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plate DISHpleItn [C]Am also dish a flat usually round dish with a slightly raised edge on which food is put to be served or eaten盘子a china plate一个瓷盘子paper/plastic plates纸/塑料盘子a dinner/tea (= large/small) plate一个大/小盘子a clean/dirty plate一个干净/脏盘子"This looks good, " he said, looking at his heaped (= very full) plate.“看起来不错，”他说道，看着自己堆得满满的盘子。There's too much food on my plate!我盘子里食物太多了。A plate (also plateful) is an amount of food on a plate.一盘，一盆Stephen ate three plates of spaghetti.斯蒂芬吃了三盘意大利细面条。(infml) To give/hand something to someone on a plate is to allow them to get or win something very easily.爽快地给某人某物The American company was handed the contract on a plate.那家美国公司很容易地得到了合同。Playing with only ten men, Arsenal handed the game to Spurs on a plate.因为阿森纳队只有10 人参加比赛，它轻易地输给了斯帕斯队。(infml) If you have many things on your plate you are very busy because you have many important things to deal with.要做的工作很多She's got a lot on her plate -- especially with two new projects starting this week.她有很多工作要做，特别是这个星期她又开始了两个新项目。The aid agencies working with refugees have (more than) enough on their plate without looking after unnecessary visitors.即使不接待那些不必要的来访者，援助难民事务所也已有足够多的事要干。(Br) A plate rack (Am and Aus dish rack) is a frame in which plates can be put vertically, esp. so that they can dry after being washed.餐具架
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