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See also: Place

placePlace
place
pleɪs pleɪs
Word forms: plural , 3rd person singular present tense places, present participle placing, past tense , past participle placed
1 N-COUNT 地方；地点；地区 A place is any point, building, area, town, or country. 地方；地点；地区

  • ...Temple Mount, the place where the Temple actually stood.

    圣殿山，圣殿真正坐落的地方

  • ...a list of museums and places of interest. [+ of]

    博物馆和名胜目录

  • We're going to a place called Mont-St-Jean.

    我们要去一个叫蒙圣让的地方。

  • ...the opportunity to visit new places.

    游览新地方的机会

  • The best place to catch fish on a canal is close to a lock.

    运河上捕鱼的最佳地点是靠近水闸的地方。

  • The pain is always in the same place.

    疼痛总是出现在同一处。

SYN region, city, town, quarter
2 N-SING （已提到过的）地方,地点，地区 You can use the place to refer to the point, building, area, town, or country that you have already mentioned. （已提到过的）地方,地点，地区

  • Except for the remarkably tidy kitchen, the place was a mess.

    除了厨房特别干净外，这地方一片狼藉。

  • For a ruin it was in good condition, as though the place was still being used.

    就一所破败的房子而言，它的状况还算不错，就好像仍在使用中一样。

3 N-COUNT （提供某种服务的）场所 You can refer to somewhere that provides a service, such as a hotel, restaurant, or institution, as a particular kind of place. （提供某种服务的）场所

  • He found a bed-and-breakfast place.

    他找到了一家提供住宿与早餐的旅馆。

  • My wife and I discovered some superb places to eat.

    我和妻子发现了一些就餐的极好去处。

  • My hospital is one of many places that benefited from the support of Queen Alexandra.

    我的医院是诸多得益于亚历山德拉王后扶持的机构之一。

4 PHRASE （尤指在控制或组织下）发生，进行，举行 When something takes place, it happens, especially in a controlled or organized way. （尤指在控制或组织下）发生，进行，举行

  • The discussion took place in a famous villa on the lake's shore.

    商讨是在湖边一座著名的别墅内进行的。

  • She wanted Hugh's wedding to take place quickly.

    她希望休快点举行婚礼。

  • Elections will now take place on November the twenty-fifth.

    选举现定于11月25号举行。

SYN happen, occur, go on, go down [US , Canadian]
5 N-SING （用于 any，no，some 或 every 之后）…地方 Place can be used after 'any', 'no', 'some', or 'every' to mean 'anywhere', 'nowhere', 'somewhere', or 'everywhere'. （用于 any，no，some 或 every 之后）…地方 [mainly US, informal]

  • The poor guy obviously didn't have any place to go for Easter.

    这个可怜的家伙显然复活节无处可去。

  • Why not go out and see if there's some place we can dance?

    为什么不出去看看是否有我们可以跳舞的地方？

6 ADV [ADVERB after verb] 到处（旅行）；各处（游览） If you go places, you visit pleasant or interesting places. 到处（旅行）；各处（游览） [mainly US]

  • I don't have money to go places.

    我没有钱到处旅行。

  • People were talking to him, listening to him, taking him places.

    人们和他交谈、听他讲话、带他游览。

7 N-COUNT 所属的位置；应在的位置；适当的位置 You can refer to the position where something belongs, or where it is supposed to be, as its place . 所属的位置；应在的位置；适当的位置

  • He returned the album to its place on the shelf.

    他把相册放回架子上原来的地方。

  • He returned to his place on the sofa.

    他坐回到沙发上自己的位子。

SYN position, point, spot, location
8 N-COUNT 座位；位子；空位 A place is a seat or position that is available for someone to occupy. 座位；位子；空位

  • He walked back to the table and sat at the nearest of two empty places.

    他走回到桌旁，在两个空位子中挑了一个就近的坐下。

  • I found a place to park beside a station wagon.

    我在一辆旅行车旁边找到了一个车位。

Usage Note :

  • You can use place or, more often, seat to refer to somewhere where someone can sit. There was only one seat free on the train. More generally, you can refer to a space which someone or something can occupy. He was clearing a space for her to lie down. You do not use place as an uncount noun to refer to an open or empty area. You should use room or space instead. Room is more likely to be used when you are talking about space inside an enclosed area. There's not enough room in the bathroom for both of us… Leave plenty of space between you and the car in front.

