incumbent

英 [ɪnˈkʌmbənt]

美 [ɪnˈkʌmbənt]

n.  在职者; 现任者
adj.  在职的; 现任的; 有责任; 必须履行

复数：incumbents　

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Collins.2 / BNC.11460 / COCA.7904

牛津词典

noun

• 在职者；现任者
  a person who has an official position
  1. the present incumbent of the White House
     现任美国总统

adj.

• 在职的；现任的
  having an official position
  1. the incumbent president
     现任总统
• 有责任；必须履行
  necessary as part of sb's duties
  1. It was incumbent on them to attend.
     他们必须出席。

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 现任官员;在职官员
  Anincumbentis someone who holds an official post at a particular time.
  1. In general, incumbents have a 94 per cent chance of being reelected.
     通常现任官员有 94% 的几率会再次当选。
  2. Incumbentis also an adjective.
     
  3. ...the only candidate who defeated an incumbent senator.
     唯一击败现任议员的候选人
• ADJ 成为责任的;义不容辞的;必须履行的
  If it isincumbent uponyoutodo something, it is your duty or responsibility to do it.
  1. It is incumbent upon all of us to make an extra effort.
     我们所有人都必须加倍努力。

英英释义

noun

• the official who holds an office
  Synonym:officeholder

adj

• currently holding an office
  1. the incumbent governor
• necessary (for someone) as a duty or responsibility
  1. it is incumbent on them to pay their own debts
• lying or leaning on something else
  1. an incumbent geological formation

双语例句

• Mr Fox had promised to transform the country, but many of his proposals failed in the incumbent congress.
  福克斯先生曾许诺会为国家进行改头换面的革新，但是他的许多提议在义不容辞的国会议谈中夭折了。
• It is incumbent upon all of us to make an extra effort.
  我们所有人都必须加倍努力。
• It's incumbent on you to warn them.
  你有责任告诫他们。
• It is incumbent that we maintain our unified community.
  我们有义务保持现在的统一团体。
• He feels the same today and says he stands behind the incumbent but agrees that NUP raises urgent questions.
  今天他仍然有同感，称他将支持现任领导人，但是他认为NUP提出了一些紧迫性问题。
• The incumbent president faces problems which began many years before he took office.
  现任总统面临着在他上任多年前便开始出现的问题。
• The incumbent must be able to demonstrate Objective Analytical Power, and be numerically literate.
  该职位必须证明有目标分析能力和数字演示能力。
• Defeated the incumbent in a close election.
  在一场势均力敌的选举中击败在职者。
• It is the inevitable rivalry between an incumbent superpower and a rapidly rising one.
  其根源在于一个现任超级大国与另一个快速崛起的超级大国间不可避免的竞争。
• Four former Presidents joined incumbent President George Bush at the dedication ceremony for the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library.
  四位前总统与现任总统乔治。布什一起参加了里根总统图书馆的开馆典礼。