n (1)工作，职位 (job; position of paid employment) [C]： a～in the new government 新政府中的一个职位;the～of general manager 总经理的职位;be in the same～for many years 多年来一直担任同一职务;hold an important～with the company 在公司里担任一个重要的职位;be appointed to a～被任命担任一个职务;get a better～得到一份更好的工作;have a～as cook/waitress 有一份厨师/女招待的工作;give sb a～in South America 给某人一个在南美的工作;apply for a～申请一份工作;The man asked to be relieved of his～. 那人要求准予辞职。〖同〗job，position;

(2)岗(哨)位 (position or place where a soldier is sent to be on duty) [C]： at one's～在岗位上;The policeman was on his～until midnight. 警察直到半夜才下岗。order sb not to leave his～命令某人不得离开岗位;When the fire-alarm sounds， each man rushes to his～. 当火灾警报响起来时，每个人都冲向自己的岗位。check～检查站;〖同〗station;

(3) 1)军队驻扎地(尤指边疆的堡垒)，营地 (small distant fort， camp， etc occupied and defended by soldiers， esp on a border) [C]： He returned to the～with a message for the general. 他回到驻地，给将军带来一个消息。2)营地的驻军 (soldiers stationed at a post) [C]： 〖同〗base，settlement;

(4)贸易站((尤指从前)位于不发达或人口稀少地区者) ((esp formerly) trading station， esp one in a region that is underdeveloped or thinly populated) [C][=trading post];

vt (1)任命，派任 (appoint sb to a job or a responsibility) [T+n， T+n+prep(to)]：～an officer to a unit/to the front/overseas 委任一名军官到一部队/前线/海外任职;～sb to the embassy in Moscow 委任某人到驻莫斯科使馆任职;I hope you will be～ed to my battalion. 希望派你到我营任职。

(2)布置岗哨 (place (soldiers， etc) on duty in a special place) [T+n， T+n+prep(at/on)]：～sentries (at the gate of the camp) (在军营门口)布置岗哨;～policemen all round the house 在房子周围布置警察;Has the guard been～ed? 卫兵布置好了吗?〖同〗station，place;

→′posting n 任命，委派;

【辨异】post²与appointment、office和station的区别见APPOINTMENT。