Position: the situation that sb is in, especially when it affects what they can and cannot do 形勢;境況
*Their failure to come to a decision put her in an impossible position.
他們未能做出決定, 這使她進退無門.
*He was in the unenviable position of having to choose between imprisonment or exile.
他已陷于進退維谷的地步, 不是坐牢就是流放, 必須在兩者間做出抉擇.
*What would you do in my position?
你處在我的地位, 你怎樣做呢?
* I am not in a position to help you.
我沒有能力幫助你.
*The economic position of the country is disastrous.
國家的經濟形勢非常糟糕.
Reduce one's dependence on:減少對...的依賴
*We need to reduce our dependence on oil as a source of energy.
在能源方面,我們需減少對石油的依賴.