    指可以坐下的地方可用 place 或更常用的 seat：There was only one seat free on the train（火车上只有一个空座位）。space 则可更笼统地指人或物可以占据的空间：He was clearing a space for her to lie down（他正为她清出一处可以躺下的地方）。不应将 place 作为不可数名词来表示开阔的场地或空地，而应用 room 或 space。若指封闭区域内的空间，则更多地用 room：There's not enough room in the bathroom for both of us（卫生间里无法同时容纳下我们两个人），Leave plenty of space between you and the car in front（要和前面的车保持足够的距离）。

9 N-COUNT [with poss] 地位；处境 Someone's or something's place in a society, system, or situation is their position in relation to other people or things. 地位；处境

  • They want to see more women take their place higher up the corporate or professional ladder.

    他们希望看到更多的女性在管理或职业的阶梯上占据高位。

  • ...the important place of Christianity in our national culture. [+ of]

    基督教在我们国家文化中的重要地位

10 N-COUNT [usually singular] （比赛或竞赛获得的）名次 Your place in a race or competition is your position in relation to the other competitors. If you are in first place, you are ahead of all the other competitors. （比赛或竞赛获得的）名次

  • Jane's goals helped Britain win third place in the Barcelona games. [+ in]

    简的进球帮助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.

    他在民意测验中已升至第二位。

11 N-COUNT 席位；名额 If you get a place in a team, on a committee, or on a course of study, for example, you are accepted as a member of the team or committee or as a student on the course. 席位；名额

  • He has found a place in the first team.

    他已在一队里获得了一席之地。

  • All the candidates won places on the ruling council.

    所有候选人都在管理委员会赢得了席位。

  • I eventually got a place at York University. [+ at]

    我最终进了约克大学。

  • They should be in residential care but there are no places available.

    他们应该接受住院护理，但现在没有床位。

  • To book your place fill in the coupon on page 187 and return it by 1st October.

    如需预订名额，请填写187页上的订单，并于10月1号前寄回。

SYN job, position, post, situation
12 N-SING [oft NOUN to-infinitive] （合适的）时刻，时机 A good place to do something in a situation or activity is a good time or stage at which to do it. （合适的）时刻，时机

  • It seemed an appropriate place to end somehow.

    不知怎的，似乎是到了该结束的合适时机了。

  • This is not the place for a lengthy discussion. [+ for]

    这会儿不是讨论个没完的时候。

13 N-COUNT [usually singular, usually poss NOUN] 住所；寓所 Your place is the house or flat where you live. 住所；寓所 [informal]

  • Let's all go back to my place!.

    我们都回我那里吧！

  • He kept encouraging Rosie to find a place of her own.

    他不断鼓励罗茜为自己找个住处。

SYN home, house, room, property
14 N-COUNT [usually singular, usually poss NOUN] （书等中）正读到的部分；（演说等中）正讲到的地方 Your place in a book or speech is the point you have reached in reading the book or making the speech. （书等中）正读到的部分；（演说等中）正讲到的地方

  • ...her finger marking her place in the book.

    她用手指着她读到的地方

  • He lost his place in his notes.

    他忘了稿子讲到哪里了。

15 N-COUNT （数学中的）位 If you say how many decimal places there are in a number, you are saying how many numbers there are to the right of the decimal point. （数学中的）位

  • A pocket calculator only works to eight decimal places.

    袖珍计算器只能计算到小数点后8位数。

16 VERB （尤指小心、稳当或特意地）放置 If you place something somewhere, you put it in a particular position, especially in a careful, firm, or deliberate way. （尤指小心、稳当或特意地）放置

  • Brand folded it in his handkerchief and placed it in the inside pocket of his jacket. [VERB noun prep./adv.]

    布兰德用手绢把它包好，放到自己夹克的内兜里。

  • Chairs were hastily placed in rows for the parents. [be VERB-ed prep./adv.]

    椅子匆忙摆成了几排，等着家长们到来。

SYN lay (down), leave, put (down), set (down)
17 VERB 使处（于）；把…置（于） To place a person or thing in a particular state means to cause them to be in it. 使处（于）；把…置（于）

  • Widespread protests have placed the President under serious pressure. [VERB noun prep.]

    铺天盖地的抗议让总统倍感压力。

  • The crisis could well place the relationship at risk. [VERB noun prep.]

    这场危机可能会使这一关系有破裂的危险。

  • The remaining 30 percent of each army will be placed under UN control.

