position
Từ điển Collocation
position noun
1 place
ADJ. correct, exact | central | geographical | military, strategic | defensive
VERB + POSITION take (up) The guards took up their positions on either side of the door. | jostle for Hordes of journalists jostled for position outside the conference hall. | play (sport) What position does he play?
PREP. in ~ Fix the pieces in position before gluing them together | into ~ Please get into position. | out of ~ Nakata had to play out of position when the defender was injured.
2 way of sitting, standing, etc.
ADJ. comfortable, uncomfortable | crouched, kneeling, sitting | sleeping | horizontal, vertical | foetal
VERB + POSITION change
3 situation
ADJ. business, economic, financial, legal | dominant, impregnable, strong | favourable, good, ideal, perfect | envious, invidious | competitive | precarious, vulnerable, weak | awkward, difficult, embarrassing, impossible | current, present | bargaining, negotiating | trading the trading position of the British economy
VERB + POSITION achieve, attain, reach It has taken years to achieve the position we are now in. | put sb in It put me in an awkward position when he asked me to keep a secret. | strengthen Their obvious desperation strengthens our bargaining position.
PREP. in a/the ~ We may be in a position to help you. I was in the embarrassing position of having completely forgotten her name. | ~ of
4 opinion
ADJ. extreme | ideological, philosophical, political, theoretical | official The country's official position is that there is no famine in the area.
VERB + POSITION adopt, take | defend
PREP. ~ on He took an extreme position on religious matters.
5 rank
ADJ. first, second, etc. | dominant, high, important, influential, pre-eminent | inferior, lowly They occupy a lowly position in society. | privileged, secure | social
VERB + POSITION establish, gain, secure | hold, occupy
PREP. ~ among/amongst This latest novel confirms herpre-eminent position amongst today's writers. | ~ in The firm gained a dominant position in the market.
PHRASES a position of authority/influence/power
6 job
ADJ. full-time, part-time | key, responsible, senior | junior, menial | official | skilled | administrative, management, managerial
VERB + POSITION have, hold, occupy | apply for | obtain | fill | offer sb | resign
PREP. in a/the ~ How long were you in your previous position? | ~ in/within his new position in the firm | ~ of She was offered the position of sales manager.
Từ điển WordNet
n.
- the particular portion of space occupied by something; place
he put the lamp back in its place
- a point occupied by troops for tactical reasons; military position
- a way of regarding situations or topics etc.; view, perspective
consider what follows from the positivist view
- the arrangement of the body and its limbs; posture, attitude
he assumed an attitude of surrender
- the relative position or standing of things or especially persons in a society; status
he had the status of a minor
the novel attained the status of a classic
atheists do not enjoy a favorable position in American life
- a job in an organization; post, berth, office, spot, billet, place, situation
he occupied a post in the treasury
- the spatial property of a place where or way in which something is situated; spatial relation
the position of the hands on the clock
he specified the spatial relations of every piece of furniture on the stage
- the appropriate or customary location
the cars were in position
- (in team sports) the role assigned to an individual player
what position does he play?
- the act of putting something in a certain place; placement, location, locating, positioning, emplacement
- a condition or position in which you find yourself; situation
the unpleasant situation (or position) of having to choose between two evils
found herself in a very fortunate situation
- an item on a list or in a sequence; place
in the second place
moved from third to fifth position
- a rationalized mental attitude; stance, posture
- an opinion that is held in opposition to another in an argument or dispute; side
there are two sides to every question
- the post or function properly or customarily occupied or served by another; stead, place, lieu
can you go in my stead?
took his place
in lieu of
- the act of positing; an assumption taken as a postulate or axiom
Bloomberg Financial Glossary
头寸|盘|仓|情况头寸；盘；仓；情况
A market commitment; the number of contracts bought or sold for which no offsetting transaction has been entered into. The buyer of a commodity is said to have a long position, and the seller of a commodity is said to have a short position. Related: Open contracts.
Investopedia Financial Terms
Position
The amount of a security either owned (which constitutes a long position) or borrowed (which constitutes a short position) by an individual or by a dealer. In other words, it's a trade an investor currently holds open.
Investopedia Says:
For example, you might hear it used in the following contexts:
1. Dealers often take long positions in specific securities to maintain inventories and allow for quick and easy trading.
2. The trader closed his position and locked in a profit of 10%.
English Synonym and Antonym Dictionary
positions|positioned|positioning
syn.: capacity duty function job location office place post role situation spot
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