tenure
US /ˈten.jɚ/
UK /ˈten.jɚ/
1.
任期, 保有
the holding of an office or position
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During his tenure as CEO, the company's profits tripled.
在他擔任首席執行官的任期內，公司利潤翻了三倍。
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Her tenure at the university lasted for twenty years.
她在大學的任期持續了二十年。
2.
終身教職, 永久職位
a permanent post as a professor or lecturer at a university or college
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She was granted tenure after years of dedicated research.
經過多年潛心研究，她獲得了終身教職。
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Achieving tenure is a major milestone for academics.
獲得終身教職是學者們的一個重要里程碑。