vacancy
gb/vˈeɪkənsi/ us/vˈeɪkənsi/
A2
Αγγλικά
~ 9900
Σημασίες
0 σημασίες
Ουσιαστικό
B1
entity
1
unfilled job or position
A job or position that is open and needs a person to do it.
Μοτίβο χρήσης:
a vacancy for [a role]
Συχνό λάθος:
Learners sometimes say *'free job'* or *'empty job'* instead of 'job vacancy' or 'job opening'. Also, 'vacancy' is usually countable in this sense: you say 'a vacancy' or 'two vacancies', not just 'there is vacancy' when you mean 'there is a job available'.
Συνώνυμα
opening (Common in everyday speech; often used specifically for jobs, like 'a job opening'.)
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post (More formal and often used for official or professional positions, especially in British English.)
Αντώνυμα
filled position (Emphasizes that the job or role is no longer available because someone has been hired.)
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
job vacancy
|staff vacancy
|current vacancies
|advertise a vacancy
|fill a vacancy
|vacancy announcement
Θέματα
work
|business
|administration
Παραδείγματα
- We currently have a vacancy for a marketing assistant.
- All teaching vacancies must be approved by the board before they are advertised.
- There was a sudden vacancy on the committee after the chair resigned.
- The company received over two hundred applications for a single vacancy.
- They created a new vacancy by expanding the team.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
- There is a vacancy for a nurse at the clinic.
- I applied for a vacancy at a big hotel.
- They filled the vacancy last week.
- The school has two teaching vacancies this year.
- He is looking for vacancies in the local newspaper.
Ουσιαστικό
A2
entity
2
available room or place to stay
A free room or place to stay that someone can use because no one is using it.
Μοτίβο χρήσης:
a vacancy in [a hotel / building]
Συχνό λάθος:
Learners sometimes confuse this with the job sense and ask 'Do you have any vacancies?' in a hotel and feel unsure if it is correct. It IS correct for rooms. Also, many learners forget the plural in signs and write *'No vacancy'* instead of the usual 'No vacancies'.
Συνώνυμα
available room (More informal and explicit; focuses on the room itself rather than the general state of being unoccupied.)
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empty room (Describes the physical state but does not always imply it is officially available to rent or book.)
Αντώνυμα
fully booked (Common in hotels and travel; stresses that there are no free rooms or places left.)
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
hotel vacancy
|room vacancy
|vacancy sign
|no vacancies
|vacancy rate
|high vacancy rate
Θέματα
travel
|housing
|daily life
|daily_life
Παραδείγματα
- We drove from motel to motel, but there were no vacancies anywhere.
- Do you have any vacancies for tonight?
- The hostel still has a few vacancies over the weekend.
- The sign outside the guesthouse showed a bright red 'No Vacancies' message.
- The citys apartment vacancy rate has fallen to a ten-year low.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
- The hotel has no vacancies tonight.
- We found a small guesthouse with one vacancy.
- I called three hotels, but none of them had vacancies.
- Is there a vacancy in this building?
- They put up a 'Vacancies' sign outside the motel.
Ουσιαστικό
B2
entity
3
empty space or gap
An empty place or hole where something is not, but could be or should be.
Μοτίβο χρήσης:
a vacancy in [something]
Συχνό λάθος:
Learners may overuse 'hole' instead of 'gap' or 'vacancy' in more abstract contexts, saying *'a hole in the market'* where 'gap in the market' or 'vacancy in the market' sounds more natural.
Συνώνυμα
gap (Very common and general; can describe physical spaces or more abstract absences, similar to this sense.)
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void (More formal or literary; suggests a complete or deep emptiness.)
Αντώνυμα
fullness (Highlights that there is no empty space or missing part.)
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
vacancy in the market
|vacancy in the schedule
|vacancy in the ranks
|vacancy in the lineup
Θέματα
general
|science
|space
|core_vocabulary
Παραδείγματα
- The collapse of the old company left a vacancy in the market for low-cost airlines.
- There is a clear vacancy in their product range between the basic and premium models.
- The sudden death of the leader created a vacancy in the upper ranks of the party.
- The artist intentionally left a vacancy at the center of the painting.
