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place DUTYpleIsn [U]slightly dated what a person should do or is allowed to do, esp. according to the rules of society职责，权利It's not your place to tell me what to do. [+ to infinitive]你无权告诉我该怎么做。I'm not going to criticize his lordship -- I know my place (= I know that I am of lower social rank).我不准备指责爵爷大人----我知道自己的地位。When he tried to take charge, she soon put him in his place (= made it clear that he was less important than he thought he was).当他想发号施令时，她很快就让他明白自己是谁。
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