    每支军队余下那 30% 的兵力将由联合国控制。

18 VERB 把（重点等）放（在）；将（责任等）归（于） You can use place instead of 'put' or 'lay' in certain expressions where the meaning is carried by the following noun. For example, if you place emphasis on something, you emphasize it, and if you place the blame on someone, you blame them. 把（重点等）放（在）；将（责任等）归（于）

  • We should teach the young by placing responsibility on them and by trusting them in real endeavors. [V n on/upon n]

    我们应该通过让年轻人承担责任、令他们进行真正的尝试来教育他们。

  • He placed great emphasis on the importance of family life and ties. [V n + on/upon]

    他非常重视家庭生活和家人之间的关系。

  • She seemed to be placing most of the blame on her mother. [V n on/upon n]

    她好像把大部分责任都推到了母亲身上。

  • His government is placing its faith in international diplomacy. [VERB noun + in]

    他的政府对国际外交关系充满信心。

19 VERB 评定，划分（为某一等级或类别） If you place someone or something in a particular class or group, you label or judge them in that way. 评定，划分（为某一等级或类别）

  • The authorities have placed the drug in Class A, the same category as heroin and cocaine. [VERB noun prep.]

    当局把这种毒品列为A类，与海洛因和可卡因一样。

  • Dr. Boris Sidis was a Russian-born psychiatrist who enjoyed considerable prestige; some placed him on a par with Pierre Janet and Morton Prince. [VERB noun prep.]

    鲍里斯·西季斯医生是一位出生于俄国、素负盛名的精神病学家，有些人认为他堪与皮埃尔·雅内和莫顿·普林斯比肩。

SYN classify, class, group, put
20 VERB [usually passive] （在比赛或竞赛中）使获得第…名，使名列；（美国英语中常指）使获得亚军，使名列第二 If a competitor is placed first, second, or last, for example, that is their position at the end of a race or competition. In American English, be placed often means 'finish in second position'. （在比赛或竞赛中）使获得第…名，使名列；（美国英语中常指）使获得亚军，使名列第二

  • I had been placed 2nd and 3rd a few times but had never won. [be V-ed ord]

    我好几次名列第二、第三，但从未得过冠军。

  • Second-placed Auxerre suffered a surprising 2-0 home defeat to Nantes. [ord V-ed]

    排名第二的欧塞尔队出人意料地在主场以0比2败给了南特队。

21 VERB 发出（订单等）；点（菜等） If you place an order for a product or for a meal, you ask for it to be sent or brought to you. 发出（订单等）；点（菜等）

  • It is a good idea to place your order well in advance. [VERB noun]

    早早就提前下单是个好主意。

  • Before placing your order for a meal, study the menu. [VERB noun + for]

    点菜前先仔细看一下菜单。

22 VERB （在报纸上）刊登（广告） If you place an advertisement in a newspaper, you arrange for the advertisement to appear in the newspaper. （在报纸上）刊登（广告） [Also VERB n]

  • They placed an advertisement in the local paper for a secretary. [VERB noun + in]

    他们在当地报纸上登了一则招聘秘书的广告。

23 VERB （请接线员帮助接通时）说出，给出（联系人的电话号码） If you place a telephone call to a particular place, you give the telephone operator the number of the person you want to speak to and ask them to connect you. （请接线员帮助接通时）说出，给出（联系人的电话号码）

  • I'd like to place an overseas call. [VERB noun]

    我想打一个国际长途。

24 VERB 下（赌注） If you place a bet, you bet money on something. 下（赌注） [Also VERB n]

  • For this race, though, he had already placed a bet on one of the horses. [VERB noun + on]

    但这场比赛他已经在其中一匹马身上下了赌注。

25 VERB 为…找到职位；安插；为…找到住处；安置 If an agency or organization places someone, it finds them a job or somewhere to live. 为…找到职位；安插；为…找到住处；安置

  • In 1861, they managed to place fourteen women in paid positions in the colonies. [VERB noun + in]

    他们在1861年设法把14名女性安排到殖民地有报酬的职位上。

  • In cases where it proves difficult to place a child, the reception centre provides long-term care. [VERB noun]

    遇到难以安置的孩子，收容中心会提供长期的照顾。

26 VERB 认出；想起 If you say that you cannot place someone, you mean that you recognize them but cannot remember exactly who they are or where you have met them before. 认出；想起

  • Something about the man was familiar, although Hillsden could not immediately place him. [VERB noun]

    这个男子让人感到有些熟悉，但是希尔斯滕一时认不出他是谁。

  • It was a voice he recognized, though he could not immediately place it. [VERB noun]

    尽管声音听上去耳熟，但他不能马上想起是谁。

27 See also: meeting place 
28 PHRASE 到处；各处 If something is happening all over the place, it is happening in many different places. 到处；各处

  • Businesses are closing down all over the place.

