incumbent
/ɪnˈkʌmbənt/📚 8046 2六级GREsatAn incumbent is someone who holds an official post at a particular time. 在职者
adjective [原级]在职的，现任的；职责所在的，义不容辞的；（公司）占市场份额大的
...the only candidate who defeated an incumbent senator.
…惟一击败了现任参议员的候选人。
noun [专属名词]在职者，现任官员；教区牧师，领圣俸者
In general, incumbents have a 94 percent chance of being re-elected.
一般情况下，现任官员有94%的几率会再次当选。
- incumbent 出现在下面的课文中（提供视频、音频及笔记等可系统性学习）
- Lesson 44 Patterns of culture incumbent 形容词: 义不容辞的，有责任的
in + cumb(躺) + ent → 躺在(职位)上的人 → 在职者
单词造句:
- 网友用“Incumbent”造句精选
- She felt it was incumbent on herself to act immediately. 她感到立即采取行动是她义不容辞的责任。
- The tight race is almost a duplicate of the elections in Georgia and South Dakota last month that pitted a Republican challenger against a Democratic incumbent. 这次紧张的竞选几乎是上个月在佐治亚州和南达科他州选举的翻版，由一个共和党的挑战者竞争一个现任的民主党人。