1 N-COUNT 盘;碟 A plate is a round or oval flat dish that is used to hold food. 盘;碟
A
plate of food is the amount of food on the plate.
一盘(或碟)之量 2 N-COUNT (尤指用于机械或建筑上金属制的)平板,薄板 A plate is a flat piece of metal, especially on machinery or a building. (尤指用于机械或建筑上金属制的)平板,薄板
3 N-COUNT (通常置于办公室或住宅门边上的)金属姓名牌 A plate is a small, flat piece of metal with someone's name written on it, which you usually find beside the front door of an office or house. (通常置于办公室或住宅门边上的)金属姓名牌
4 N-PLURAL (车辆的)号码牌,牌照 On a road vehicle, the plates are the panels at the front and back which display the license number in the United States, and the registration number in Britain. (车辆的)号码牌,牌照
5See also:number plate license plate
6 N-UNCOUNT (尤指银或金质的)餐具 Plate is dishes, bowls, and cups that are made of precious metal, especially silver or gold. (尤指银或金质的)餐具
7 N-COUNT (印刷用的)印版,图版 In printing, a plate is a sheet of metal which is carved or specially treated with chemicals so that it can be used to print text or pictures. (印刷用的)印版,图版
8 N-COUNT (摄影中的)感光板,(玻璃)干版 In photography, a plate is a thin sheet of glass that is covered with a layer of chemicals which react to the light and on which an image can be formed. (摄影中的)感光板,(玻璃)干版
9 N-COUNT (书中的)整版插图 A plate in a book is a picture or photograph which takes up a whole page and is usually printed on better quality paper than the rest of the book. (书中的)整版插图
SYN illustration, picture, photograph, print
10 N-COUNT (显微镜下的长方形)载物片,玻璃片 In a microscope, the plate is a small rectangular piece of glass onto which you put a small amount of the substance that you want to look at. You then slide the plate under the microscope to look at the substance. (显微镜下的长方形)载物片,玻璃片
11 N-COUNT 假牙托;(牙)托基 A dental plate is a piece of plastic which is shaped to fit inside a person's mouth and which a set of false teeth is attached to. 假牙托;(牙)托基
12 N-COUNT (地质学中的大陆)板块 In geology, a plate is a large piece of the earth's surface, perhaps as large as a continent, which moves very slowly. (地质学中的大陆)板块 [technical]
13 N-COUNT [usually the NOUN in singular] (棒球运动中)the plate 同 home plate In baseball, the plate is the same as the home plate. (棒球运动中)the plate 同 home plate [US]
14 PHRASE 有很多工作要做;有很多事要处理 If you have enough on your plate or have a lot on your plate, you have a lot of work to do or a lot of things to deal with. 有很多工作要做;有很多事要处理
15 PHRASE 把…拱手奉送给 If you say that someone has things handed to them on a plate, you disapprove of them because they get good things easily. 把…拱手奉送给 [mainly British, disapproval]
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