locum

noun
🔊/ˈləʊkəm/
🔊/ˈləʊkəm/
(British English)
(North American English locum tenens
🔊/ˌləʊkəm ˈtenenz/
🔊/ˌləʊkəm ˈtenənz/
)
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  1. a doctor or priest who does the work of another doctor or priest while they are sick, on holiday, etc.; the position of such a doctor or priest代班医生;代理牧师
    • My usual doctor was away, so I saw a locum.我平时的医生不在,所以我看到了一个臭鼬。
    • She took early retirement, but continued to do locums.她提早退休,但继续做闲逛。
    Topics Medicinec2
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryLocum is used before these nouns:
    • doctor
    • GP
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