fill a vacancy

基本解释

A hiring manager may fill a vacancy but cannot hire a relative.
雇佣经理可以补缺，但不能雇佣亲戚。
A special election held between general elections to fill a vacancy, as for a parliamentary seat.
补缺选举，特别选举：在常规选举间隙为填补空缺而进行的特别的选举，如在竞选议会席位时。
The 3rd round when reviewing, new outline had come down, remember contrasting what does new outline have to change, check leakage fill a vacancy.
第三轮复习的时候，新大纲已经下来了，记得对照一下新的大纲有没有什么变化，查漏补缺。

The abortion issue is likely to remain in the spotlight as President Obama seeks to fill a vacancy on the Supreme Court left by the retirement this summer of Justice David Souter.

Bernard Cohn was mayor briefly in 1878, after being appointed to fill a vacancy.
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Early last year, she was said to have been a contender to fill a vacancy in the top spot at the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.
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The biggest drama, however, comes in an election to fill a vacancy in a congressional district in rural New York, a Republican stronghold near the Canadian border.
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