| 释义 |
lo·cate /ləʊˈkeɪt;ˈləʊ-/ vt. | vi.
❶ vt.
1. [常用被动语态]把…设置在；使…坐落于
The baker located his bakery in the new shopping centre. 面包店主在新的商业中心区开设面包店。
His house is located on the edge of the city. 他的房屋坐落在市区的边缘。
2. 找到；查明，探明
He could not locate his lost watch. 他找不到丢失的表。
locate the source of a sound 查明声音的来源
3. 指出(或指明)…的位置
Can you locate Sidney on the map? 你能在地图上指出悉尼的位置吗?
4. 确定…的位置
The captain located the ship's position on the chart. 船长在海图上确定了船只所处的位置。
5. (通过丈量等)勘定…的界线；决定(待建房屋等)的地点；决定(待建铁路等)的路线
locate (the lines of) the property 勘定地产的四至
❷ vi.
〈美口〉定居
They left the large city to locate in a small town. 他们离开了大城市，定居在一个小城镇里。
[< L locatus < locare to place < locus place] |