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seniority

/siːnɪˈɒɹɪti/ /sinˈjɔɹɪti/

Meanings
noun

资历，年资

A measure of the amount of time a person has been a member of an organization, as compared to other members, and with an eye towards awarding privileges to those who have been members longer.

Examples :

"Because of his seniority at the company, John got to choose his vacation dates before anyone else. "
因为约翰在公司资历老，所以他可以比其他人先选择休假日期。
organization business job time position

Related Words

Illustration measure

measure noun

/ˈmɛʒə/ /ˈmɛʒɚ/

衡量，措施

"The recipe calls for a precise measure of baking soda. "

这个食谱要求精确分量的烘焙苏打。

Illustration towards

towards preposition

/tɘˈwoːdz/ /təˈwɔːdz/ /tʊˈwɔɹdz/

朝，向，往。

"She moved toward the door."

她朝门口走去。

Illustration because

because adverb

/bɪˈkɒz/ /biˈkɔz/

因为，由于。

"I went to the park because the weather was nice. "

因为天气很好，所以我去了公园。

Illustration privileges

privileges noun

/ˈpɹɪv(ɪ)lɪdʒɪz/

特权，豁免权.

"Historically, certain religious orders were granted privileges by the Pope, exempting them from some canonical laws. "

历史上，一些宗教团体曾被教皇授予特权，豁免他们遵守某些教会法规。

Illustration person

person noun

/ˈpɜːsən/ /ˈpɝsən/

人， 人物， 个体。

"Each person is unique, both mentally and physically."

每个人在身心方面都是独一无二的。

Illustration organization

organization noun

/ˌɔɹɡənaɪˈzeɪʃən/ /ˌɔːɡənaɪˈzeɪʃən/ /ˌɔɹɡənɪˈzeɪʃən/

有条理，组织性

"This painting shows little organization at first glance, but little by little the structure becomes clear."

这幅画乍一看没什么条理，但慢慢地，结构就变得清晰起来了。

Illustration vacation

vacation noun

/veɪˈkeɪʃ(ə)n/ /veɪˈkeɪʃən/

假期，休假

"After a long week of school, my vacation was a welcome freedom from studying. "

經過漫長的一周學習，我的假期終於到來，讓我從讀書的重壓下解放出來，真是太好了。

Illustration members

members noun

/ˈmɛmbəz/ /ˈmɛmbɚz/

成员，分子。

"All members of the book club must attend the monthly meeting. "

读书俱乐部的所有成员都必须参加每月例会。

Illustration awarding

awarding verb

/əˈwɔːrdɪŋ/

授予，颁发

"the arbitrators awarded damages to the complainant"

仲裁员裁决向申诉人赔偿损失。

Illustration company

company noun

/ˈkʌmp(ə)ni/ /ˈkʌmpəni/

团队， 公司， 团体

"The school's student council is a company of dedicated students who organize events. "

学校的学生会是一个由热心学生组成的团体，他们负责组织各种活动。

Illustration amount

amount noun

/əˈmaʊnt/

总量，总数.

"The amount of atmospheric pollution threatens a health crisis."

大气污染的总量威胁着一场健康危机。

Illustration compared

compared verb

/kəmˈpɛəd/ /kəmˈpɛɹd/

比较，对比

"Sentence: The teacher compared the student's essay to the original article to check for plagiarism. "

老师把学生的文章和原文进行了比较，以检查是否存在抄袭。