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

• It's incumbent on you to warn them.
  你有责任告诫他们。
• Bush is the incumbent president of the United states.
  布什是美国现任总统。
• Defeated the incumbent in a close election.
  在一场势均力敌的选举中击败在职者。
• 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。
• 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。
• Incumbent may be required to perform other related duties.
  任职者可能被要求执行其他相关的职责。
• Position requires incumbent to design and implement best-in-class systems for patient monitoring and anesthesia delivery.
  该职位要求为医用监护仪和麻醉系统设计出最好的系统，并付诸于实践。
• The independent candidate also is especially critical of incumbent President Roh Moo-hyun's engagement policy with North Korea.
  独立候选者还尤其批评了现任总统卢武铉对北朝鲜诱人的计划。
• It's incumbent on you to advise your son before he leaves home.
  在你儿子离家前给他忠告是你义不容辞的事。
• I thought it's incumbent upon us to support him.
  我变为支持他是我们义不容辞的责任。