place的中文翻譯是什麼意思

N-COUNT地方；地點；地區

A place is any point, building, area, town, or country.

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

  聖殿山，聖殿真正坐落的地方

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

  博物館和名勝目錄

N-SING（已提到過的）地方,地點，地區

You can use the place to refer to the point, building, area, town, or country that you have already mentioned.

• Except for the remarkably tidy kitchen, the place was a mess...

  除了廚房特別乾淨外，這地方一片狼藉。

• For a ruin it was in good condition, as though the place was still being used.

  就一所破敗的房子而言，它的狀況還算不錯，就好像仍在使用中一樣。

N-COUNT（提供某種服務的）場所

You can refer to somewhere that provides a service, such as a hotel, restaurant, or institution, as a particular kind of place.

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

  他找到了一家提供住宿與早餐的旅館。

• My wife and I discovered some superb places to eat...

  我和妻子發現了一些就餐的極好去處。

PHRASE（尤指在控制或組織下）發生，進行，舉行

When something takes place, it happens, especially in a controlled or organized way.

• The discussion took place in a famous villa on the lake's shore...

  商討是在湖邊一座著名的別墅內進行的。

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

  她希望休快點舉行婚禮。

N-SING（用於 any，no，some 或 every 之後）…地方

Place can be used after 'any', 'no', 'some', or 'every' to mean 'anywhere', 'nowhere', 'somewhere', or 'everywhere'.

• The poor guy obviously didn't have any place to go for Easter...

  這個可憐的傢伙顯然復活節無處可去。

• Why not go out and see if there's some place we can dance?

  為什麼不出去看看是否有我們可以跳舞的地方？

ADV到處（旅行）；各處（遊覽）

If you go places, you visit pleasant or interesting places.

• I don't have money to go places...

  我沒有錢到處旅行。

• People were talking to him, listening to him, taking him places.

  人們和他交談、聽他講話、帶他遊覽。

N-COUNT所屬的位置；應在的位置；適當的位置

You can refer to the position where something belongs, or where it is supposed to be, as its place .

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

  他把相簿放回架子上原來的地方。

• He returned to his place on the sofa.

  他坐回到沙發上自己的位子。

N-COUNT座位；位子；空位

A place is a seat or position that is available for someone to occupy.

• He walked back to the table and sat at the nearest of two empty places...

  他走回到桌旁，在兩個空位子中挑了一個就近的坐下。

• I found a place to park beside a station wagon.

  我在一輛旅行車旁邊找到了一個車位。

N-COUNT地位；處境

Someone's or something's place in a society, system, or situation is their position in relation to other people or things.

• They want to see more women take their place higher up the corporate or professional ladder.

  他們希望看到更多的女性在管理或職業的階梯上佔據高位。

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

  基督教在我們國家文化中的重要地位

N-COUNT（比賽或競賽獲得的）名次

Your place in a race or competition is your position in relation to the other competitors. If you are in first place, you are ahead of all the other competitors.

• Jane's goals helped Britain win third place in the Barcelona games...

  簡的進球幫助英國隊在巴塞羅那奧運會上獲得了第三名。

• He has risen to second place in the opinion polls.

  他在民意測驗中已升至第二位。

N-COUNT席位；名額

If you get a place in a team, on a committee, or on a course of study, for example, you are accepted as a member of the team or committee or as a student on the course.

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

  他已在一隊裡獲得了一席之地。

• All the candidates won places on the ruling council...

  所有候選人都在管理委員會贏得了席位。

N-SING（合適的）時刻，時機

A good place to do something in a situation or activity is a good time or stage at which to do it.

• It seemed an appropriate place to end somehow...

  不知怎的，似乎是到了該結束的合適時機了。

• This is not the place for a lengthy discussion.

  這會兒不是討論個沒完的時候。

N-COUNT住所；寓所

Your place is the house or flat where you live.

• Let's all go back to my place!...

  我們都回我那裡吧！

• He kept encouraging Rosie to find a place of her own.

  他不斷鼓勵羅茜為自己找個住處。

N-COUNT（書等中）正讀到的部分；（演說等中）正講到的地方

Your place in a book or speech is the point you have reached in reading the book or making the speech.

