1
- a flat dish, typically circular and made of china, from which food is eaten or served盘子。
1.1
- an amount of food on such a dish一盘（食物）：
a plate of spaghetti.
一盘通心面。
1.2
- a similar dish, typically made of metal or wood, passed round a church congregation in order to collect donations of money（常用金属或木头做成的在教堂集会中传递以募集捐款的）奉献盘, 捐款盘。
1.3
- N. Amer. a main course of a meal, served on one plate〈北美〉一道主菜：
he recommended the roast beef plate.
他推荐烤牛肉为主菜。
1.4
- Austral. /NZ a plate of food contributed by a guest to a social gathering〈澳/新西兰〉（客人为社交聚会带去的）一盘（助兴）菜：
he was invited to a party and asked to bring a plate.
他被邀请参加聚会, 并要带一盘菜前往。
1.5
- Biology a shallow glass dish on which a culture of cells or micro-organisms may be grown【生】培养皿, 平皿, 平碟。
1.6
- mass noun dishes, bowls, cups, and other utensils made of gold, silver, or other metal金餐具, 银餐具, 其他金属餐具。
- ORIGIN: from Old French vaisselle en plate 'dishes and plates made of a single piece of metal'.
1.7
- a silver or gold dish or trophy awarded as a prize in a race or competition（银质或金质）奖杯, 奖牌：
she lifted the plate in victory.
在胜利中她举起了奖杯。
1.8
- in names a race or competition in which such a prize is awarded杯赛：
the final of the Ladies' Plate at Henley.
在亨里举行的女子杯决赛。
2
- a thin, flat sheet or strip of metal or other material, typically one used to join or strengthen things or forming part of a machine（尤指用于连接、加固或构成机器部件的金属或其他材料的）板, 平板, 薄板：
he underwent surgery to have a steel plate put into his leg.
他做了一个外科手术, 在腿内安了一块钢板。
2.1
- a small, flat piece of metal or other material bearing a name or inscription and attached to a door or other object（附着在门或其他物体上带有名字或题字的）牌：
a discreet brass plate announced William Marsden, RA.
一块不显眼的铜质门牌上面写着“皇家艺术院会员威廉·马斯登”。
2.2
- （一般作plates）short for NUMBER PLATE.NUMBER PLATE的简称。
2.3
- Botany & Zoology a thin, flat organic structure or formation【植, 动】板形器官, 片形组织, 鳞甲：
the fused bony plates protect the tortoise's soft parts.
结合为一块的骨板保护着乌龟的软体器官。
2.4
- Geology each of the several rigid pieces of the earth's lithosphere which together make up the earth's surface【地质】板块。参见PLATE TECTONICS.
2.5
- Baseball short for HOME PLATE.【棒球】HOME PLATE的简称。
2.6
- a horizontal timber laid along the top of a wall to support the ends of joists or rafters横木。
2.7
- a light horseshoe for a racehorse（赛马的）轻型马蹄铁。
3
- a sheet of metal, plastic, or some other material bearing an image of type or illustrations from which multiple copies are printed版, 印版。
3.1
- a printed photograph, picture, or illustration, especially one on superior-quality paper in a book（尤指书中在较高质量纸张上印制的）照片; 图画; 插图。
3.2
- a thin sheet of metal, glass, or other substance coated with a light-sensitive film on which an image is formed, used in larger or older types of camera（用于大型或旧式照相机的）感光板。
4
- a thin piece of plastic moulded to the shape of a person's mouth and gums, to which artificial teeth or another orthodontic appliance are attached假牙托, 托牙板。
4.1
- informal a complete denture or orthodontic appliance〈非正式〉全口假牙。
5
- a thin piece of metal that acts as an electrode in a capacitor, battery, or cell（电容器、电池的）极板。
5.1
- N. Amer. the anode of a thermionic valve〈北美〉阳极。
with obj.
1
- cover (a metal object) with a thin coating or film of a different metal镀, 覆镀。
1.1
- cover (an object) with plates of metal for decoration, protection, or strength（为装饰、保护、加固）给…装上钢板; 给…加上装甲。
2
- serve or arrange (food) on a plate or plates before a meal摆盘：
overcooked vegetables won't look appetizing, no matter how they are plated.
煮得过火的蔬菜无论如何摆盘看起来都让人没胃口。
3
- Baseball score or cause to score (a run or runs)【棒球】跑垒得分; 使跑垒得分。
4
- Biology inoculate (cells or infective material) on to a culture plate, especially with the object of isolating a particular strain of micro-organisms or estimating viable cell numbers【生】制作显微片。
短语
on a plate
- informal used to indicate that someone has achieved something with little or no effort〈非正式〉毫不费力。
on one's plate
- chiefly Brit. occupying one's time or energy〈主英〉占用时间, 占用精力：
you've got a lot on your plate at the moment.
眼下, 你需要做的事很多。
plates of meat
- rhyming slang a person's feet〈谐俚〉脚。
派生词
plateful
noun （pl. -fuls）plateless
adjectiveplater
noun词源
Middle English （denoting a flat， thin sheet， usually of metal）： from Old French， from medieval Latin plata 'plate armour'， based on Greek platus 'flat'. Sense 1 represents Old French plat 'platter， large dish'， also 'dish of meat'， noun use of Old French plat 'flat'.