名词

1. (有自己特定的需求、目标顾客和产品的)小众市场，缝隙市场，利基市场;商机
A niche in the market is a specific area of marketing which has its own particular requirements, customers, and products.

2. (营销)针对特定客户群的，细分的;专营的
Niche marketing is the practice of dividing the market into specialized areas for which particular products are made. A niche market is one of these specialized areas.

3. 壁龛;(山体或悬崖上的)凹洞
A niche is a hollow area in a wall which has been made to hold a statue, or a natural hollow part in a hill or cliff.

4. 称心的工作;合适的活动
Your niche is the job or activity which is exactly suitable for you.

5. 为自己创造一个稳固的位置
If you carve a niche for yourself, you organize your work to create a secure position.

1. an enclosure that is set back or indented

Synonym: recess

2. a small concavity

Synonym: recessrecessioncorner

3. (ecology) the status of an organism within its environment and community (affecting its survival as a species)

Synonym: ecological niche

4. a position particularly well suited to the person who occupies it

e.g. he found his niche in the academic world