place

place 基本解释

n.  位置; 地点; 场所; 地方; 城镇(或建筑物等); 有某用途的建筑(或土地)
v.  (小心或有意)放置，安放; 使(人)处于某位置; 安置; 安顿; 以某种态度对待(或看待)

place 词性变化

复数：places过去分词：placed现在分词：placing过去式：placed第三人称单数：places

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place 词组短语

• in a higher place
• safe place to work
• estimated original oil in place
• polling place
• landing place
• clean-in-place
• agent-in-place
• decimal place
• market place
• place of loading

place 详细解释

noun

位置；地点；区域 position/point/area

1. 位置；地点；场所；地方
   a particular position, point or area
   1. Is this the place where it happened?
      这就是事发现场吗？
   2. This would be a good place for a picnic.
      这可是个野餐的好地方。
   3. I can't be in two places at once.
      我不能同时身处两地。

城；镇；建筑物 city/town/building

2. 城镇（或建筑物等）
   a particular city, town, building, etc.
   1. 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。
   2. I used to live in York and I'm still fond of the place.
      我曾住在约克郡，现在仍然喜欢那里。
   3. The police searched the place.
      警察搜查了那个地方。
   4. We were looking for a place to eat .
      我们想找个吃饭的地方。
   5. Let's get out of this place!
      咱们离开这儿吧！
3. 有某用途的建筑（或土地）
   a building or an area of land used for a particular purpose
   1. a meeting place
      聚会地点
   2. The town has many excellent eating places .
      本镇有许多上好的餐馆。
   3. churches and other places of worship
      教堂和其他礼拜场所
   4. He can usually be contacted at his place of work .
      一般都能在他的工作单位找到他。

表面区域 area on surface

4. 表面的某处；（尤指）身体某处
   a particular area on a surface, especially on a person's body
   1. He broke his arm in three places.
      他胳膊上有三处骨折。
   2. The paint was peeling off the wall in places .
      墙上有几处油漆剥落了。

书、讲话等 in book/speech, etc.

5. 段；点；节；（尤指）读到的（或说到的）某点
   a point in a book, speech, piece of music, etc., especially one that sb has reached at a particular time
   1. She had marked her place with a bookmark.
      她把书签夹在读到的地方。
   2. Excuse me, I seem to have lost my place .
      对不起，我好像忘了在哪里接下去了。

座位 seat

6. （尤指占用或空着的）座位，位置，泊位
   a position, seat, etc., especially one that is available for or being used by a person or vehicle
   1. Come and sit here─I've saved you a place .
      到这儿来坐吧。我给你留了个座位。
   2. I don't want to lose my place in the line.
      我可不想失去排队的位置。
   3. Would you like to change places with me so you can see better?
      你想跟我换个位子看得更清楚点吗？
   4. I've set a place for you at the table.
      我在餐桌上给你安排好了座位。

角色；重要性 role/importance

7. 身份；地位；资格
   the role or importance of sb/sth in a particular situation, usually in relation to others
   1. He is assured of his place in history.
      他相信自己一定会在历史上占有一席之地。
   2. Accurate reporting takes second place to lurid detail.
      准确的报道在其次，耸人听闻的细节最重要。
   3. 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。
   4. It's not your place (= your role) to give advice.
      还轮不到你来做指导。
   5. Anecdotes have no place in (= are not acceptable in) an academic essay.
      学术文章容不得奇闻逸事。

学校 at university/school

8. 求学机会；进修机会；入学名额
   an opportunity to take part in sth, especially to study at a school or university or on a course
   1. She's been offered a place at Bath to study Business.
      她已被录取到巴斯大学读商科。
   2. There are very few places left on the course.
      这门课程没剩几个学生名额了。

运动队 in sports team

9. 队员身份；队员资格
   the position of being a member of a sports team
   1. She has won a place in the Olympic team.
      她已获得奥运代表队的队员资格。
   2. He lost his place in the first team.
      他失去了在一队的资格。

正确位置 correct position

10. 恰当位置；适当的地方
    the natural or correct position for sth
    1. Is there a place on the form to put your address?
       表格上有填写地址的空白吗？
    2. Put it back in its place when you've finished with it.
       用毕放回原处。

安全地区 safe area

11. 适当的（或安全的）处所
    a suitable or safe area for sb to be
    1. These streets are no place for a 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。

家 home

12. 家；住处
    a house or flat/apartment; a person's home
    1. What about dinner at my place ?
       到我家吃晚饭好不好？
    2. 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。

竞赛 in race/competition

13. （速度比赛或竞赛获胜者的）名次
    a position among the winners of a race or competition
    1. He finished in third place.
       他得了第三名。

