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hold a directorship (at [company])
directorship 是可数名词，常用单数，常与 hold、take up 等动词搭配。
She has held a directorship at the bank for five years.
她在银行担任董事职位已有五年。
董事职位；董事职务
directorships — plural of directorship
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董事职位；董事职务
the position of a director of a business concern
She has held a directorship at the bank for five years.
她在银行担任董事职位已有五年。
董事(或导演、主任等)的职位
The office of a director.
She accepted the directorship of the company after years on the board.
她在董事会任职多年后，接受了公司的董事职位。
His directorship at the bank lasted for over a decade.
他在银行的董事职务持续了十多年。
The new directorship comes with greater responsibilities.
新的董事职位伴随着更大的责任。
directorship 是可数名词，常用单数，常与 hold、take up 等动词搭配。
She has held a directorship at the bank for five years.
她在银行担任董事职位已有五年。
He was appointed to a directorship of the new company.
他被任命担任那家新公司的董事职位。
The scandal forced him to resign from his directorship.
这场丑闻迫使他辞去了董事职位。
Not this
He works as a directorship in the company.
Use this
He works as a director in the company.
directorship 表示“董事职位”，不是“人”；说某人在公司担任董事（以董事身份工作）要用 director，不能说 work as a directorship。
Not this
He holds directorship of two companies.
Use this
He holds directorships of two companies.
directorship 是可数名词，说“两个公司的董事职位”要用复数 directorships；单数 directorship 前须加 a/the，不能像不可数名词那样单独使用。
Not this
She was appointed directorship of the company.
Use this
She was appointed to the directorship of the company.
表示“被任命为某公司的董事职位”要用 appoint sb to the directorship；directorship 是职位名词，不能像 director 那样直接作 appoint 的宾语补足语。
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担任董事职位
She held a directorship at the bank for ten years.
她在银行担任了十年的董事职位。
辞去董事职位
He resigned his directorship after the scandal.
丑闻发生后他辞去了董事职位。
接受董事职位
He accepted a directorship on the board of the new company.
他接受了新公司董事会的董事职位。
在她任职董事期间
During her directorship, the company doubled its profits.
在她任职董事期间，公司利润翻了一番。
任命某人担任董事职位
They appointed her to a directorship in the firm.
他们任命她担任公司的董事职位。
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把 directorship 拆成 director（董事）+ ship（船）：董事像船长一样掌舵，职位就是这艘“船”。
语域：neutral 常见场景：商业公司、董事会讨论、招聘广告 directorship 通常指公司或其他组织中董事的职位或任期，多用于商务和正式语境，日常口语中较少出现。
这些词都与 directorship 一样以 -ship 结尾，读音均为 /ʃɪp/，但重音都在前面的音节，因此并不与 directorship（/dɪˈrɛktərʃɪp/）押韵。其中 leadership、membership、ownership 还共享结尾的 /ərʃɪp/ 音。注意：拼写相似词 director /dəˈrɛktər/ 和 directory /dəˈrɛktəri/ 以 -or/-ory 结尾，不读 -ship。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.