platform
/ˈplætfɔːm/noun
1
- a raised level surface on which people or things can stand台, 平台：
there are viewing platforms where visitors may gape at the chasm.
那里有供游客观望该裂谷的观景台。
1.1
- a raised floor or stage used by public speakers or performers so that they can be seen by their audience讲台, 表演台：
earning her living on the concert platform.
在音乐舞台上谋生计。
1.2
- a raised structure along the side of a railway track where passengers get on and off trains at a station（火车站的）月台, 站台。
1.3
- chiefly Brit. the raised floor area at the entrance to a bus〈主英〉（公共汽车入口处的）通过台, 连廊, 门口。
1.4
- a raised structure standing in the sea from which oil or gas wells can be drilled or regulated（海上）钻井平台。
1.5
- usu. with modifier a raised structure or orbiting satellite from which rockets or missiles may be launched（火箭或导弹的）发射台; （火箭或导弹的）卫星发射平台。
1.6
- Computing a standard for the hardware of a computer system, which determines what kinds of software it can run【计算机】平台（决定软件运行种类的计算机系统硬件标准）。
2
- usu. in sing. the declared policy of a political party or group政纲：
seeking election on a platform of low taxes.
以低税收政纲谋求获选。
2.1
- an opportunity to voice one's views or initiate action发言机会; 动员机会：
the forum will provide a platform for discussion of communication issues.
该论坛将提供一个讨论通信问题的机会。
3
platforms
shoes with very thick soles厚底鞋：chunky platforms
很肥的厚底鞋
as modifier yellow platform shoes.黄色厚底鞋。
词源
mid 16th cent.: from French plateforme 'ground plan'， literally 'flat shape'.