- A place is a position, an area, a spot, or a space. Texas is a place in the United States, and your seat at dinner is your place at the table.
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- n. 地方；住所；
- vt. 放置；
- vi. 取得名次
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1. a beautiful place.
一个漂亮的地方
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2. Is this the place where it happened?
这就是事发现场吗？
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3. Let's get out of this place!
咱们离开这儿吧！
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4. a meeting place
聚会地点
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5. He lost his place in the first team.
他失去了甲级团队的位置。
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6. He placed his hand on her shoulder.
他把手搭在她的肩上。
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7. She was placed in the care of an uncle.
她由一位叔父照顾。
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8. Great emphasis is placed on education.
教育受到高度重视。
- place (n.) c. 1200, "space, dimensional extent, room, area," from Old French place "place, spot" (12c.) and directly from Medieval Latin placea "place, spot," from Latin platea "courtyard, open space; broad way, avenue," from Greek plateia (hodos) "broad (way)," fem. of platys "broad," from PIE root *plat- "to spread."
- place (v.) mid-15c., "to determine the position of;" also "to put (something somewhere)," from place (n.). In the horse racing sense of "to achieve a certain position" (usually in the top three finishers; in U.S., specifically second place) it is first attested 1924, from earlier meaning "to state the position of" (among the first three finishers), 1826. Related: Placed; placing. To take place "to happen, be accomplished" (mid-15c., earlier have place, late 14c.), translates French avoir lieu.
place ★ / pleɪs ; NAmE pleɪs / noun , verb place places placed placing noun ★ position/point/area 位置；地点；区域 1 ★ [countable ] a particular position, point or area 位置；地点；场所；地方 ◆ Is this the place where it happened? 这就是事发现场吗？ ◆ This would be a good place for a picnic. 这可是个野餐的好地方。 ◆ I can't be in two places at once. 我不能同时身处两地。 city/town/building 城；镇；建筑物 2 ★ [countable ] a particular city, town, building, etc. 某处地方（如城镇或建筑物等） ◆ I can't remember all the places we visited in Thailand. 我记不清在泰国参观过的所有地方。 ◆ I used to live in York and I'm still fond of the place. 我以前住在约克，现在仍然喜欢那里。 ◆ The police searched the place. 警察搜查了那个地方。 ◆ We were looking for a place to eat. 我们想找个吃饭的地方。 ◆ Let's get out of this place! 咱们离开这儿吧！ 3 ★ [countable ] ( especially in compounds or phrases 尤用于构成复合词或词组 ) a building or an area of land used for a particular purpose 有某用途的建筑（或土地） ◆ a meeting place 聚会地点 ◆ The town has many excellent eating places. 本镇有许多上好的餐馆。 ◆ ( formal) churches and other places of worship 教堂和其他礼拜场所 ◆ He can usually be contacted at his place of work. 一般都能在他的工作单位找到他。 ☞see also resting place area on surface 表面区域 4 ★ [countable ] a particular area on a surface, especially on a person's body 表面的某处；（尤指）身体某处 ◆ He broke his arm in three places. 他胳膊上有三处骨折。 ◆ The paint was peeling off the wall in places. 墙上有几处油漆剥落了。 in book/speech, etc. 书、讲话等 5 ★ [countable ] a point in a book, speech, piece of music, etc, especially one that sb has reached at a particular time 段；点；节；（尤指）读到的（或说到的）某点 ◆ She had marked her place with a bookmark. 她把书签夹在读到的地方。 ◆ Excuse me, I seem to have lost my place. 对不起，我好像忘了在哪里接下去了。 seat 座位 6 ★ [countable ] a position, seat, etc, especially one that is available for or being used by a person or vehicle （尤指占用或空着的）座位，位置，泊位 ◆ Come and sit here—I've saved you a place. 到这儿来坐吧。我给你留了个座位。 ◆ I don't want to lose my placein the line. 我可不想失去排队的位置。 ◆ Would you like to change placeswith me so you can see better? 你想跟我换个位子看得更清楚点吗？ ◆ I've set a placefor you at the table. 我在餐桌上给你安排好了座位。 