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

  她用手指著她讀到的地方

• He lost his place in his notes.

  他忘了稿子講到哪裡了。

N-COUNT（數學中的）位

If you say how many decimal places there are in a number, you are saying how many numbers there are to the right of the decimal point.

• A pocket calculator only works to eight decimal places.

  袖珍計算器只能計算到小數點後8位數。

VERB（尤指小心、穩當或特意地）放置

If you place something somewhere, you put it in a particular position, especially in a careful, firm, or deliberate way.

• Brand folded it in his handkerchief and placed it in the inside pocket of his jacket...

  布蘭德用手絹把它包好，放到自己夾克的內兜裡。

• Chairs were hastily placed in rows for the parents.

  椅子匆忙擺成了幾排，等著家長們到來。

VERB使處（於）；把…置（於）

To place a person or thing in a particular state means to cause them to be in it.

• Widespread protests have placed the President under serious pressure...

  鋪天蓋地的抗議讓總統倍感壓力。

• The crisis could well place the relationship at risk...

  這場危機可能會使這一關係有破裂的危險。

VERB把（重點等）放（在）；將（責任等）歸（於）

You can use place instead of 'put' or 'lay' in certain expressions where the meaning is carried by the following noun. For example, if you place emphasis on something, you emphasize it, and if you place the blame on someone, you blame them.

• We should teach the young by placing responsibility on them and by trusting them in real endeavors...

  我們應該透過讓年輕人承擔責任、令他們進行真正的嘗試來教育他們。

• He placed great emphasis on the importance of family life and ties...

  他非常重視家庭生活和家人之間的關係。

VERB評定，劃分（為某一等級或類別）

If you place someone or something in a particular class or group, you label or judge them in that way.

• The authorities have placed the drug in Class A, the same category as heroin and cocaine...

  當局把這種毒品列為A類，與海洛因和可卡因一樣。

• Dr. Boris Sidis was a Russian-born psychiatrist who enjoyed considerable prestige; some placed him on a par with Pierre Janet and Morton Prince.

  鮑里斯·西季斯醫生是一位出生於俄國、素負盛名的精神病學家，有些人認為他堪與皮埃爾·雅內和莫頓·普林斯比肩。

VERB（在比賽或競賽中）使獲得第…名，使名列；（美國英語中常指）使獲得亞軍，使名列第二

If a competitor is placed first, second, or last, for example, that is their position at the end of a race or competition. In American English, be placed often means 'finish in second position'.

• I had been placed 2nd and 3rd a few times but had never won...

  我好幾次名列第二、第三，但從未得過冠軍。

• Second-placed Auxerre suffered a surprising 2-0 home defeat to Nantes.

  排名第二的歐塞爾隊出人意料地在主場以0比2敗給了南特隊。

VERB發出（訂單等）；點（菜等）

If you place an order for a product or for a meal, you ask for it to be sent or brought to you.

• It is a good idea to place your order well in advance...

  早早就提前下單是個好主意。

• Before placing your order for a meal, study the menu.

  點菜前先仔細看一下選單。

VERB（在報紙上）刊登（廣告）

If you place an advertisement in a newspaper, you arrange for the advertisement to appear in the newspaper.

• They placed an advertisement in the local paper for a secretary.

  他們在當地報紙上登了一則招聘秘書的廣告。

VERB（請接線員幫助接通時）說出，給出（聯絡人的電話號碼）

If you place a telephone call to a particular place, you give the telephone operator the number of the person you want to speak to and ask them to connect you.

• I'd like to place an overseas call.

  我想打一個國際長途。

VERB下（賭注）

If you place a bet, you bet money on something.

• For this race, though, he had already placed a bet on one of the horses.

  但這場比賽他已經在其中一匹馬身上下了賭注。

VERB為…找到職位；安插；為…找到住處；安置

If an agency or organization places someone, it finds them a job or somewhere to live.

• In 1861, they managed to place fourteen women in paid positions in the colonies...

  他們在1861年設法把14名女性安排到殖民地有報酬的職位上。

• In cases where it proves difficult to place a child, the reception centre provides long-term care.