数学 mathematics

14. （小数点后的）位
    the position of a figure after a decimal point
    1. The number is correct to three decimal places.
       这个数目精确到小数点后三位数。

街道；广场 street/square

15. （作短街道或广场名称的一部分）
    used as part of a name for a short street or square
    1. 66 Portland Place
       波特兰街66号

verb

位置 in position

1. （小心或有意）放置，安放
   to put sth in a particular place, especially when you do it carefully or deliberately
   1. He placed his hand on her shoulder.
      他把手搭在她的肩上。
   2. A bomb had been placed under the seat.
      座位下面放了一枚炸弹。
   3. 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。

境况 in situation

2. 使（人）处于某位置；安置；安顿
   to put sb/yourself in a particular situation
   1. to place sb in command
      让某人指挥
   2. She was placed in the care of an uncle.
      她由一位叔父照顾。
   3. His resignation placed us in a difficult position.
      他的辞职使我们不知所措。
   4. The job places great demands on me.
      这项工作对我的要求很高。

态度 attitude

3. 以某种态度对待（或看待）
   used to express the attitude sb has towards sb/sth
   1. Great emphasis is placed on education.
      教育受到高度重视。
   2. They place a high value on punctuality.
      他们对守时极为重视。

辨认 recognize

4. 认出；辨认；识别
   to recognize sb/sth and be able to identify them/it
   1. 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。
   2. His accent was impossible to place.
      他的口音无法辨认。

打赌；订单；广告 bet/order/advertisement

5. 下指示；请求
   to give instructions about sth or make a request for sth to happen
   1. to place a bet/an order
      下注；下订单
   2. We placed an advertisement for a cleaner in the local paper.
      我们在当地报纸上登了广告，招一名清洁工。

找家 / 工作 find home/job

6. 安置家庭（或工作等）
   to find a suitable home, job, etc. for sb
   1. The children were placed with foster parents.
      这些小孩已安顿好，交给寄养父母了。
   2. 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。

排档次 give rank

7. （经比较）归类，划分，排名次
   to decide that sb/sth has a particular position or rank compared with other people or things
   1. 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。
   2. Nursing attracts people who place relationships high on their list of priorities.
      对重视人际关系的人，护理工作很有吸引力。

体育竞赛 in race

8. 排名；获名次
   used to describe a person, a team or a horse, etc. finishing in a particular position in a race
   1. He was placed fifth in last Saturday's race.
      在上周六的径赛中，他名列第五。
   2. 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。
   3. 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）。

place 同义词辨析

  placelocationpositionscenesitespot【导航词义：位置，地点】

  place n. 地方，地点，场所

〔辨析〕普通用词，既可以指比较笼统的地方，又可以指某一具体的地点。

  location n. 地点，位置

〔辨析〕尤指相对于其他建筑物、地区等而言某人或某物所处的地理位置。

  position n. 位置，方位

〔辨析〕指某人、某物相对于其他人、物或地方而言所处的方位。

  scene n. 现场

〔辨析〕多指事故、罪案等不愉快事件发生的地点。

  site n. 地点，场所

〔辨析〕既可指发生过重要或有趣事件的场所，也可指有专门用途的场地。

  spot n. 地点

〔辨析〕指相对范围较小的特定地点，尤指休闲场所。

place 习惯用语

n.

all over the place

• 到处；各处
  everywhere
  1. New restaurants are appearing all over the place.
     新餐馆如雨后春笋般纷纷出现了。
• 凌乱；狼藉；杂乱无章
  not neat or tidy; not well organized
  1. Your calculations are all over the place (= completely wrong) .
     你算得一塌糊涂。

change/swap places (with sb)

• （与某人）交换位置，交换处境
  to be in sb else's situation
  1. 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 place

• 明朗化；清晰；理出头绪
  if sth complicated or difficult to understand falls or slots into place , it becomes organized or clear in your mind

give place to sb/sth

• 让位于；被…代替
  to be replaced by sb/sth
  1. 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 going places

• 事业顺利；春风得意
  to be getting more and more successful in your life or career
  1. a young architect who's really going places
     一位春风得意的青年建筑师

if I was/were in your place

• 若是换了我呀；我若在你的位置
  used to introduce a piece of advice you are giving to sb
  1. If I were in your place, I'd resign immediately.
     我要是你呀，我就立即辞职。

in the first place

• （用于句尾，谈论某事为何或是否应该做）究竟，到底，当初
  used at the end of a sentence to talk about why sth was done or whether it should have been done or not
  1. 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。
  2. 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 first, second, etc. place

