vacancy
UK/'veikənsi/US/'veikәnsi/
IELTSTOEFLB1
释义
n.
An unfilled job or position
空缺职位
n.
An available room, especially in a hotel
空房(尤指旅馆)
n.
Empty space; emptiness of mind
空白;茫然
词根拆分
词根派生vac(空)+ -ancy(状态)="空着的状态"。同一个空位出现在各处:空着的职位是 job vacancy,空着的旅馆房间是 vacancy,而 "No Vacancy" 招牌意思是没有空房了。
词根 vac 还连着 31 个词常用搭配
- 1.job vacancy职位空缺
- 2.fill a vacancy填补空缺
- 3.no vacancies没有空房
- 4.staff vacancy人员空缺
例句
- 1.
The company posted a vacancy for a senior engineer.
公司发布了一个高级工程师的职位空缺。
- 2.
Sorry, we have no vacancies for tonight.
抱歉,我们今晚没有空房了。
- 3.
There was a vacancy in her eyes, as if she weren't really there.
她眼神空洞,仿佛人不在场。