单词 | place |
释义 | place¹ 1.(location)地方;地点;所在 the place where…的地方 The place where I am standing is only 300 metres from the site of the crash.我站的地方离撞车地点只有300米。 a place to do sth做某事的地方 We were looking for a place to camp.我们在寻找一个露营的地方。 from place to place从一个地方到另一个地方;到处 My father was in the army, so we moved from place to place when I was growing up.我父亲以前在军队工作, 因此从小到大我们总是不停地搬家。 in the same place在同一地点 Do you still keep the towels in the same place?你还是把毛巾放在原来的地方吗? in the wrong place在错误的地方 She put the CD back in the wrong place.她把光盘放回去时放错地方了。 in a safe place在安全的地方 I keep these cards in a safe place.我把这些卡片存放在安全的地方。 in two places at once同时在两处 I can't be in two places at once!我可不能分身两处! 2.【地理】(town, village etc)(城镇、村庄等)地点, 地方 Little Gidding is a quiet place.小吉丁是个安静的地方。 There are a lot of interesting places to visit.有好多有趣的地方可以游览。 places of interest旅游景点 place of birth出生地 3.(building)房子;建筑物 You don't expect me to spend the night in this place, do you?你不会是希望我在这个房子里过夜吧, 是吗? 4.(for particular purpose)(用于专门用途的)场所 My wife and I discovered some superb places to eat.我和妻子发现了一些吃饭的极好去处。 place of work工作地点 place of worship礼拜场所 5.(home)房屋;居所 They have a place in the country as well as their flat in town.他们不仅在镇上有公寓, 还在乡村有一处居所。 at sb's place在某人家 Shall we meet at your place?我们在你家碰头好不好? to sb's place到某人家 Do you want to come round to my place?你想来我家坐坐吗? a place of your own属于自己的住所 6.(space)空间;空地 Can you find a place for that dish in the cupboard?你能在碗柜里找个地方放那只盘子吗? a parking place停车位 7.(in book, speech, film etc)(书、讲话、影片等的)部分, 片段 Does anyone remember the place where we stopped reading yesterday?有谁记得我们昨天读到哪儿了吗? to lose your place找不到读到哪里;忘了看到哪儿 to mark your place标出读到的地方 8.(proper position; for object)合适的地方;原位 (for person)(发挥才能的)舞台, 天地, 位置 He returned the album to its place on the shelf.他把相册放回架子上原来的地方。 to put sth back in its place把某物放回原位 to learn your place了解自己的位置 9.(seat)位子;座位 He returned to his place on the sofa.他回到沙发上自己的位置坐下。 10.(appropriate moment)合适的时机;适当的场合 This is not the place for a lengthy discussion.这可不是没完没了讨论的时候。 11.(in competition, race)(比赛中的)排名, 名次 in first/second place列第一/第二位 Britain won third place at the games in Barcelona.英国队在巴塞罗那奥运会上获得了第三名。 He has risen to second place in the opinion polls.他在民意调查中支持率升至第二位。 12.(in UK sport)(赛马比赛中的)三甲名次 13.(in North American sport)(赛马比赛中的)前两名名次(通常指第二名) 14.(in society, hierarchy)位次;级别;地位 Britain's place in the world英国在世界上的地位 to occupy an important place in sth在…中占有重要地位 15.(as a member or participant)(成员或参与者的)职位, 位置 Harper failed to win a place on the committee.哈珀未能赢得委员会席位。 16.【教育】(at university, on course)(学习的)名额 a university place大学就读名额 17.(responsibility)权利;特权;职责 18.【数】(数中各数字的)位 They worked out the value of pi to seventy decimal places.他们把圆周率精确到了小数点后70位。 19.(open square)(城镇中有相似类型房屋环绕的)广场 20.(country house)(包括场地院落的)乡间住宅 21.【戏剧】(one of the three unities)地点(三一律的三要素之一) 22.<古>(important position)高位;重要地位 23.all over the place (everywhere)各处;到处 Our fingerprints are probably all over the place.我们的指纹可能到处都是。 (scattered in disorder)散落各处 The children's toys were all over the place.孩子们的玩具扔得到处都是。 (disorganized or inaccurate)毫无条理;乱七八糟 He was careful and diligent. I was all over the place.他细心又勤奋, 而我则稀里糊涂。 24.another place【政】<英>另一议院(上下议院用来互相指称) 25.to change places (swap seats)交换位置 Tamsin, change places with Delphine!塔姆辛, 和德尔菲娜交换位置! (exchange roles)交换角色;换位 I'm perfectly happy, I wouldn't change places with anyone.我非常幸福, 不想和任何人换位生活。 26.to click into placeorto fall into place (make sense)突然明晰;豁然开朗 But it wasn't until I saw the photograph in the paper that everything clicked into place.可是直到我看见报纸上的照片, 一切才豁然开朗。 27.to fall into place (organize itself)按预期发展;走上轨道 Once the decision was made, things fell into place rapidly.一旦作出决定, 事情就立刻顺理成章地发展下去了。 28.to give place to sb/sth<正式>让位于…;被…取代 29.to go places<非正式>(be successful)前途无量;会大有作为 You always knew Barbara was going places; she was different.不用说, 芭芭拉定会大有作为, 因为她与众不同。 (travel)四处旅行 30.in the first place (at the outset)起初;一开始 What brought you to Washington in the first place?最初你是因为什么来到华盛顿的? I don't think it should have been put there in the first place.我觉得这本来就不应该放在那儿的。 (firstly)首先;第一 In the first place you are not old and in the second place you are a very attractive man.首先你不老, 其次你是个富有魅力的男人。 