- A vacancy in the schedule allowed them to add one more speaker.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
- Her leaving created a vacancy in the team.
- There is a vacancy in the list where your name should be.
- The company saw a vacancy in the market for cheap phones.
- We found a vacancy in the plan and fixed it.
- The fall left a vacancy on the shelf where the vase had been.
Ουσιαστικό
literary
C1
state
4
blankness of mind or expression
A state when a persons face or eyes look empty, as if they are not thinking or feeling anything.
Μοτίβο χρήσης:
a look of vacancy
Συχνό λάθος:
Learners sometimes confuse 'vacancy' with 'vacation' because of similar spelling. In this sense, 'vacancy' is about an empty look or mind; 'vacation' is time away from work or school.
Συνώνυμα
blankness (Focuses on the empty or unreadable quality of a face or mind, very close in meaning here.)
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emptiness (More general; can refer to emotional or mental lack, not just facial expression.)
Αντώνυμα
alertness (Suggests active attention and clear mental presence, the opposite of a vacant look.)
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
a look of vacancy
|stare of vacancy
|eyes full of vacancy
|expression of vacancy
Θέματα
emotions
|communication
|health
Παραδείγματα
- She stared at the wall with a look of total vacancy.
- His smile faded, leaving a strange vacancy in his eyes.
- For a moment there was a vacancy in her expression, as if she had not understood the question.
- The actor captured the characters inner emptiness with a perfect mask of vacancy.
- He listened with polite vacancy, clearly not taking in a word.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
- He looked at me with vacancy in his eyes.
- There was a vacancy in her face when she heard the bad news.
- The child stared with vacancy at the TV.
- His expression was full of vacancy and no feeling.
- I saw only vacancy in his eyes when I spoke.
Ουσιαστικό
technical
C1
entity
5
missing atom in crystal lattice
In science, a small empty place in a solid crystal where an atom should be but is not there.
Μοτίβο χρήσης:
a vacancy in [the crystal lattice]
Συνώνυμα
lattice defect (More general; covers different types of defects, including vacancies but also others like interstitials.)
Αντώνυμα
perfect lattice (Describes an ideal crystal structure with no defects such as vacancies.)
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
lattice vacancy
|point defect vacancy
|oxygen vacancy
|vacancy concentration
|vacancy formation
Θέματα
science
|physics
|chemistry
Παραδείγματα
- The mobility of a vacancy in the crystal lattice strongly affects diffusion rates.
- Oxygen vacancies can change the electrical properties of the material.
- At higher temperatures, the number of vacancies in the metal increases.
- The researchers measured vacancy concentration using positron annihilation spectroscopy.
- Vacancy formation is an important factor in understanding creep in metals.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
- A vacancy in the crystal is a missing atom.
- More vacancies appear in the metal when the temperature is high.
- Scientists study vacancies to understand how atoms move in solids.
- An oxygen vacancy changes how the material works.
- In a perfect crystal, there are no vacancies.
Γραμματική
Λημματική μορφή
vacancy
IPA
GB/vˈeɪkənsi/
US/vˈeɪkənsi/
Συλλαβές και τόνος
va - cancy (2 συλλαβές)
Stress on 1st syllable (va)
Τύποι λέξης
Noun
- Base: vacancy
- Plural: vacancies, vacancy
Οικογένεια λέξεων
Εκφράσεις
casual vacancy
1/kˈæʒuəl vˈeɪkənsi/
fixed phrase
formal
unexpected empty political position
A formal term, especially in British and Commonwealth English, for a seat or position in a council or parliament that becomes empty between normal elections, for example because someone dies or resigns.
Παραδείγματα
- The council must hold a by-election to fill the casual vacancy.
- The senator's sudden resignation created a casual vacancy in the upper house.
- Under the rules, a casual vacancy must be filled within three months.
no vacancies
1/nˈoʊ vˈeɪkənsiz/
fixed phrase
sign saying no rooms available
A fixed phrase, often on a sign at a hotel or guesthouse, meaning there are no free rooms or beds.
Παραδείγματα
- We saw a 'No Vacancies' sign outside every hotel on the street.
- If you arrive late at night, many small motels may already show 'No Vacancies'.
- The hostel removed its 'No Vacancies' notice after several guests checked out early.