig liquor into vision.• Derek was trying to pull Kitty into a sitting position, but she slumped to one side.• She pushed herself up into a sitting position.• He then stumbles back on to the shore and collapses to a sitting position.• Full leg braces brought the severely crippled to a standing position, but learning to use these devices required much practice.• Glover arranged his bed so that he could use the toilet from a near sitting position.
in ... position• Numbers in brackets indicate positions in the Oct-11a cDNA sequence in Figure 1.• It may be found from testing that this is impossible to achieve due to the ambiguity in previous word positions.• Most readers, whatever their work, are in a position to take some action based on them.• And you need not have been a highly paid executive to be in that position.• Charles gloried in his position for the first few weeks.• My father ignored it, too, standing in the same position as before, head cocked.• In fact, it would be impossible for a ridge to stay in any one position permanently.• When we calculate the uncertainty in position, Ax, we use formulae for resolving power which are derived from wave optics.
strategic position• Turku Castle was built in the thirteenth century in a strategic position on the harbour.• This is a historic town, its nucleus occupying an imposing and consequently strategic position on an eminence commanding the river Emme.• Towns had often to be sited in defensive, strategic positions not readily accessible to the railway.• As a result of the smooth progress of the first-phase operations, we have established an invincible strategic position.• The command unit was in its strategic position in the town square.• As lay-abbot of St-Martin Tours, Adalard occupied a key strategic position in the Loire valley.• Khotan also occupied a remarkably strategic position.• These strategic positions are not filled by just another group of salaried employees.
in/out of position• A few shingles were loosened enough by the wind to move and then bond down out of position once it warmed up.• Then Toopi scored again as Lee Gilmour was drawn out of position.• In extreme cases they can drop out of position. with disastrous results.• Every few seconds, Jody hits the pause button, freezing a frame to show them how out of position they are.• Marquez Pope, the other starting corner, is really a safety playing out of position.• It is what allows us to compose momentum states out of position states, or position states out of momentum states.• Seaman, however, was out of position, and dived too late to do anything but get a hand to it.
vertical/upright/horizontal position• The rear gunner was killed by that burst, as his gun swung up to a vertical position as he slumped down.• But he leapt through the staggering sharpness of it and achieved an upright position.• I eased into an upright position, ducking back out of sight until I heard him start the car and pull away.• She pushed a button, cranking the bed to a more upright position.• Wedges are used under the former to get the vertical position exactly right.• The sit-ups start with the back off the board, and end before the upper body reaches the vertical position.• Upon the lowering of his arm to the horizontal position in front of him, the squad would aim their weapons.• Additionally, when a horizontal-head centrifuge stops. the tubes fall from the horizontal to the vertical position.
reconsider ... position• Given the current job losses in the country, will the Government reconsider their appalling position?• If such a situation arises a break to reconsider positions is valuable.• The forthcoming appeal against conviction of Lord Hardwicke will therefore provide an opportunity for the appellate courts to reconsider the position.• In view of the threat of expulsions contained in these circulars, Labour supporters of Unity had to reconsider their position.• I shall be happy to reconsider the position in Manchester and Eccles, although I know that it is being carefully considered.• Last night, a local official, John Kydd, said the union would have to reconsider its position fairly swiftly.• If the hon. Gentleman really believes that he has outlined a proper approach, I ask him to reconsider his position.
held ... position• He has also held the position of factory manager.• This was the man who became President of the National Deaf Club in 1909 and held the position for over thirty years.• The Federals held the position nearer the coveted town.• He has held the position of Deputy Group Treasurer since 1985.• He has held the position on a part-time basis for the past few months.• Massy has held the position of marketing manager for 14 years.• He succeeds Brother Jeffrey Gros, who held the position for 10 years.
abuse your position as something• During his trial much was made of the way he had abused his position as a doctor.• But what makes Courtney especially dangerous is not that he abused his position as a doctor.
position ... play• If he remains in an off-side position or affects play while caught off-side, he must be penalised.• Now listed under positions played: All.
