- (+ adv./prep.)
a period of time that you spend working somewhere or doing a particular activity 从事某项工作(或活动)的时间 He did a stint abroad early in his career. 他刚参加工作时在国外干过一段时间。 He hated his two-year stint in the Navy. 他憎恨在海军服役的那两年。 I’ve done my stint in the kitchen for today. 今天我已经做完了厨房里的工作。
Extra ExamplesHe later served a stint in the Navy. 他后来在海军服役了一段时间。 He's doing a brief stint at the World Bank in Washington. 他正在华盛顿的世界银行做一份短期工作。 His résumé includes a stint as a professor of physics. 他的简历包括了当物理学教授的一段任职经历。 She met her husband during her stint at the London office. 她在伦敦办事处任职期间结识了她丈夫。 The singer enjoyed a short stint at number one. 这位歌手拥有一段排名第一的短暂时光。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- long
- brief
- short
- …
- do
- serve
- enjoy
- …
- after a/the stint
- during a/the stint
Word OriginOld English styntan ‘make blunt’, of Germanic origin; related to the verb stunt.