() if a job in a company is vacant, nobody is doing it and it is available for sb to take （职位）空缺的◆We are having difficulty filling the vacant post. 我们很难填补空缺岗位。◆The job becomes vacant in December. 这个岗位十二月份会空出来。◆looking for a job in the 'Situations Vacant' pages in the newspaper 在报纸的“招聘”页面上找工作⨁a vacant job / position / post / situation 空缺的岗位／职位／职务⨁to become / be left / fall / remain vacant 成为／出现／保持空缺
empty; not being used 空的；没被使用的◆They have bought a vacant lot (= piece of land) to build a new warehouse. 他们购买了一块空地来建造一座新仓库。◆The seat next to me was vacant. 我旁边的座位空着。⨁a vacant lot / property / room / seat 空地块／房子／房间／座位⨁to become / be left / remain vacant 变／使／保持闲置