粵

上soeng5任jam6

soeng5 jam6shàng rèn

English

  1. to take office
  2. to take up an official position; to take up office
  3. previous (incumbent)
  4. predecessor

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 開始擔任一個職位

Examples

  • 首相會喺一月上任。

    The prime minister will take up office in January.

  • 歐盟嘅里斯本條約生效,目的係簡化咗歐盟嘅決策。 歐洲理事會嘅第一任主席亦都上任,同埋歐盟嘅新外交政策負責人。

    Tatoeba · Matthewyau1367 CC BY

  • 新官上任三把火。

    A new broom sweeps clean.

    Tatoeba · Martha CC BY

  • 她的英語說得比班上任何人都好。

    She speaks English better than any of her classmates.

    Tatoeba · Martha CC BY

  • 她唱歌唱得比班上任何一個人好。

    She can sing better than anybody else in her class.

    Tatoeba · tsayng CC BY

  • 杰米的英语比他班上任何一个同学的都好。

    Jim is above any of his classmates in English.

    Tatoeba · sunnywqing CC BY

  • 世界上任何山峰都达不到珠穆朗瑪峰的高度。

    No other mountain in the world is as tall as Mt. Everest.

    Tatoeba · fucongcong CC BY

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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