柯林斯詞典tenure /?t?nj??/ 1. N-UNCOUNT 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. 居住權(quán); (土地的) 使用權(quán) Lack of security of tenure was a reason for many families becoming homeless. 居住權(quán)缺乏安全保障是許多家庭無家可歸的一個原因。2. N-UNCOUNT Tenure is the period of time during which someone holds an important job. 任期 ...the challenges he faced during his tenure as chief executive officer. …他在首蓆執(zhí)行官任期內(nèi)麪臨的種種挑戰(zhàn)。3. N-UNCOUNT If you have tenure in your job, you have the right to keep it until you retire. 終身職位 返回 tenure劍橋詞典being the legal owner of land , a job , or an official public position , or the period of time during which you own it 佔有;使用權(quán);使用期;任期;保有期 During his tenure as dean , he had a real influence on the students . 他在儅教務(wù)長期間,對學(xué)生們影響很大。 the right to remain permanently in a job 終身職位 She is one of the few people in the English Department who has tenure. 她是英語系少數(shù)幾個獲得了終身職位的講師之一。 professors (= those likely to get tenure) who don't publish enough work may not be offered tenure. 有機會獲得終身職位的教授如果發(fā)表數(shù)量不足,可能不會給予終身職位。 比較untenured 返回 tenure