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place

英[pleɪs] 美[ples]
  • 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

英英释意


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"