vacancy
vacancy — 名詞
1. a room, seat, parking spot, or other area that is not currently in use and can b
空位；空房
可使用的空間或位置
a room, seat, parking spot, or other area that is not currently in use and can be used by someone
The hotel had a 'No Vacancy' sign hanging by the front door when we arrived.
我們到達時，飯店門口掛著「客滿」的牌子。
fixed phrase: 'No Vacancy' sign
Takeshi parked in the only vacancy left on the third floor of the garage.
Takeshi 把車停進停車場三樓剩下的唯一一個空位。
collocation: parking vacancy
Élise checked online for room vacancies before booking her trip to Taipei.
Élise 在訂臺北的行程之前，先上網查詢了是否有空房。
The rental agent said there was a vacancy in the building starting next month.
房仲說那棟大樓下個月開始會有一個空房。
Amira found a seat vacancy on the train just before the doors closed.
Amira 在火車關門前找到了座位。
文法句型
[number] + vacancy/vacancies
no vacancy
a vacancy in/at [place]
用法筆記
The fixed phrase 'No Vacancy' is commonly seen on signs outside hotels, motels, and parking lots when all spaces are occupied. In British English, 'vacancy' often refers specifically to available hotel rooms.
常見錯誤
2. a paid position in a company or organization that nobody is currently doing, so
職缺
無人擔任的工作職位
a paid position in a company or organization that nobody is currently doing, so the employer is looking for someone to hire
The company posted a vacancy for a junior software engineer on its website.
那家公司在網站上公布了初級軟體工程師的職缺。
collocation: post a vacancy
Christopher applied for three teaching vacancies at local high schools near his home.
Christopher 申請了住家附近三所高中的教師職缺。
Nadia heard about the vacancy at the library through a friend who worked there.
Nadia 透過在圖書館工作的朋友聽說那裡有個職缺。
Our department has a vacancy that needs to be filled before the summer project starts.
我們部門有個職缺，需要在暑假專案開始前補上。
Samir checked the job board every morning for new vacancies in his field.
Samir 每天早上都會查看求職板上有沒有新的職缺。
- filled position
a job that already has someone doing it
文法句型
a vacancy for [job title]
fill a vacancy
post/advertise a vacancy
用法筆記
Commonly paired with the verbs 'fill' (to hire someone for the role) and 'advertise' or 'post' (to list the job publicly). The preposition 'for' introduces the specific role: 'a vacancy for a cleaner.'
常見錯誤
3. the condition of being empty and not occupied — for example, when a hotel room h
空置狀態
未被佔用的狀態或期間
the condition of being empty and not occupied — for example, when a hotel room has no guests, an apartment has no tenants, or a job has no employee working in it
The apartment remained in a state of vacancy for nearly six months after the tenants left.
房客搬走後，那間公寓空置了將近六個月。
collocation: state of vacancy
During the vacancy of the office, the furniture was covered with white sheets.
那間辦公室空置期間，家具都用白布蓋了起來。
The landlord reduced the rent to end the long vacancy of the storefront.
房東調降租金，希望能結束店面的長期空置。
A brief vacancy between the old manager's departure and the new hire caused some delays.
舊經理離職到新人上任之間短暫的職位空缺造成了一些延誤。
文法句型
in/into/out of vacancy
a state of vacancy
a period of vacancy
用法筆記
This uncountable sense is more formal and abstract than senses 1 and 2. It is common in legal and property contexts to describe a period during which no one occupies a space or role. Distinguish from sense 1 (a concrete available room/seat) and sense 2 (a concrete available job).