    各处都有企业商家倒闭。

  • There are picket lines all over the place.

    到处都有罢工纠察线。

29 PHRASE （通常指乱七八糟地）随处遍布 If things are all over the place, they are spread over a very large area, usually in a disorganized way. （通常指乱七八糟地）随处遍布

  • Our fingerprints are probably all over the place.

    我们的指纹可能到处都是。

  • There was ammunition lying all over the place.

    军火堆了遍地。

30 PHRASE 困惑；糊涂；一团糟 If you say that someone is all over the place, you mean that they are confused or disorganized, and unable to think clearly or act properly. 困惑；糊涂；一团糟

  • He was careful and diligent. I was all over the place.

    他细心且勤奋，我则稀里糊涂。

31 PHR-RECIP （与…）调换处境，互换角色 If you change places with another person, you start being in their situation or role, and they start being in yours. （与…）调换处境，互换角色 [Also + with]

  • When he has tried to identify all the items, you can change places, and he can test you.

    等他试过识别所有的物品后，你们可以互换角色，让他来测试你。

  • With his door key in his hand, knowing Millie and the kids awaited him, he wouldn't change places with anyone.

    手里拿着房门钥匙，知道米莉和孩子们在等他，这一刻千金不换。

32 PHRASE （情况）豁然开朗 If you have been trying to understand something puzzling and then everything falls into place or clicks into place, you suddenly understand how different pieces of information are connected and everything becomes clearer. （情况）豁然开朗

  • When the reasons behind the decision were explained, of course, it all fell into place.

    当然，在这一决定背后的原因得到解释之后，一切就变得豁然开朗了。

  • But it wasn't until I saw the photograph in the paper that everything clicked into place.

    但是直到我看见报纸上的照片后才明白了一切。

33 PHRASE （事件等）自然而然地按所希望的方式发生 If things fall into place, events happen naturally to produce a situation you want. （事件等）自然而然地按所希望的方式发生

  • 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。

  • Keep your options open and everything will fall into place.

    给自己留出选择的余地，一切将会水到渠成。

34 PHRASE [oft cont] （很可能）获得成功，飞黄腾达 If you say that someone is going places, you mean that they are showing a lot of talent or ability and are likely to become very successful. （很可能）获得成功，飞黄腾达

  • 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。

35 PHRASE （在政府、社会或组织中）身居高位 People in high places are people who have powerful and influential positions in a government, society, or organization. （在政府、社会或组织中）身居高位

  • He had friends in high places.

    他有身居要职的朋友。

  • The discontent has been fuelled by allegations of corruption in high places.

    关于身居高位者腐败行为的指控更激起了人们的不满。

36 PHRASE 在/不在正确的位置；在/不在通常的位置 If something is in place, it is in its correct or usual position. If it is out of place, it is not in its correct or usual position. 在/不在正确的位置；在/不在通常的位置

  • Geoff hastily pushed the drawer back into place.

    杰夫匆忙把抽屉推回去。

  • Not a strand of her golden hair was out of place.

    她的金发纹丝不乱。

37 PHRASE （法律、政策、行政体系等）正在运作，就位 If something such as a law, a policy, or an administrative structure is in place, it is working or able to be used. （法律、政策、行政体系等）正在运作，就位

  • Similar legislation is already in place in Wales.

    类似的法规在威尔士已经就位。

  • 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。

SYN set up, established, ready, in order
38 PHRASE 代替；取代 If one thing or person is used or does something in place of another, they replace the other thing or person. 代替；取代

  • Cooked kidney beans can be used in place of French beans.

    煮熟的红芸豆可以代替四季豆。

  • Laurence Waters visited us in place of John Trethewy who was unfortunately ill.

    劳伦斯·沃特斯代替不幸生病的约翰·特雷休伊来拜访我们。

  • They're nice pictures and we've nothing to put in their place.

    这些照片很漂亮，我们拿不出可以取而代之的。

39 PHRASE 在某些地方；有几处 If something has particular characteristics or features in places, it has them at several points within an area. 在某些地方；有几处

  • The snow along the roadside was six feet deep in places.

    路边某些地方的积雪有六英尺深。

  • His face was scarred and oddly puffy in places.

