hold office，serve ；

[例句] 在国会供职18年后, 他打算告老还乡. After 18 years in Congress, he intented to return to private life.

[例句] 我们的名册中有大约12%的人供职于计算机行业。 Around 12 per cent of the people on our books are in the computing industry.

suspension，suspend sb. from his duties，bandh ；

[例句] 四名官员已经被通知停职在家休整。 Four officers were told to go off duty and rest at home.

[例句] 出事后不久，朱莉就被停职了。 Julie was suspended from her job shortly after the incident.

（接受任命或委派， 来到工作岗位） take office，arrive at one's post，assume office ；

[例句] 他的到职为大家所欢迎. His assumption of office was welcomed by everyone.

[例句] 邮件中请注明期望的月薪酬和最早到职日期. State your desire salary and the earliest date job commencement.

government post，official position ；

[例句] 他施展手腕谋得了了官职. He jockeyed himself into office.

[例句] 二十和三十年代,妇女不仅参加选举,而且能任大小官职. The twenties and thirties saw women not only voting but also holding offices high and low.

investiture ；

[例句] 女司祭的授职礼 the ordination of women priests

[例句] 他被授职驻华总代理. The newspaper posted him in Timbuktu.

Holy orders ；

[例句] 梅勒斯宣扬异端邪说，不得不立即免去其圣职。 Mellors was preaching heresy and had to be immediately defrocked.

[例句] 苏格兰长老会多年前就已开始任命女性担任圣职。 Women have been ordained for many years in the Church of Scotland.

priesthood ；

[例句] 牧师每星期二作履行神职的访问. The priest makes pastoral visits every Tuesday.

[例句] 教会同意授给女性神职的决定使他终于忍无可忍。 For him the Church's decision to allow the ordination of women had been the last straw.

occupational，professional，vocational ；

[例句] 卡琳设法达到了其职业的要求。 Somehow Karin managed to cope with the demands of her career.

[例句] 从事该职业的女性比例已升高到17.3%。 The proportion of women in the profession had risen to 17.3%.

[法] seniority ；

[例句] 中将比上尉的职位高. A lieutenant general is above a captain.

[例句] 他们有着重要的职位, 高工资, 并拥有公司的股份. These veterans occupy important positions, enjoy wonderful treatment , and own stock options.

[经] professionalism ；

[例句] 比力职业化的一般范式是条纹状的. A common pattern considered very professional is the pinstripe.

[例句] 表现得职业化会自动地使你显得更有吸引力. Acting professional will automatically make you appear more attractive.

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[例句] 基层职员的流动率特别高。 Staff turnover is particularly high among junior grades.

[例句] 职员的专业素质给我们的印象很深。 We were impressed by the professionalism of the staff.

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[例句] 他是怎样在成为外交大臣以后的17年间保住最高职位的？ How does he stay on top, 17 years after becoming foreign minister?

[例句] 有空缺职位的时候，办事处就到各个大学去打探。 When vacancies occur, the office puts out feelers to the universities.

level of position，official rank ；

chaplaincy，pastorship ；

[例句] 他任牧师职. He was called to the ministry.

induct；

adjutancy ；

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