• （用于句首）第一、第二等等
  used at the beginning of a sentence to introduce the different points you are making in an argument
  1. Well, in the first place he has all the right qualifications.
     噢，首先，他符合一切条件。

in my, your, etc. place

• 处于我（或你等）的境况
  in my, your, etc. situation
  1. I wouldn't like to be in your place.
     我可不想处于你的境地。

in place

• 在正确位置；准备妥当
  in the correct position; ready for sth
  1. Carefully lay each slab in place.
     要仔细铺好每一块石板。
  2. The receiver had already clicked into place.
     听筒咔的一声放回原位了。
• 在工作；准备就绪
  working or ready to work
• 在工作；准备就绪
  working or ready to work

in place of sb/sth

in sb's/sth's place

• 代替；顶替
  instead of sb/sth
  1. You can use milk in place of cream in this recipe.
     这道食谱可以用牛奶代替奶油。
  2. 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 place

• 位置不当
  not in the correct place
  1. Some of these files seem to be out of place.
     有些档案似乎没放对地方。
• 不得体；不适当
  not suitable for a particular situation
  1. Her remarks were out of place.
     她出言不当。
  2. I felt completely out of place among all these successful people.
     夹在这些事业有成的人中间，我觉得格格不入。

a place in the sun

• 舒适的状态；有利地位；优越境况
  a position in which you are comfortable or have an advantage over other people

put yourself in sb else's/sb's place

• 设身处地替别人着想；设想自己处于别人的境地
  to imagine that you are in sb else's situation
  1. 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 place

• 挫某人的锐气；杀某人的威风；使明白自己的身份
  to make sb feel stupid or embarrassed for showing too much confidence
  1. At first she tried to take charge of the meeting but I soon put her in her place.
     起初她很想主持会议，但我很快就把她轰下来了。

take place

• （尤指根据安排或计划）发生，进行
  to happen, especially after previously being arranged or planned
  1. The film festival takes place in October.
     电影节将于十月举行。
  2. 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 place

take the place of sb/sth

• 代替；替换
  to replace sb/sth
  1. 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。
  2. 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 place

• 就位；入座
  to go to the physical position that is necessary for an activity
  1. Take your places for dinner.
     请各位入席。
• 得到应有的社会地位；名副其实
  to take or accept the status in society that is correct or that you deserve

not have a hair out of place

• 显得非常整洁
  to look extremely clean and neat

sb's heart is in the right place

• 本意是好的；心眼是好的
  used to say that sb's intentions are kind and sincere even though they sometimes do the wrong thing

pride of place

• 显要位置；最突出（或最重要）的位置
  the position in which sth is most easily seen, that is given to the most important thing in a particular group

(caught/stuck) between a rock and a hard place

• 进退两难；左右为难
  in a situation where you have to choose between two things, both of which are unpleasant

v.

be well, ideally, uniquely, better, etc. placed for sth/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
  to be in a good, very good, etc. position or have a good, etc. opportunity to do sth
  1. 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。
  2. 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。
• 坐落在方便宜人的地方；位于合宜的地点
  to be located in a pleasant or convenient place
  1. The hotel is well placed for restaurants, bars and clubs.
     这家宾馆位置适中，适宜经营餐厅、酒吧和俱乐部。

to put/place sb on a pedestal

• 把某人奉为完人；盲目崇拜某人
  to admire sb so much that you do not see their faults

put/place/set a premium on sb/sth

• 重视；珍视
  to think that sb/sth is particularly important or valuable

put/place sth on (the) record

be/go on (the) record (as saying…)

• 公开发表（意见等）
  to say sth publicly or officially so that it may be written down and repeated
  1. He didn't want to go on the record as either praising or criticizing the proposal.
     他不想公开赞扬或批评这项提议。