role/importance 角色；重要性 7 [singular ] place(in sth) the role or importance of sb/sth in a particular situation, usually in relation to others 身分；地位；资格 ◆ He is assured of his place in history. 他确信自己会在历史上留名。 ◆ Accurate reporting takes second placeto lurid detail. 准确的报道在其次，耸人听闻的细节最重要。 ◆ My father believed that people should know their place (= behave according to their social position). 我父亲认为人应该安分守己。 ◆ It's not your place (= your role)to give advice. 还轮不到你来做指导。 ◆ Anecdotes have no place in (= are not acceptable in)an academic essay. 学术文章容不得奇闻佚事。 at university/school 学校 8 ★ [countable ] an opportunity to take part in sth, especially to study at a school or university or on a course 求学机会；进修机会；入学名额 ◆ She's been offered a place at Bath to study Business. 她已被录取到巴斯大学读商科。 ◆ There are very few places left on the course. 这门课程没剩几个学生名额了。 in sports team 运动队 9 [countable ] the position of being a member of a sports team 队员身分；队员资格 ◆ She has won a placein the Olympic team. 她已获得奥运代表队的队员资格。 ◆ He lost his placein the first team. 他失去了甲级队员的资格。 correct position 正确位置 10 ★ [countable ] the natural or correct position for sth 恰当位置；适当的地方 ◆ Is there a place on the form to put your address? 表格上有填写地址的空白吗？ ◆ Put it back in its place when you've finished with it. 用毕放回原处。 safe area 安全地区 11 [countable ] ( usually with a negative 通常与否定词连用 ) a suitable or safe area for sb to be 适当的（或安全的）处所 ◆ These streets are no place fora child to be out alone at night. 这些街道可不是小孩子夜间单独去的地方。 home 家 12 ★ [singular ] ( informal) a house or flat/apartment; a person's home 家；住处 ◆ What about dinner at my place? 到我家吃晚饭好不好？ ◆ I'm fed up with living with my parents, so I'm looking for a place of my own. 我腻烦跟父母同住了，所以正在找一个属于自己的住处。 in race/competition 竞赛 13 ★ [countable , usually singular ] a position among the winners of a race or competition （速度比赛或竞赛获胜者的）名次 ◆ He finished in third place. 他得了第三名。 mathematics 数学 14 [countable ] the position of a figure after a decimal point （小数点后的）位 ◆ The number is correct to three decimal places. 这个数目精确到小数点后三位数。 street/square 街道；广场 15 Place [singular ] ( abbr.Pl. ) used as part of a name for a short street or square （作短街道或广场名称的一部份） ◆ 66 Portland Place 波特兰街 66 号 IDIOMS all ˈover the place ( BrE also all ˈover the shop ) ( US also all ˈover the lot ) ( informal) 1 everywhere 到处；各处 ◆ New restaurants are appearing all over the place. 新餐馆如雨后春笋般纷纷出现了。 2 not neat or tidy; not well organized 凌乱；狼藉；杂乱无章 ◆ Your calculations are all over the place (= completely wrong). 你的计算错得一塌糊涂。 change/swap ˈplaces (with sb) ( usually used in negative sentences 通常用于否定句 ) to be in sb else's situation （与某人）交换位置，交换处境 ◆ I'm perfectly happy—I wouldn't change places with anyone. 我幸福极了，谁也甭想跟我交换位置。 fall/slot into ˈplace if sth complicated or difficult to understand fallsor slots into place,it becomes organized or clear in your mind 明朗化；清晰；理出头绪 give ˈplace to sb/sth ( formal) to be replaced by sb/sth 让位于；被…代替 SYN give way to ◆ Houses and factories gave place to open fields as the train gathered speed. 火车逐渐加速驶过了房屋和工厂进入旷野。 be ˈgoing places ( informal) to be getting more and more successful in your life or career 事业顺利；春风得意 ◆ a young architect who's really going places 一个春风得意的青年建筑师 if ˌI was/were in ˈyour place used to introduce a piece of advice you are giving to sb 若是换了我呀；我若在你的位置 ◆ If I were in your place, I'd resign immediately. 我要是你呀，我就立即辞职。 in the ˈfirst place used at the end of a sentence to talk about why sth was done or whether it should have been done or not （用于句尾，谈论某事为何或是否应该做）究竟，到底，当初 ◆ I still don't understand why you chose that name in the first place. 我仍不明白你究竟为什么取了这么个名字。 ◆ I should never have taken that job in the first place. 我当初就不该接受那份工作。 in the ˈfirst, ˈsecond, etc. place used at the beginning of a sentence to introduce the different points you are making in an argument （用于句首）第一、第二等等 ◆ Well, in the first place he has all the right qualifications. 嗯，首先，他符合一切条件。 in ˈmy, ˈyour, etc. place in my, your, etc. situation 处于我（或你等）的境况 ◆ I wouldn't like to be in your place. 