position2 ●○○ verb [transitiveT always + adverbadv/prepositionprep]  
1  PUTto carefully put something in a particular position 〔小心地〕放置，安置
2  be well/ideally/perfectly positioned to be in a situation in which you will be able to do something successfully 已准备好，境况很理想〔可以做成某事〕
Examples from the Corpus
position• Federal troops were positioned around the city.• Army units are to be positioned at all major installations including factories and power stations.• After their diagnostic procedure the colonoscope was positioned at site of infusion and a second blood sample collected.• Something lowered over him like glass, something seemed to be positioned between him and the world.• Nate positioned himself so he could keep an eye on the door.• He turned the chair around, positioning himself with his back to the window, and opened the book.• I dragged over a gooseneck lamp and positioned it to best advantage.• If you use a mirror in this way, be careful where you position it.• But B. J. Surhoff was positioned perfectly.• Make sure you position the wheel correctly before you tighten up the nuts.• The French generals had positioned thousands of troops along the border.• All the hotel's pleasant bedrooms are positioned to give a view of the lake.• A nice goof is to hide it altogether by positioning your pointer on its top edge and dragging down.
position yourself• It seemed that these two had just positioned themselves.• We have successfully positioned ourselves as a Bank which wants its customers' savings.• On Brother and Toyota machines it positions itself automatically when left to hang freely between the yarn mast and knitting.• Marcus saw there was a strip of green tape stuck to the floor and he positioned himself behind it.• You had to drive leftish to position yourself far enough down the fairway to get a pitch into the green.• Now portfolio managers have to decide how to position themselves for 1996.• He liked melting into crowds, positioning himself in doorways, anticipating her route as she walked across campus.• He turned the chair around, positioning himself with his back to the window, and opened the book.
From Longman Business Dictionary
positionpo·si·tion1 /pəˈzɪʃən/ noun [countableC]
1the situation that a person or organization is in, or the situation concerning a particular subject
The company is in a strong financial position, with more than $7 million in cash and no short-term debt.
The investment would weaken the company’s competitive position.
The new legislation puts the unions in a difficult position.
What’s the present position with regard to import restrictions?
→ see also bargaining position
→ cash position
2be in a position to do something to be able to do something because you have the ability, money, or power to do it
We will refund your money when we are in a position to do so.
3jockey/manoeuvre/jostle for position to try to get an advantage over other people who are all trying to succeed in the same activity
US advertising agencies are jostling for position in Eastern Europe.
4the level or rank someone or something has in society or in an organization
position in
He was a doctor with a respectable position in society.
We need more women in positions of authority and influence in television.
Financial institutions are in a unique position of trust when handling funds belonging to the public.
He did not want to be accused of abusing his position (=using his authority wrongly).
5formalJOB a job, especially an important one
position as
She is retiring from her position as chief executive.
Twelve people applied for the position (=asked to have the job).
He is filling a position (=taking a job) that has been vacant since July.
He has been offered amanagement position in Cairo.
He is older than most executives in their first senior position (=important job) abroad.
6someone’s opinion or judgement on something
position on
What’s your position on using freelance staff?
7FINANCE an investment in something, or the amount invested
The family has a recent history of buying positions of over 5% in public companies.
It said it will take a 10% equity position (=buy 10% of the shares) in the company.
After we have earned a modest profit, we will simply cash our position out (=sell our investment).
→ long position → short position
positionposition2 verb [transitiveT]
1if you position yourself in a particular way, or if something positions you in that way, you are prepared for a situation that you want to happen or think is going to happen
It has been working to position itself as a seller of group health insurance to major corporations.
The company’s restructuring has positioned it to compete more effectively.
2MARKETING if a company positions a product in a particular way, it tries to get people to think about it in that way in relation to the company’s other products and to competing products
The trend over the past decade has been to position pizza as a health food.
We’re trying to position the product toward younger buyers.
—positioned adjectiveadj
The company is well positioned in the marketplace.
Origin position1
(1300-1400) French Latin positio, from positus, past participle of ponere “to put”
po·si·tion1 noun →COLLOCATIONS1 →COLLOCATIONS2
→n COLLOCATIONS3 →n COLLOCATIONS4 →n COLLOCATIONS5 →n THESAURUS1position2 verb
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