place

關於place的翻譯

<<及物動詞>>放置,使…處於某位置;任命 ;C地方,地點;U名;U地位,職位;C住所,寓所

place definition

1. any area set aside for a particular purpose
• examples: who owns this place?
• examples: the president was concerned about the property across from the White House
2. an abstract mental location
• examples: he has a special place in my thoughts
• examples: a place in my heart
• examples: a political system with no place for the less prominent groups
3. a general vicinity
• examples: He comes from a place near Chicago
4. a particular situation
• examples: If you were in my place what would you do?
5. proper or designated social situation
• examples: he overstepped his place
• examples: the responsibilities of a man in his station
• examples: married above her station
6. the passage that is being read
• examples: he lost his place on the page
7. proper or appropriate position or location
• examples: a woman's place is no longer in the kitchen
8. an item on a list or in a sequence
• examples: in the second place
• examples: moved from third to fifth position
9. place somebody in a particular situation or location
• examples: he was placed on probation
10. to arrange for
• examples: place a phone call
• examples: place a bet
11. take a place in a competition; often followed by an ordinal
• examples: Jerry came in third in the Marathon
12. assign to (a job or a home)
13. estimate
• examples: We put the time of arrival at 8 P.M.
14. identify the location or place of
• examples: We localized the source of the infection
15. finish second or better in a horse or dog race
• examples: he bet $2 on number six to place
16. sing a note with the correct pitch