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Tenure N Uncount Period 英[ˈtenjə(R 美[ˈtɛnjɚ ˌjʊr N.占有(职位,不动产等);占有期;终身职位 房屋的)居住权;(土地的)使用权,使用期

单词 tenure
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英[ˈtenjə(r)] 美[ˈtɛnjɚ, -ˌjʊr]
解释
n.占有(职位,不动产等);占有期;终身职位;
例句

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(房屋的)居住权;(土地的)使用权,使用期
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.
例:Lack of security of tenure was a reason for many families becoming homeless.居住权得不到保证是许多家庭居无定所的一个原因。

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(重要职位的)任期,任职期间
Tenure is the period of time during which someone holds an important job.
例:...the three-year tenure of President Bush...布什总统的三年任期
例:He was in the middle of his tenure as Oxford Professor of Poetry and at the height of his fame.当时,他在牛津担任诗歌教授的聘期刚到一半,声誉正隆。

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终身职位;终身聘用
If you have tenure in your job, you have the right to keep it until you retire.
例:Junior staff have only a slim chance of getting tenure.初级职员得到终身职位的机会十分渺茫。
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