incumbent

/ɪnˈkʌmbənt/📚 8046 2六级 GREsat

An incumbent is someone who holds an official post at a particular time. ^在职者

...the only candidate who defeated an incumbent senator.
…惟一击败了现任参议员的候选人。

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

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。

近义词present/ˈprez(ə)nt/vt. 呈现；介绍；提出；赠送

It is incumbent upon all users of this equipment to familiarize themselves with the safety procedure.

be incumbent on / upon sb. ^{是某人的职责；义不容辞}	It is incumbent on all of us to speak out against injustice. ^{面对不公正，我们所有人都有责任大声疾呼。}
be incumbent on sb. to do sth. ^{某人有义务做某事}	She felt it was incumbent upon her to raise the issue during the meeting. ^{她觉得在会议上提出这个问题是她的责任。}

He has greater faith in the current incumbent, Rafael Correa. ^{他对现在在任的拉斐尔·科雷亚更有信心。}
The next incumbent will be the person who really defines the role. ^{下一个现任者将是能够定义这个角色的人。}
The incumbent senator is facing a tough challenge in the upcoming election. ^{现任参议员在即将到来的选举中面临着严峻的挑战。}

the incumbent president ^现任总统	During the debate, the incumbent president defended the administration's economic policies. ^{在辩论中，现任总统为政府的经济政策进行了辩护。}