tenure
noun /ˈtenjə(r)/
/ˈtenjər/
[uncountable]- the period of time when somebody holds an important job, especially a political one; the act of holding an important job
（尤指重要政治职务的）任期，任职 - his four-year tenure as president
他的四年总统任期 - She had a long tenure of office.
她在职很长时间。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- life
- lifetime
- long
- …
- have
- begin
- end
- …
- during somebody’s tenure
- a tenure of office
- his four-year tenure as president
- the right to stay permanently in your job, especially as a teacher at a university
（尤指大学教师的）终身职位，长期聘用 - It's still extremely difficult to get tenure.
要取得终身职位仍然极其困难。 - She has been granted tenure at Leeds University.
她已被授予利兹大学的终身职位。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- academic
- faculty
- indefinite
- …
- have
- achieve
- get
- …
- track
- clock
- evaluation
- …
- It's still extremely difficult to get tenure.
- the legal right to live in a house or use a piece of land
（房地产的）保有权，保有期 - When you rent a house here, you don’t have security of tenure.
在这里租房子没有租住权保障。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- secure
- housing
- land
- …
- security of tenure
- When you rent a house here, you don’t have security of tenure.
词源late Middle English: from Old French, from tenir ‘to hold’, from Latin tenere.