31.in high places居于高位;位高权重 He had friends in high places.他有一些位高权重的朋友。 32.in place(法律、政策、行政体系等)在运作, 就位 Everything was in place for the handover of power.权力交接的一切事宜已准备就绪。 to put sth in place使…就位;部署… They're offended by the elaborate security measures the police have put in place.他们被警方部署的繁复安全措施惹怒了。 33.in sb's place处于某人的位置 What would you have done in my place?你如果处在我的位置会怎么办? 34.in place of sth/sborin sth's/sb's place代替某物/某人;取代某物/某人 The factory has been pulled down, and in its place a new hospital has been built.工厂已被拆除, 在原址建起了一所新医院。 35.in places在好几处 The snow along the roadside was six feet deep in places.路边的积雪有几处深达6英尺。 36.in the second place其次;第二 37.to keep sb in their place使某人安分;让某人有自知之明 They should be kept in their place and not allowed to dominate the proceedings.应该让他们清楚, 自己不得操控诉讼。 38.to know your place知道自己的身份;知趣;识相 They must be taught to know their place and not get above themselves.他们必须学会有自知之明, 别太自大。 39.to be not sb's place to do sth不该由某人做某事;做某事不是某人的职责范围 40.the other place<幽默>另一所大学(牛津大学和剑桥大学对彼此的称呼) 41.out of place (inappropriate)格格不入;不合适;不相称 I felt out of place in my suit and tie.我穿着西服、打着领带, 感觉十分别扭。 (displaced)位置不对的 Not a strand of her hair was out of place.她的头发一丝不乱。 42.place in the sun优越境况;有前途的职位 43.pride of place首要地位;最显要的位置 44.to put sb in their placeorto show sb their place使某人明白自己的斤两;使某人不再自以为是;挫某人的锐气 In a few words she had put him in his place.她简单几句话就灭了他的威风。 45.to take place发生;进行 She wanted Hugh's wedding to take place quickly.她希望休快点儿把婚礼办了。 The next attack took place four hours later.四个小时后开始了下一波攻击。 46.to take the place of sb/sthorto take sb's/sth's place代替…的位置;对…取而代之 Optimism was gradually taking the place of pessimism.情绪正逐渐由悲观向乐观转变。 47.to take second place居次要地位 to take second place to sth让位于… place² 🄰 vt. 1.(put in position)放;放置;安置 Place the card face down on the table.把卡片正面朝下放在桌子上。 I was placed next to Colonel Pickering at the dinner table.我被安排在皮克林上校旁边的餐桌位置就座。 I placed myself very carefully so that I had a good view of both entrances.我小心翼翼地把自己挪到能清楚看见两个门口的地方。 to place your hand on sth把手放在某物上 2.(in a state or condition)使处于 Widespread protests have placed the President under serious pressure.普遍的抗议让总统承受了极大的压力。 The security services have been placed on full alert.安保部门已进入全面戒备状态。 to place sb/sth at risk使…处于危险之中 to place sb/sth under the control of sb/sth把…置于…的控制之下 to be well placed to do sth完全有资格做某事;有优势做某事 They have considerable reserves and so are better placed than we are.他们有雄厚的资金储备, 因此比我们有优势。 3.(impart or impose)给予;把…加于 to place sth on sb把…加到某人身上 She seemed to be placing most of the blame on her mother.她似乎把大部分责任都推到了母亲身上。 to place sth in sb/sth把…寄托在…上 We placed most of our hopes in the swift arrival of the relief force.我们寄希望于救援部队的迅速到来。 4.(rank)看待;评定 Some place him on a par with Einstein.有些人认为他可与爱因斯坦相提并论。 The authorities have placed the drug in Class A.当局把这种药品归为A类。 to place sth above sthorto place sth before sthorto place sth over sth认为…高于… He continued to place security above all other concerns.他仍把安全问题看得高于一切。 5.(in race, contest, exam)使名列…位 to be placed first名列第一 Second-placed Auxerre suffered a surprising 2-0 home defeat to Nantes.位列第二的欧塞尔队竟然在主场以0比2意外败给南特队。 6.【赛马】(gain first, second, third or fourth place)使位列三甲(或前四) to be placed获得名次 Purple Sunset has been placed several times, though he has yet to win a race.“紫色日落”有好几次跑进前四, 但冠军一次都没拿过。 7.(used to enquire about a person's availability)(用于询问某人是否有空) to be placed有安排 How are you placed next week?你下周有什么安排? 8.(identify)确认;核实;识别 She was looking at me as if she could not quite place me.她看着我, 好像认不出我似的。 9.(put in)+ order发出;+ bet下 For this race he had already placed a bet on one of the horses.这次赛马, 他已经对其中一匹马下了赌注。 to place an order for sth with sb向某人订购某物 10.(insert)+ advertisement登载 They placed an advertisement in the local paper for a secretary.他们在当地报纸上刊登广告招聘一名秘书。 11.(find a job for)为…提供职位;任命 They managed to place fourteen women in paid positions in the colonies.他们设法在殖民地为14名妇女提供了付报酬的职位。 12.(put under the care of)安置(某人) to place sb with sb安排某人由…照料;将某人安置于… Nobody in the family I was placed with could speak English.我被安置到的家庭没人会说英语。 13.(direct carefully)瞄准 Scruton placed the shot just wide of the goalkeeper's left hand.斯克鲁顿这一记球就瞄准守门员左手边不远处。 14.【金融】投入(资金) 15.【音】(sing accurately)+ note唱准 🄱 vi. 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