the fact of being older or of a higher rank than others 年长;级别高 a position of seniority 高级职位
Extra ExamplesOn the death of the captain, the officer next in seniority assumed command. 上尉死后,下一级的军官接过了指挥权。 She had seniority over three members of the department. 她比本部门的三位同事资历深。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + seniority- have
- lose
- system
- by seniority
- seniority over
- in order of seniority
the rank that you have in a company because of the length of time you have worked there 资历 a lawyer with five years’ seniority 有五年从业经验的律师 Should promotion be based on merit or seniority? 提拔一个人应当看业绩,还是看资历?
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + seniority- have
- lose
- system
- by seniority
- seniority over
- in order of seniority