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a stint as [noun]
表示在某职位上的短暂工作经历。
She had a stint as a journalist.
她曾短暂担任记者。
一段时间；时期
stints — plural of stint
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一段时间；时期
A period of time spent doing or being something; a spell.
She had a stint as a journalist.
她曾短暂担任记者。
赛车术语中亦指连续两次进站之间的一段赛程。
做某事或处于某种状态的时期；一段时间。
A period of time spent doing or being something; a spell.
滨鹬属的几种极小的涉禽；鹬类,如黑腹滨鹬或三趾滨鹬。
Any of several very small wading birds in the genus Calidris. Types of sandpiper, such as the dunlin or the sanderling.
限制；界限；约束；程度。
Limit; bound; restraint; extent.
分配的数量或任务；配给的份额。
Quantity or task assigned; proportion allotted.
After a brief stint as a waiter, she found a job in marketing.
在短暂地当过服务员之后，她找到了一份市场营销的工作。
He did a two-year stint in the army before going to university.
他在上大学之前服了两年兵役。
My brother had a stint teaching English in Japan.
我哥哥曾有一段时间在日本教英语。
表示在某职位上的短暂工作经历。
She had a stint as a journalist.
她曾短暂担任记者。
stint后常接介词at、in或with，表示地点或机构。
He completed a stint at the hospital.
他在医院完成了一段工作。
do a stint后常接动名词或介词短语。
I did a stint working on a farm.
我在农场干过一阵子活。
Not this
He did a stint in the company.
Use this
He did a stint at the company.
介词错误：表示在某公司工作一段时间，英语用 at，而不是 in。中文的“在...里”容易导致直译错误。
Not this
She completed two stint as a teacher.
Use this
She completed two stints as a teacher.
复数形式错误：stint 的复数形式是 stints，需要加-s。中文没有明显的复数标记，容易忽略。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
短暂的一段工作（或任职）
He had a brief stint as a waiter after graduating.
毕业后，他曾短暂地做过服务员。
两年的工作／任期
Her two-year stint in Tokyo gave her valuable experience.
她在东京工作的两年为她积累了宝贵的经验。
做一段（工作、服役等）
Many students do a stint of voluntary work abroad.
许多学生在国外做一段时间的志愿工作。
任职一段时间；服一段（役）
He served a stint in the navy before joining the firm.
他在加入这家公司之前曾在海军服役一段时间。
担任……的时期
His stint as captain lasted only three months.
他担任队长的时期只持续了三个月。
在某地工作／任职的时期
She returned to teaching after a stint at a tech startup.
在一家科技初创公司工作过一段时间后，她又回去教书了。
毫无保留地；慷慨地
She praised the volunteers' work without stint.
她毫无保留地赞扬了志愿者的工作。
干一段时间；短期从事
He did a stint as a waiter before becoming a chef.
在成为厨师之前，他当过一段时间服务员。
服役一段时间；任职一段时间
She served a stint in the military before going to college.
在上大学之前，她在军队服役了一段时间。
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把 stint 拆成 s + tint（淡色）：给墙刷一层 tint 需要那么一段 stint（时期），记住它是‘一段限定的时间’。
语域：neutral 常见场景：求职或简历、人物专访、职场回顾 stint 作为名词表示“一段时期”时，在口语和书面语中都比较通用；通常多用于回顾工作或任职经历，语气中性，比 spell 略正式，但不算高度正式。
hint, lint, mint, print, and sprint genuinely rhyme with stint, all sharing the /ɪnt/ ending. Beware of pint: despite the same -int spelling, it is pronounced /paɪnt/ and does not rhyme.
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