    他脸上有疤痕，还有几处奇怪的肿包。

40 PHRASE 身在…的处境；处于…的位置 If you say what you would have done in someone else's place, you say what you would have done if you had been in their situation and had been experiencing what they were experiencing. 身在…的处境；处于…的位置

  • In her place I wouldn't have been able to resist it.

    如果我是她就可能抗拒不了。

  • What would you have done in my place, my dear?

    亲爱的，你如果处在我的位置会怎么做？

41 PHRASE 起初；一开始 You say in the first place when you are talking about the beginning of a situation or about the situation as it was before a series of events. 起初；一开始

  • What brought you to Washington in the first place?.

    最初是什么让你来到华盛顿的？

  • The emphasis is swinging away from simply finding cures for illness to ways of preventing illness in the first place.

    重点正从简单地对症下药转移到先期预防的方法上来。

  • I don't think we should have been there in the first place.

    我认为我们从一开始就不该在那儿。

42 PHRASE （用于列举事项）第一/第二，首先/其次；（用于强调）首要的是 You say in the first place and in the second place to introduce the first and second in a series of points or reasons. In the first place can also be used to emphasize a very important point or reason. （用于列举事项）第一/第二，首先/其次；（用于强调）首要的是

  • 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。

  • She could not have taken these massive doses orally. In the first place, she did not have enough pills.

    她不可能口服这么大的剂量，因为她根本没有足够的药丸了。

43 PHRASE （做…）不正确，不妥当，不在职责范围内 If you say that it is not your place to do something, you mean that it is not right or appropriate for you to do it, or that it is not your responsibility to do it. （做…）不正确，不妥当，不在职责范围内

  • He says that it is not his place to comment on government commitment to further funds.

    他说他不适宜就政府进一步投入资金的承诺发表评论。

  • It's not my place to do their job.

    他们的工作不该由我来做。

44 PHRASE 格格不入；不相称；不适当；不适时 If someone or something seems out of place in a particular situation, they do not seem to belong there or to be suitable for that situation. 格格不入；不相称；不适当；不适时

  • 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。

  • Her use of the word hate sounded strange and out of place.

    她用憎恨一词听起来怪怪的，不合时宜。

  • ...a noble building that would not have been out of place along the Grand Canal in Venice.

    与威尼斯大运河边景物相称的宏伟建筑

SYN incongruous, uncomfortable, uneasy, ill at ease
45 PHRASE 有利的境遇；一帆风顺的位置 If you say that someone has found their place in the sun, you mean that they are in a job or a situation where they will be happy and have everything that they want. 有利的境遇；一帆风顺的位置
46 PHRASE 把…置于…之上（或之前） If you place one thing above ,before, or over another, you think that the first thing is more important than the second and you show this in your behaviour. 把…置于…之上（或之前）

  • Many provincial governments have taken advantage of this to place local interests above those of the central government.

    很多省级政府已利用了这一点，把地方利益置于中央政府利益之上。

  • He continued to place security above all other objectives.

    他继续把安保问题置于所有目标之上。

47 PHRASE 杀…的气焰；使安分 If you put someone in their place, you show them that they are less important or clever than they think they are. 杀…的气焰；使安分

  • In a few words she had put him in his place.

    她简单几句话就杀了他的威风。

48 PHRASE （常为幽默用法）使有自知之明，使识相 If you say that someone should be shown their place or be kept in their place, you are saying, often in a humorous way, that they should be made aware of their low status. （常为幽默用法）使有自知之明，使识相

  • ...an uppity publican who needs to be shown his place.

    需要让他知道自己几斤几两的傲慢的酒馆老板

  • ...discrimination intended to keep women soldiers in their place.

    旨在使女兵安分守己的歧视

49 PHRASE （与…相比）居次要地位 If one thing takes second place to another, it is considered to be less important and is given less attention than the other thing. （与…相比）居次要地位

  • My personal life has had to take second place to my career.

    我的私人生活不得不让位于事业。

50 PHRASE 代替；取代 If one thing or person takes the place of another or takes another's place, they replace the other thing or person. 代替；取代

  • Optimism was gradually taking the place of pessimism.

    乐观情绪逐渐取代了悲观主义。

  • He eventually took Charlie's place in a popular Latin band.

    他最终在一个很受欢迎的拉丁乐队中取代了查利的位置。

51 pride of place→see: pride 
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N-IN-NAMES （用于广场或较短街道的名称中）广场，街 Place is used as part of the name of a square or short street in a town. （用于广场或较短街道的名称中）广场，街

  • ...15 Portland Place, London W1A 4DD.

    伦敦波特兰街15号，邮编WIA 4DD

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