place 双语例句

1. 1、 We're going to a place called Mont-St-Jean.
   我们要去一个叫蒙圣让的地方。
2. 2、 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。
3. 3、 He found a bed-and-breakfast place
   他找到了一家提供住宿与早餐的旅馆。
4. 4、 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。
5. 5、 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。
6. 6、 I don't have money to go places
   我没有钱到处旅行。
7. 7、 He returned the album to its place on the shelf
   他把相册放回架子上原来的地方。
8. 8、 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。
9. 9、 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。
10. 10、 Jane's goals helped Britain win third place in the Barcelona games
    简的进球帮助英国队在巴塞罗那奥运会上获得了第三名。
11. 11、 He has found a place in the first team
    他已在一队里获得了一席之地。
12. 12、 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。
13. 13、 Let's all go back to my place!
    我们都回我那里吧！
14. 14、 He lost his place in his notes.
    他忘了稿子讲到哪里了。
15. 15、 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. 16、 Brand folded it in his handkerchief and placed it in the inside pocket of his jacket
    布兰德用手绢把它包好，放到自己夹克的内兜里。
17. 17、 Widespread protests have placed the President under serious pressure
    铺天盖地的抗议让总统倍感压力。
18. 18、 We should teach the young by placing responsibility on them and by trusting them in real endeavors
    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。
19. 19、 The authorities have placed the drug in Class A, the same category as heroin and cocaine
    当局把这种毒品列为A类，与海洛因和可卡因一样。
20. 20、 I had been placed 2nd and 3rd a few times but had never won
    我好几次名列第二、第三，但从未得过冠军。
21. 21、 It is a good idea to place your order well in advance
    早早就提前下单是个好主意。
22. 22、 They placed an advertisement in the local paper for a secretary.
    他们在当地报纸上登了一则招聘秘书的广告。
23. 23、 I'd like to place an overseas call.
    我想打一个国际长途。
24. 24、 For this race, though, he had already placed a bet on one of the horses.
    但这场比赛他已经在其中一匹马身上下了赌注。
25. 25、 In 1861, they managed to place fourteen women in paid positions in the colonies
    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。
26. 26、 Something about the man was familiar, although Hillsden could not immediately place him
    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。
27. 27、 Businesses are closing down all over the place
    各处都有企业商家倒闭。
28. 28、 Our fingerprints are probably all over the place
    我们的指纹可能到处都是。
29. 29、 He was careful and diligent. I was all over the place.
    他细心且勤奋，我则稀里糊涂。
30. 30、 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。

place 英英释义

noun

1. a job in an organization
   1. he occupied a post in the treasury

   Synonym:    positionpostberthofficespotbilletsituation

2. the post or function properly or customarily occupied or served by another
   1. can you go in my stead?
   2. took his place
   3. in lieu of

   Synonym:    steadpositionlieu

3. an abstract mental location
   1. he has a special place in my thoughts
   2. a place in my heart
   3. a political system with no place for the less prominent groups

4. a blank area
   1. write your name in the space provided

   Synonym:    spaceblank space

5. the passage that is being read
   1. he lost his place on the page

6. an item on a list or in a sequence
   1. in the second place
   2. moved from third to fifth position

   Synonym:    position

7. any area set aside for a particular purpose
   1. who owns this place?
   2. the president was concerned about the property across from the White House

   Synonym:    property

8. where you live at a particular time
   1. deliver the package to my home
   2. he doesn't have a home to go to
   3. your place or mine?

   Synonym:    home

9. a public square with room for pedestrians
   1. they met at Elm Plaza
   2. Grosvenor Place

   Synonym:    plazapiazza

10. the particular portion of space occupied by something
    1. he put the lamp back in its place

    Synonym:    position

11. a general vicinity
    1. He comes from a place near Chicago

12. a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)
    1. he booked their seats in advance
    2. he sat in someone else's place

    Synonym:    seat

13. a point located with respect to surface features of some region
    1. this is a nice place for a picnic
    2. a bright spot on a planet

    Synonym:    topographic pointspot

14. a particular situation
    1. If you were in my place what would you do?

    Synonym:    shoes

15. proper or designated social situation
    1. he overstepped his place
    2. the responsibilities of a man in his station
    3. married above her station

    Synonym:    station

16. proper or appropriate position or location
    1. a woman's place is no longer in the kitchen

verb

1. recognize as being
   1. She identified the man on the 'wanted' poster

   Synonym:    identify

2. assign a rank or rating to
   1. how would you rank these students?
   2. The restaurant is rated highly in the food guide

   Synonym:    raterankrangeordergrade

3. take a place in a competition
   1. Jerry came in third in the Marathon

   Synonym:    come income out

4. estimate
   1. We put the time of arrival at 8 P.M.

   Synonym:    putset

5. to arrange for
   1. place a phone call
   2. place a bet

6. sing a note with the correct pitch

7. finish second or better in a horse or dog race
   1. he bet $2 on number six to place

8. assign to a station

   Synonym:    stationpostsend

9. intend (something) to move towards a certain goal
   1. He aimed his fists towards his opponent's face
   2. criticism directed at her superior
   3. direct your anger towards others, not towards yourself

   Synonym:    targetaimdirectpoint

10. put into a certain place or abstract location
    1. Put your things here
    2. Set the tray down
    3. Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children
    4. Place emphasis on a certain point

    Synonym:    putsetposepositionlay

11. locate
    1. The film is set in Africa

    Synonym:    setlocalizelocalise

12. make an investment
    1. Put money into bonds

    Synonym:    investputcommit

13. assign a location to
    1. The company located some of their agents in Los Angeles

    Synonym:    locatesite

14. place somebody in a particular situation or location
    1. he was placed on probation

15. assign to (a job or a home)

16. identify the location or place of
    1. We localized the source of the infection

    Synonym:    localizelocalise