| 释义 |
locate/lə(ʊ)ˈkeit/v. 1 tr. discover the exact place or position of 找到…的确实地点(方位) locate the enemy's camp 找到了敌营的位置 2 tr. establish or install in a place or in its proper place 设置…在某地 3 tr. state the locality of 指出…的位置 4 tr. (in passive 用被动) be situated 位于 5 intr. (often foll. by 常后跟 in) N. Amer. take up residence or business (in a place) [北美]居住(在某地)；(在某地)做生意 □ locatable adj.□ locator n.[Latin locare locat- from locus ‘place’]■ Usage 用法说明 In standard English, it is not acceptable to use locate to mean merely ‘find’, as in I couldn't locate my key. 在标准英语中，“ locate ”仅仅用作“ find ”(发现)的意思是不可接受的，如 I couldn't locate my key (我找不到钥匙)一句中的 locate 用得就不妥。 |