vacant
/ˈveɪkənt/
adj.
一句话记住
空着的;未被占用的;(职位)空缺的
释义与例句
adj.
空着的;未被占用的
empty or not currently being used by anyone
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There were no vacant seats near the front of the theatre.
剧院前排附近没有空座位。
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The old factory has been vacant since it closed five years ago.
那家旧工厂自五年前关闭以来一直闲置着。
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She parked in the only vacant space in the car park.
她把车停进了停车场唯一的空位。
adj.
(职位)空缺的
available for someone to take because the previous holder has left
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The position became vacant when the manager retired.
经理退休后,这个职位空了出来。
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Three teaching posts are still vacant at the school.
这所学校仍有三个教师职位空缺。
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He applied for the vacant role in the finance department.
他申请了财务部门的那个空缺职位。
词源与构词
记忆钩子
vacant 可形容房间、座位“空着”,也可形容职位“空缺”;相应的名词是 vacancy。
词族与关联词
同根词(同一个词根长出来的词)
词族(同一词根派生出的不同词性或形式)
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vacancy 空缺;空位;空房可数名词,可指职位空缺,也可指酒店、停车场等尚未被占用的地方。
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vacate 搬出;离开;空出较正式的动词,表示离开建筑物、座位或职位,使其空出来。
同义词
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unoccupied 无人占用的;空置的vacant 和 unoccupied 都可指房间或建筑无人使用;vacant 还可直接形容职位空缺,unoccupied 通常不这样搭配。The house remained unoccupied during the winter. 这栋房子整个冬天都无人居住。
反义词
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occupied 被占用的;有人使用的vacant 强调空间或职位空着;occupied 强调已经有人在使用或占用。Every desk in the reading room was occupied. 阅览室里每张桌子都有人用。
易混词(形近或义近,注意区别)
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empty 空的;没有东西的vacant 指座位、房间、建筑或职位无人占用;empty 更常指容器或空间里面没有东西,如 an empty box。The fridge was almost empty, so we went shopping. 冰箱几乎空了,所以我们去买东西了。
常见搭配
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vacant seat 空座位He asked whether the vacant seat beside her was taken. 他问她旁边的空座位是否有人坐。
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vacant position 空缺职位The department is advertising a vacant position in research. 该系正在为一个研究岗位的空缺职位招聘。
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become vacant 空出来;出现空缺The flat will become vacant at the end of the month. 这套公寓将在月底空出来。