n.终身职位；任期；保有
It's still extremely difficult to get tenure. 要取得终身职位仍然极其困难。
He has recently been refused tenure. 他最近被拒绝授予终身职位。
The tenure of the US Presidency is four years. 美国总统的任期是四年。
He is promised a long tenure of office. 他得到许诺可有一个较长的任期。
There might be a few steps in the chain of tenure. 在土地保有权的环节中可能存在几个步骤。
adj.享有终身职位的
