| 单词 | place |
| 释义 | placeplacesplaceplace1 /pleɪs/ noun [countable]1position/area/building an area, space, building, or position: He showed me the place where the accident happened.showhappen 他指给我看事故发生的地方。in a ... placeKeep your passport in a safe place.把护照放在安全的地方。The place was full of screaming children.bescreamchild 这地方全是扯着嗓子尖叫的小孩子。Paint is coming off the wall in places (=in some areas).becomeplace墙上有些地方油漆脱落了。place forPortugal is a great place for a holiday.be葡萄牙是度假的好去处。a place to do somethingI couldn’t find a place to park. 我找不到一个停车的地方。Are there any good places to eat round here?beplace这附近有什么吃饭的好地方？2home informal a house or apartment where someone livessb’s placeShall we go back to my place for coffee? 我们回我家去喝咖啡好吗？They’ve got a big place in the country.get他们在乡下有一栋大房子。3space to sit/put something a space where you can sit, or a space where you can put something: I might be late, so can you save me a place? 我可能会晚到﹐你给我留个座位好吗？Put the CDs back in their place.把激光唱片放回原位。4opportunity to do something an opportunity to go somewhere or join in an activityplace onThere are a few places left on the German course.beplaceleave德语课程还有几个名额。place inIf you don’t come, you might lose your place in the team.如果你不来﹐也许会失去在队里的位置。5sb’s/sth’s importance the importance or position that someone or something hasplace inWork has an important place in all our lives.havelive 工作在我们每个人的生命中占有重要位置。Boston’s got a special place in my heart.get波士顿在我心中有特殊的位置。6occasion/situation the right occasion or situation for something: This isn’t the place to discuss money.现在不是谈钱的时候。7in a book/speech the point that you have reached in a book or a speech: You made me lose my place (=forget the point that I had reached).make你搞得我忘记讲到哪儿了。8in a race/competition first/second/third etc place first, second etc position in a race or competition: Jerry finished in fifth place.finish 杰里得了第五名。Italy took second place.take意大利队获得第二名。 ➔ no place, in the first place at first1Phrasesall over the place informal everywhere: There were policemen all over the place!bepoliceman到处都是警察！fall into place if things fall into place in your mind, you suddenly understand what is really happening: The various parts of the plan fell into place in my mind.partfall计划的各个部分突然在我脑海里清晰起来。in place1in the correct position: The chairs for the concert were nearly all in place.chairbe音乐会用的椅子差不多都摆好了。2existing and ready to be used: By then the new system will be in place.到那时候新系统就可以准备妥当了。in sb’s place used when talking about what you would do if you were in someone else’s situation: What would you do in my place?will要是你碰到我这种情况﹐你会怎么做？in place of somebody/something instead of someone or something else: There’s football on in place of the normal programmes.programme足球比赛取代了正常的节目。out of place not suitable for or comfortable in a particular situation: He always felt out of place at parties.feelparty在派对上他总觉得自己格格不入。THESAURUS unsuitableput somebody in their place to show someone that they are not as important or intelligent as they think they are: I soon put him in his place!我很快就煞了他的气焰。take place to happen: When did the robbery take place?do抢劫发生在什么时候？THESAURUS happentake the place of somebody/something to exist or be used instead of someone or something else SYN replace: Could computers ever take the place of teachers?cancomputerteacher电脑终究是否会取代教师的位置？THESAURUS: placeplace an area, space, building etc – often used about somewhere that you visit or use for a particular purpose: We went to a place called Fordwell.gocallThis would be a good place to put the desk.willThey use his house as a meeting place.meetposition the exact place where someone or something is, in relation to other things: From this position, they could see the enemy’s camp.canThese plants prefer a light position.plantpoint a particular place on a road, river, path, line etc: The accident happened near the point where the two motorways meet.happenmotorwayThe sun is at its highest point at midday.behighspot informal a pleasant place where you go to relax, or a place where something happened: I know a nice spot for a picnic.It was on this spot that the Great Fire of London started.bestartlocation the place where someone or something is – used especially when you want to be exact, or when saying how suitable the place is: The map shows the exact location of the village.showThe house is in a very good location, about five minutes from the shops.beminuteshopsite an area of ground where something will be built, or where something important happened in the past: a building sitebuildthe site of a great battle |
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