我可不想处于你的境地。 in ˈplace 1 ★ ( also into ˈplace ) in the correct position; ready for sth 在正确位置；准备妥当 ◆ Carefully lay each slab in place. 要仔细铺好每一块石板。 ◆ The receiver had already clicked into place. 听筒咔地一声放回原位了。 2 ★ working or ready to work 在工作；准备就绪 ◆ All the arrangements are now in place for their visit. 他们来访的一切事宜都安排好了。 3 ( NAmE) = on the spot (3 ) at spot n. ★ in place of sb/sth | in sb's/sth's ˈplace instead of sb/sth 代替；顶替 ◆ You can use milk in place of cream in this recipe. 这道食谱可以用牛奶代替奶油。 ◆ He was unable to come to the ceremony, but he sent his son to accept the award in his place. 他不能亲自来参加仪式，但派了他儿子前来代他领奖。 out of ˈplace 1 ★ not in the correct place 位置不当 ◆ Some of these files seem to be out of place. 有些档案似乎没放对地方。 2 ★ not suitable for a particular situation 不得体；不适当 ◆ Her remarks were out of place. 她出言不当。 ◆ I felt completely out of place among all these successful people. 夹在这些事业有成的人中间我觉得自己格格不入。 a place in the ˈsun a position in which you are comfortable or have an advantage over other people 舒适的状态；有利地位；优越境况 put yourself in sb else's/sb's ˈplace to imagine that you are in sb else's situation 设身处地替别人着想；设想自己处于别人的境地 ◆ Of course I was upset—just put yourself in my place. 我当然不高兴，你设身处地为我想想。 put sb in their ˈplace to make sb feel stupid or embarrassed for showing too much confidence 挫某人的锐气；煞某人的威风；使明白自己的身分 ◆ At first she tried to take charge of the meeting but I soon put her in her place. 起初她试图主导会议，但我很快就把她轰下去了。 ★ take ˈplace to happen, especially after previously being arranged or planned （尤指根据安排或计划）发生，进行 ◆ The film festival takes place in October. 电影节将于十月举行。 ◆ We may never discover what took place that night. 我们可能永远不会知道那一夜发生了什么事。 ★ take sb's/sth's ˈplace | take the place of sb/sth to replace sb/sth 代替；替换 ◆ She couldn't attend the meeting so her assistant took her place. 她不能参加会议，所以她的助手代她出席。 ◆ Computers have taken the place of typewriters in most offices. 在大多数办公室，电脑已经取代了打字机。 take your ˈplace 1 to go to the physical position that is necessary for an activity 就位；入座 ◆ Take your places for dinner. 请各位入席。 2 to take or accept the status in society that is correct or that you deserve 得到应有的社会地位；名副其实 ☞more at hair , heart , lightning n. , own v. , pride n. , rock n. verb ★ in position 位置 1 ★ [transitive ] placesth + adv./prep. to put sth in a particular place, especially when you do it carefully or deliberately （小心或有意）放置，安放 ◆ He placed his hand on her shoulder. 他把手搭在她的肩上。 ◆ A bomb had been placed under the seat. 座位下面放了一枚炸弹。 ◆ The parking areas in the town are few, but strategically placed. 城内停车场虽少，但都设在关键地方。 in situation 境况 2 [transitive ] placesb/yourself + adv./prep. ( more formal than put 比 put 正式 ) to put sb/yourself in a particular situation 使（人）处于某位置；安置；安顿 ◆ to place sb in command 让某人指挥 ◆ She was placed in the care of an uncle. 她由一位叔父照顾。 ◆ His resignation placed us in a difficult position. 他的辞职使我们不知所措。 ◆ The job places great demands on me. 这项工作对我的要求很高。 attitude 态度 3 ★ [transitive ] placesth on sth/doing sth used to express the attitude sb has towards sb/sth 以某种态度对待（或看待） ◆ Great emphasis is placed on education. 教育受到高度重视。 ◆ They place a high value on punctuality. 他们对守时极为重视。 recognize 辨认 4 [transitive ] placesb/sth ( usually used in negative sentences 通常用于否定句 ) to recognize sb/sth and be able to identify them/it 认出；辨认；识别 ◆ I've seen her before but I just can't place her. 我从前见过她，不过现在认不出她来。 ◆ His accent was impossible to place. 他的口音无法辨认。 bet/order/advertisement 打赌；订单；广告 5 ★ [transitive ] placesth to give instructions about sth or make a request for sth to happen 下指示；请求 ◆ to place a bet/an order 下注；下订单 ◆ We placed an advertisement for a cleaner in the local paper. 我们在本地报纸上登了广告，招一名清洁工。 find home/job 找家╱工作 6 [transitive ] to find a suitable home, job, etc. for sb 安置家庭（或工作等） placesb (with sb/sth) ◆ The children were placed with foster parents. 这些小孩已安顿好，交给寄养父母了。 placesb (in sth) ◆ The agency placed about 2 000 secretaries last year. 