英汉词典

place 基本解释

• n. 地方；住所；座位
• vt. 放置；任命；寄予
• vi. 名列前茅；取得名次
• n. (Place)人名；(罗)普拉切；(法)普拉斯；(英)普莱斯

place 词态变化

place 中文词源

来自拉丁语placea,地点，位置，来自platea,庭院，开阔地，来自PIE*plat,铺平，展开，来自PIE*pele,放平，展开，词源同plan,plate.并引申诸多词义。

place 英文词源

place

place: [13] A place is etymologically a ‘broad’ area. The word comes ultimately from the Greek expression plateia hodós ‘broad way’ (the adjective platús ‘broad’ is probably related to English flat). Plateia came to be used on its own as a noun, and passed into Latin as platea ‘broad street, open area’. This became changed in postclassical times to *plattja, which passed into English via Old French place.

Probably the closest the English word comes to its ancestral meaning is as a street name (as in Portland Place), introduced under French influence in the late 16th century, which originally denoted more an ‘open square’ than a ‘street’. But closer still are piazza [16] and plaza [17], borrowed respectively from the Italian and Spanish versions of the word. The homophonous plaice the fish-name is a distant relative.
=> flat, piazza, plaice, plate, platypus, plaza

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" (see plaice (n.)).

Replaced Old English stow and stede. From mid-13c. as "particular part of space, extent, definite location, spot, site;" from early 14c. as "position or place occupied by custom, etc.; position on some social scale;" from late 14c. as "inhabited place, town, country," also "place on the surface of something, portion of something, part," also, "office, post." Meaning "group of houses in a town" is from 1580s.

Also from the same Latin source are Italian piazza, Catalan plassa, Spanish plaza, Middle Dutch plaetse, Dutch plaats, German Platz, Danish plads, Norwegian plass. Wide application in English covers meanings that in French require three words: place, lieu, and endroit. Cognate Italian piazza and Spanish plaza retain more of the etymological sense.

To take place "happen" is from mid-15c. To know (one's) place is from c. 1600; hence figurative expression put (someone) in his or her place (1855). Place of worship attested from 1689, originally in official papers and in reference to assemblies of dissenters from the Church of England. All over the place "in disorder" is attested from 1923.

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 词组搭配

place 英文释义

1. a point located with respect to surface features of some region;

"this is a nice place for a picnic"

2. any area set aside for a particular purpose;

"who owns this place?"

"the president was concerned about the property across from the White House"

3. an abstract mental location;

"he has a special place in my thoughts"

"a place in my heart"

"a political system with no place for the less prominent groups"

4. a general vicinity;

"He comes from a place near Chicago"

5. the function or position properly or customarily occupied or served by another;

"can you go in my stead?"

"took his place"

"in lieu of"

6. a particular situation;

"If you were in my place what would you do?"

7. where you live at a particular time;

"deliver the package to my home"

"he doesn't have a home to go to"

"your place or mine?"

8. a job in an organization;

"he occupied a post in the treasury"

9. the particular portion of space occupied by a physical object;

"he put the lamp back in its place"

10. proper or designated social situation;

"he overstepped his place"

"the responsibilities of a man in his station"

"married above her station"

11. a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane);

"he booked their seats in advance"

"he sat in someone else's place"

12. the passage that is being read;

"he lost his place on the page"

13. proper or appropriate position or location;

"a woman's place is no longer in the kitchen"

14. a public square with room for pedestrians;

"they met at Elm Plaza"

"Grosvenor Place"

15. an item on a list or in a sequence;

"in the second place"

"moved from third to fifth position"

16. a blank area;

"write your name in the space provided"

place 同义词解析

lay, place, put, set

这些动词均有"放"之意。

lay： 指小心地把人或物平放或横放，侧重动作安稳。

place： 较正式用词，指把某物放在一个正确的位置上，侧重动作的正确。

put： 普通用词，含义较广泛。指把人或物置于某处，并将其留在该处。

set： 普通用词，指为了某种目的而将人或物放在一定位置上。指物是多指立着放。

place, position, post, situation

这些名词均有"职位"之意。

place： 指任何不分高低贵贱的职位；有时侧重指在政府、法庭所谋求的职位。

position： 侧重指社会地位较高，工作较为庄重，领取工资的职位。

post： 普通用词，指人的职务，职位，岗位。

situation： 正式用词，一般指雇员或为富有人家工作所担任的职位，现多见于广告中。

place, position, spot, situation, site, location, locality, setting, scene

这些名词均含"地点，位置，场所"之意。

place： 含义广泛，最普通用词，既可指很小的地点，又可指很大很远的地方或场所。

position： 多指物体相对于其他物体所处的位置或状态。

spot： 指相对较小的特定地点或事物所在地。

situation： 指物体在其周围环境中所处的位置或状态，侧重地点或场所的环境特征。

site： 指或大或小的地方，既可指供专门用途或特定活动的地点，又可指某一事件的地址。

location： 指某物设置的方向或地点。

locality： 指某物所处的客观位置和周围地区。

setting： 一般特指戏剧或小说所写的环境或场所。

scene： 常指真实事件或虚构故事发生的地点。

place 双语例句

1. The United States plans to tighten the economic sanctions currently in place.

美国计划加大现有经济制裁的力度。

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2. 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。

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3. Did she usurp his place in his mother's heart?

她取代了他在他母亲心目中的地位吗？

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4. Place the omelette under a gentle grill until the top is set.

将煎蛋饼放在烤架下用文火烘烤，直到表面凝固。

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5. The mother provides the embryo with nourishment and a place to grow.

母亲为胎儿提供营养和成长的空间。

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place 实用场景例句

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

圣殿山，圣殿真正坐落的地方

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...a list of museums and places of interest...

博物馆和名胜目录

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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。

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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。

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He found a bed-and-breakfast place...

他找到了一家提供住宿与早餐的旅馆。

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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。

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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。

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

她希望休快点举行婚礼。

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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。

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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？

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I don't have money to go places...

我没有钱到处旅行。

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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。

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

他把相册放回架子上原来的地方。

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He returned to his place on the sofa.

他坐回到沙发上自己的位子。

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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。

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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。

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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。

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...the important place of Christianity in our national culture.

基督教在我们国家文化中的重要地位

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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。

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He has risen to second place in the opinion polls.

他在民意测验中已升至第二位。

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He has found a place in the first team...

他已在一队里获得了一席之地。

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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。

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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。

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This is not the place for a lengthy discussion.

这会儿不是讨论个没完的时候。

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Let's all go back to my place!...

我们都回我那里吧！

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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。

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

她用手指着她读到的地方

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He lost his place in his notes.

他忘了稿子讲到哪里了。

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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。

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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。

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