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in a position to do sth
表示有能力或有资格做某事，常用于否定句。
She is in a position to make decisions.
她有能力做决定。
位置；地点
positions — plural of position
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
位置；地点
A place or location where something or someone is.
She is in a position to make decisions.
她有能力做决定。
一个地方或位置。
A place or location.
物体所占的特定空间部分
the particular portion of space occupied by something
一个工作岗位；一份工作。
A post of employment; a job.
军队因战术原因占据的地点
a point occupied by troops for tactical reasons
The map shows the exact position of the treasure.
地图显示了宝藏的确切位置。
She took a firm position on environmental issues.
她在环境问题上采取了坚定立场。
The soldiers held their position against the enemy.
士兵们坚守阵地对抗敌人。
表示有能力或有资格做某事，常用于否定句。
She is in a position to make decisions.
她有能力做决定。
表示对某事的立场或观点。
He took a strong position on the issue.
他对此问题采取了强硬立场。
表示处于适当的位置。
All players are in position.
所有球员都已就位。
Not this
He has good position in the company.
Use this
He has a good position in the company.
中文学习者常遗漏冠词，因为中文没有冠词概念。但英语中可数名词单数需加冠词，position 是单数可数名词，所以必须用 a。
Not this
What is your position of this problem?
Use this
What is your position on this problem?
表示“立场、观点”时，position 后应接介词 on，直译自中文“对...的立场”会导致错误使用 of。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
职位
She applied for a job position in the marketing department.
她申请了市场部的一个职位。
采取立场
The government took a strong position on environmental issues.
政府在环境问题上采取了强硬立场。
权势地位
He held a position of power in the company.
他在公司里拥有权势地位。
起始位置
Everyone lined up at the starting position.
大家在起始位置排好队。
身体姿势
Yoga helps improve your body position and alignment.
瑜伽有助于改善身体姿势和协调性。
军事阵地
The troops maintained their military position overnight.
部队整夜坚守军事阵地。
有能力做某事
After saving enough money, she was in a position to buy a house.
存够钱后，她有能力买房子了。
强势地位
They entered the negotiation from a position of strength.
他们从强势地位进入谈判。
就某事表明立场
The politician refused to take a position on the controversial issue.
这位政治家拒绝就有争议的问题表明立场。
我有能力做出改变
In her song 'positions', Ariana Grande sings 'I'm in a position to make a change'.
在她的歌曲《positions》中，爱莉安娜·格兰德唱道“我有能力做出改变”。
Use positions naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
将position拆解为pos（姿势）和ition（名词后缀），联想为‘摆姿势的位置’。
注册: 中性至正式; 典型场景: 招聘广告、公司组织架构、求职面试; 注: 此义项通常用于正式或职业场合，指‘职位’。
注意：position为可数名词，常与介词in或of搭配使用。
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