  遇到難以安置的孩子，收容中心會提供長期的照顧。

VERB認出；想起

If you say that you cannot place someone, you mean that you recognize them but cannot remember exactly who they are or where you have met them before.

• Something about the man was familiar, although Hillsden could not immediately place him...

  這個男子讓人感到有些熟悉，但是希爾斯滕一時認不出他是誰。

• It was a voice he recognized, though he could not immediately place it.

  儘管聲音聽上去耳熟，但他不能馬上想起是誰。

PHRASE到處；各處

If something is happening all over the place, it is happening in many different places.

• Businesses are closing down all over the place...

  各處都有企業商家倒閉。

• There are picket lines all over the place.

  到處都有罷工糾察線。

PHRASE（通常指亂七八糟地）隨處遍佈

If things are all over the place, they are spread over a very large area, usually in a disorganized way.

• Our fingerprints are probably all over the place...

  我們的指紋可能到處都是。

• There was ammunition lying all over the place.

  軍火堆了遍地。

PHRASE困惑；糊塗；一團糟

If you say that someone is all over the place, you mean that they are confused or disorganized, and unable to think clearly or act properly.

• He was careful and diligent. I was all over the place.

  他細心且勤奮，我則稀裡糊塗。

PHR-RECIP（與…）調換處境，互換角色

If you change places with another person, you start being in their situation or role, and they start being in yours.

• When he has tried to identify all the items, you can change places, and he can test you...

  等他試過識別所有的物品後，你們可以互換角色，讓他來測試你。

• With his door key in his hand, knowing Millie and the kids awaited him, he wouldn't change places with anyone.

  手裡拿著房門鑰匙，知道米莉和孩子們在等他，這一刻千金不換。

PHRASE（情況）豁然開朗

If you have been trying to understand something puzzling and then everything falls into place or clicks into place, you suddenly understand how different pieces of information are connected and everything becomes clearer.

• When the reasons behind the decision were explained, of course, it all fell into place...

  當然，在這一決定背後的原因得到解釋之後，一切就變得豁然開朗了。

• But it wasn't until I saw the photograph in the paper that everything clicked into place.

  但是直到我看見報紙上的照片後才明白了一切。

PHRASE（事件等）自然而然地按所希望的方式發生

If things fall into place, events happen naturally to produce a situation you want.

• Once the decision was made, things fell into place rapidly...

  一旦作出決定，事情就立刻順理成章地發展下去了。

• Keep your options open and everything will fall into place.

  給自己留出選擇的餘地，一切將會水到渠成。

PHRASE（很可能）獲得成功，飛黃騰達

If you say that someone is going places, you mean that they are showing a lot of talent or ability and are likely to become very successful.

• You always knew Barbara was going places, she was different.

  不用說，芭芭拉定會大有作為，因為她與眾不同。

PHRASE（在政府、社會或組織中）身居高位

People in high places are people who have powerful and influential positions in a government, society, or organization.

• He had friends in high places...

  他有身居要職的朋友。

• The discontent has been fuelled by allegations of corruption in high places.

  關於身居高位者腐敗行為的指控更激起了人們的不滿。

PHRASE在/不在正確的位置；在/不在通常的位置

If something is in place, it is in its correct or usual position. If it is out of place, it is not in its correct or usual position.

• Geoff hastily pushed the drawer back into place...

  傑夫匆忙把抽屜推回去。

• Not a strand of her golden hair was out of place.

  她的金髮紋絲不亂。

PHRASE（法律、政策、行政體系等）正在運作，就位

If something such as a law, a policy, or an administrative structure is in place, it is working or able to be used.

• Similar legislation is already in place in Wales...

  類似的法規在威爾士已經就位。

• They're offended by the elaborate security measures the police have put in place.

  他們被警方部署的繁複安全措施惹怒了。

PHRASE代替；取代

If one thing or person is used or does something in place of another, they replace the other thing or person.

• Cooked kidney beans can be used in place of French beans...

  煮熟的紅芸豆可以代替四季豆。

• Laurence Waters visited us in place of John Trethewy who was unfortunately ill...

