locum
noun /ˈləʊkəm/
/ˈləʊkəm/
(British English) (North American English locum tenens
/ˌləʊkəm ˈtenenz/
/ˌləʊkəm ˈtenənz/
)- a doctor or priest who does the work of another doctor or priest while they are sick, on holiday, etc.; the position of such a doctor or priest
代班医生；代理牧师 - My usual doctor was away, so I saw a locum.
我的主治医生不在，所以我去看了医生。 - She took early retirement, but continued to do locums.
她提前退休了，但仍继续吸毒。
Collocations DictionaryLocum is used before these nouns:- doctor
- GP
- My usual doctor was away, so I saw a locum.