a definite position;a proper place (/standing); space for one ❍ 过去这种小人物在文坛上却没有～。In the past such nobodies had not a proper place in the literary world. ❍ 不妨，我只须～，将就过一夜，…… (《儒林外史》412) That does not matter，…All I need is space for one,so that I have somewhere to sleep tonight.