  勞倫斯·沃特斯代替不幸生病的約翰·特雷休伊來拜訪我們。

PHRASE在某些地方；有幾處

If something has particular characteristics or features in places, it has them at several points within an area.

• The snow along the roadside was six feet deep in places...

  路邊某些地方的積雪有六英尺深。

• His face was scarred and oddly puffy in places.

  他臉上有疤痕，還有幾處奇怪的腫包。

PHRASE身在…的處境；處於…的位置

If you say what you would have done in someone else's place, you say what you would have done if you had been in their situation and had been experiencing what they were experiencing.

• In her place I wouldn't have been able to resist it...

  如果我是她就可能抗拒不了。

• What would you have done in my place, my dear?

  親愛的，你如果處在我的位置會怎麼做？

PHRASE起初；一開始

You say in the first place when you are talking about the beginning of a situation or about the situation as it was before a series of events.

• What brought you to Washington in the first place?...

  最初是什麼讓你來到華盛頓的？

• The emphasis is swinging away from simply finding cures for illness to ways of preventing illness in the first place...

  重點正從簡單地對症下藥轉移到先期預防的方法上來。

PHRASE（用於列舉事項）第一/第二，首先/其次；（用於強調）首要的是

You say in the first place and in the second place to introduce the first and second in a series of points or reasons. In the first place can also be used to emphasize a very important point or reason.

• In the first place you are not old and in the second place you are a very attractive man...

  首先你不老，其次你是個富有魅力的男人。

• She could not have taken these massive doses orally. In the first place, she did not have enough pills.

  她不可能口服這麼大的劑量，因為她根本沒有足夠的藥丸了。

PHRASE（做…）不正確，不妥當，不在職責範圍內

If you say that it is not your place to do something, you mean that it is not right or appropriate for you to do it, or that it is not your responsibility to do it.

• He says that it is not his place to comment on government commitment to further funds...

  他說他不適宜就政府進一步投入資金的承諾發表評論。

• It's not my place to do their job.

  他們的工作不該由我來做。

PHRASE格格不入；不相稱；不適當；不適時

If someone or something seems out of place in a particular situation, they do not seem to belong there or to be suitable for that situation.

• I felt out of place in my suit and tie...

  我穿著西服、打著領帶感覺十分別扭。

• Her use of the word hate sounded strange and out of place.

  她用憎恨一詞聽起來怪怪的，不合時宜。

PHRASE有利的境遇；一帆風順的位置

If you say that someone has found their place in the sun, you mean that they are in a job or a situation where they will be happy and have everything that they want.

PHRASE把…置於…之上（或之前）

If you place one thing above ,before, or over another, you think that the first thing is more important than the second and you show this in your behaviour.

• Many provincial governments have taken advantage of this to place local interests above those of the central government...

  很多省級政府已利用了這一點，把地方利益置於中央政府利益之上。

• He continued to place security above all other objectives.

  他繼續把安保問題置於所有目標之上。

PHRASE殺…的氣焰；使安分

If you put someone in their place, you show them that they are less important or clever than they think they are.

• In a few words she had put him in his place.

  她簡單幾句話就殺了他的威風。

PHRASE（常為幽默用法）使有自知之明，使識相

If you say that someone should be shown their place or be kept in their place, you are saying, often in a humorous way, that they should be made aware of their low status.

• ...an uppity publican who needs to be shown his place.

  需要讓他知道自己幾斤幾兩的傲慢的酒館老闆

• ...discrimination intended to keep women soldiers in their place.

  旨在使女兵安分守己的歧視

PHRASE（與…相比）居次要地位

If one thing takes second place to another, it is considered to be less important and is given less attention than the other thing.

• My personal life has had to take second place to my career.

  我的私人生活不得不讓位於事業。

PHRASE代替；取代

If one thing or person takes the place of another or takes another's place, they replace the other thing or person.

• Optimism was gradually taking the place of pessimism...

  樂觀情緒逐漸取代了悲觀主義。

• He eventually took Charlie's place in a popular Latin band.

  他最終在一個很受歡迎的拉丁樂隊中取代了查利的位置。