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incumbent adj.负有义务的；凭依的n.在职者；领圣职的俸禄的牧师 (1) 劝他改过是我义不容辞的义务。(2) 我变为支持他是我们义不容辞的责任。(3) 法官有责任提醒人们有关他们对案件的疑问。(4) 作为在职者,他在这个问题上易受攻击。 Incumbent comes from the Latin word incumbens, which means lying in or leaning on, but came to mean holding a position. It was first used in English for someone holding a church office, and then someone holding any office. You'll most likely hear it today for political officials. In a race for mayor, the incumbent mayor faces a challenger. Incumbent also means obligation. It is incumbent upon you to do the dishes.

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英 [ɪn'kʌmbənt] 美 [ɪn'kʌmbənt] (1) It is incumbent on me to reclaim him.(2) I think it's incumbent upon us to support him.(3) It is incumbent upon justice to give some warnings of their doubt about a case.(4) He, as the incumbent, is vulnerable on this. An incumbent is an official who holds an office. If you want to run for congress, you're going to have to beat the incumbent. 1[N-COUNT 可数名词]现任官员；在职官员 An incumbent is someone who holds an official post at a particular time.   [ADJ n]  [FORMAL 正式]In general, incumbents have a 94 per cent chance of being reelected.通常现任官员有 94% 的几率会再次当选。Incumbent is also an adjective....the only candidate who defeated an incumbent senator.唯一击败现任议员的候选人2[ADJ 形容词]成为责任的；义不容辞的；必须履行的 If it is incumbent upon you to do something, it is your duty or responsibility to do it.   [it v-link ADJ upon/on n to-inf]  [FORMAL 正式]It is incumbent upon all of us to make an extra effort.我们所有人都必须加倍努力。

英语单词	incumbent
英美音标	英 [ɪn'kʌmbənt] 美 [ɪn'kʌmbənt]
中文释义	adj.负有义务的；凭依的 n.在职者；领圣职的俸禄的牧师
英语例句	(1) It is incumbent on me to reclaim him. (2) I think it's incumbent upon us to support him. (3) It is incumbent upon justice to give some warnings of their doubt about a case. (4) He, as the incumbent, is vulnerable on this.
中文例句	(1) 劝他改过是我义不容辞的义务。 (2) 我变为支持他是我们义不容辞的责任。 (3) 法官有责任提醒人们有关他们对案件的疑问。 (4) 作为在职者,他在这个问题上易受攻击。
vocabulary简明	An incumbent is an official who holds an office. If you want to run for congress, you're going to have to beat the incumbent.
vocabulary扩展	Incumbent comes from the Latin word incumbens, which means lying in or leaning on, but came to mean holding a position. It was first used in English for someone holding a church office, and then someone holding any office. You'll most likely hear it today for political officials. In a race for mayor, the incumbent mayor faces a challenger. Incumbent also means obligation. It is incumbent upon you to do the dishes.
柯林斯解释	1 [N-COUNT 可数名词]现任官员；在职官员 An incumbent is someone who holds an official post at a particular time. [ADJ n] [FORMAL 正式] In general, incumbents have a 94 per cent chance of being reelected. 通常现任官员有 94% 的几率会再次当选。 Incumbent is also an adjective. ...the only candidate who defeated an incumbent senator. 唯一击败现任议员的候选人 2 [ADJ 形容词]成为责任的；义不容辞的；必须履行的 If it is incumbent upon you to do something, it is your duty or responsibility to do it. [it v-link ADJ upon/on n to-inf] [FORMAL 正式] It is incumbent upon all of us to make an extra effort. 我们所有人都必须加倍努力。

Incumbent Holding Official Holds Office Means [Formal 正式