去年，这家中介所为大约 2 000 名秘书找到了工作。 give rank 排档次 7 [transitive ] placesb/sth + adv./prep. to decide that sb/sth has a particular position or rank compared with other people or things （经比较）归类，划分，排名次 ◆ I would place her among the top five tennis players in the world. 我会把她排在世界五名顶尖网球选手之列。 ◆ Nursing attracts people who place relationships high on their list of priorities. 护理工作对重视人际关系的人具有吸引力。 in race 体育竞赛 8 [transitive , intransitive ] used to describe a person, a team, a horse, etc. finishing in a particular position in a race 排名；获名次 placesb/sth + adj. ◆ He was placed fifth in last Saturday's race. 在上周六的径赛中，他名列第五。 place(sth) ◆ ( BrE) My horse has been placed several times (= it was among the first three or four to finish the race). 我的马在竞赛中屡获名次。 ◆ ( NAmE) His horse placed in the last race (= it was among the first three to finish the race, usually in second place). 他的马在上次比赛中得了名次（常指亚军）。 IDIOM be well, ideally, uniquely, better, etc. placed for sth/to do sth 1 to be in a good, very good, etc. position or have a good, etc. opportunity to do sth 有良好的（或理想的、独特的等）机遇；处于有利等的位置 ◆ Engineering graduates are well placed for a wide range of jobs. 工程科毕业生在很多职业中处于优势。 ◆ The company is ideally placed to take advantage of the new legislation. 这家公司条件理想得很，恰好可以充分利用新法规。 2 to be located in a pleasant or convenient place 坐落在方便宜人的地方；位于合宜的地点 ◆ The hotel is well placed for restaurants, bars and clubs. 这家宾馆位置很好，附近有很多餐厅、酒吧和俱乐部。 ☞more at pedestal , premium n. , record n. SYNONYMS 同义词辨析 place site ◆area ◆position ◆point ◆location ◆scene ◆spot ◆venue These are all words for a particular area or part of an area, especially one used for a particular purpose or where sb/sth is situated or happens. 以上各词均表示地点、场所、位置。 ■ place a particular point, area, city, town, building, etc, especially one used for a particular purpose or where a particular thing happens 指有特定用途或事情发生的地点、场所、城镇、建筑物、地方： ◆ This would be a good place for a picnic. 这可是个野餐的好地方。 ■ site the place where sth, especially a building, is or will be situated; a place where sth happened or that is used for a particular purpose 尤指建筑物的地点、位置，事情发生或有特定用途的地点、场所： ◆ They've chosen a site for the new school. 他们为新学校选了校址。 ■ area a part of a room, building or particular space that is used for a special purpose; a particular place on an object 指（房间、建筑物、处所划为某用途的）地方、场地，（物体上的）区、部位： ◆ the hotel reception area 旅馆接待处 ◆ Move the cursor to a blank area on the screen. 把光标移至电脑屏幕的空白区。 ■ position the place where a person or thing is situated; the place where sb/sth is meant to be 指位置、方位、恰当的位置： ◆ From his position at the top of the hill, he could see the harbour. 他在山头那个位置可以俯瞰海港。 NOTEThe positionof sb/sth is often temporary: the place where sb/sth is at a particular time. *position 指人／物所处的位置常常是暂时性的，即在某段时间所在的位置。 ■ point a particular place within an area, where sth happens or is supposed to happen 指（某事发生或将要发生的）地点、某个地方： ◆ the point at which the river divides 河流分叉点 ■ location a place where sth happens or exists, especially a place that is not named or not known 指事情发生或存在的地方、地点、位置，尤指无名或鲜为人知的地方： ◆ The company is moving to a new location. 公司准备迁移新址。 ■ scene a place where sth happens, especially sth unpleasant 尤指不愉快事件发生的地点、现场： ◆ the scene of the accident 事故现场 ■ spot a particular point or area, especially one that has a particular character or where sth particular happens 尤指具有某种特点或某一事件发生的地点、场所： ◆ The lake is one of the local beauty spots. 这个湖是当地的一个风景点。 ■ venue the place where people meet for an organized event such as a performance or sports event 指演出、体育比赛等的聚会地点、场馆、会场 PATTERNS ◆ ata place/site/position/point/location/scene/spot/venue ◆ ina(n) place/area/position/location/venue ◆ the place/site/point/location/spot/venue where… ◆ the rightplace/site/position/location/spot/venue ◆ a centralsite/position/location/venue ◆ the/sb's/sth's exact / exact place/site/position/point/location/spot place / pleɪs ; NAmE pleɪs /
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