be placed first/second etcRACES 比赛 to be first, second etc in a race or competition 〔在赛跑或竞赛中〕得第一/第二名等 RegisterPlace is slightly formal in most of its meanings. In everyday English, people usually use put instead: 大多数情况下,place 的词义都较为正式。在日常英语中,人们一般用 put
She put the cup on the table. 她把杯子放到桌上。
Innocent people were put at risk. 无辜的民众被置于危险之中。
They put an ad in the paper. 他们在报上登了一则广告。
be placed first/second etc• But it is unwise to assume that parents will inevitably pose a problem when they are placed first.• Inside the bracket the symbol of the central atom is placed first.• Fiona Burgess was placed second with Jenny Dwyer improving on past form to gain third position.
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