place

来自翻译宝典
跳转至:导航、​搜索
place
/ples/
n.
Orig. an open space, as a public squire, in a town or city; sometimes, a part of a street. (本意)成中之空旷处(如广场);街道之一部分。
(a) A particular location; a special spot or locality, as a town. 某特别场所[地方](如城、镇)。
House; dwelling. 房屋;住所。
A building devoted to a special purpose. 作特别用途之建筑物。
- a place of worship 礼拜堂。
The location of a given body. 物体之位置。
Room to stand or sit in. 站立之地;座位。
A particular part of a surface or body. (表面、物体之)某部分。
Rank; social position, esp. high rank. 阶级;社会地位(尤指高位)。
Duty; rightful responsibility. 职分;应有之责任。
A position; job. 职位;职业。
In a race, a position among those competitors who have scored, either in money or in points. 比赛结果优胜者之名次。
- in the first place 第一。
A step in a sequence. 步骤。
The position occupied by a figure in relation to the other figures of a series. 【数】位。
短语:
place in the sun 【口】有利的地位。
A place for one to hang his hat 居住之所。
all over the place (a)每个地方。(b)【口】全部。(c)凌乱。
another place 【英】(上院和下院或牛津和剑桥两大学互指的)对方。
be no place for 没有...余地。
fall into place 有条有理。
find one's place 找到上次读(书)的地方。
get a place (赛马)获奖。
give place to 让予;被取代。
go places (a)【口】成功。(b)【口】出外游历。
have one's heart in the right place 怀善意;没有恶意。
have place 存在;有立足之地。
in place 在适当[通常]位置;适当。
in place of 代替。
in he first place 第一;首先;最者。
know one's place 守本分。
lose one's place 失去地位;忘记(书)看到哪里。
make place for 让予;被取代。
out of place 不在正当位置;不适当。
pride of place 高位;高傲;第一名。
put [keep] in his (proper) place 使守本分。
take one's place 就座。
take place 发生。
take the place of 取代。
the high place (古代闪族的)寺院;祭坛。
(过去式: placed; 过去完成式: placed; 现在进行式: placing)
v.t.
To put I a particular spot or position. 放;安置。
- Place the books on the table. 把书放在桌上。
To put in office or authority. 任命;派定职权。
- He was placed in command of the regiment. 他被任命为团长。
To identify by connecting with some place, circumstance, etc. (依靠地方、环境等)辨认。
To put; repose, as faith or trust. (把希望;信赖)寄托给;放在。
To identify by recalling. 认出;记起来。
- I've seen it somewhere, but I can't place it. 我想不起在哪里看过它。
To finish in a specified standing in a competition. (比赛中)列名。
- The duke's horse wasn't placed. 公爵的马未被列名入围。
To invest. 投资。
To arrange for, as a loan or an order. 发出(订单);安排(贷款)。
v.i.
To finish among the first three, specif. Second in a horse race. 进入前三名;(尤指马赛中)特只得第二名。
习语:
place card (宴会中的)座位牌。
place hitter 【体】(棒球)定点打击手。
place mat 桌垫。
place name 地名。
place setting (一人份的)一套餐具。
- 英语>简体中文, 美语词典
place¹
/pleɪs/
n.
1. (location) 地方;地点;所在
the place where… 的地方
- The place where I am standing is only 300 metres from the site of the crash. 我站的地方离撞车地点只有300米。
a place to do sth 做某事的地方
- We were looking for a place to camp. 我们在寻找一个露营的地方。
from place to place 从一个地方到另一个地方;到处
- My father was in the army, so we moved from place to place when I was growing up. 我父亲以前在军队工作, 因此从小到大我们总是不停地搬家。
in the same place 在同一地点
- Do you still keep the towels in the same place? 你还是把毛巾放在原来的地方吗?
in the wrong place 在错误的地方
- She put the CD back in the wrong place. 她把光盘放回去时放错地方了。
in a safe place 在安全的地方
- I keep these cards in a safe place. 我把这些卡片存放在安全的地方。
in two places at once 同时在两处
- I can't be in two places at once! 我可不能分身两处!
2. 【地理】 (town, village etc) (城镇、村庄等)地点, 地方
- Little Gidding is a quiet place. 小吉丁是个安静的地方。
- There are a lot of interesting places to visit. 有好多有趣的地方可以游览。
- places of interest 旅游景点
place of birth 出生地
3. (building) 房子;建筑物
- You don't expect me to spend the night in this place, do you? 你不会是希望我在这个房子里过夜吧, 是吗?
4. (for particular purpose) (用于专门用途的)场所
- My wife and I discovered some superb places to eat. 我和妻子发现了一些吃饭的极好去处。
place of work 工作地点
place of worship 礼拜场所
5. (home) 房屋;居所
- They have a place in the country as well as their flat in town. 他们不仅在镇上有公寓, 还在乡村有一处居所。
at sb's place 在某人家
- Shall we meet at your place? 我们在你家碰头好不好?
to sb's place 到某人家
- Do you want to come round to my place? 你想来我家坐坐吗?
a place of your own 属于自己的住所
6. (space) 空间;空地
- Can you find a place for that dish in the cupboard? 你能在碗柜里找个地方放那只盘子吗?
- a parking place 停车位
7. (in book, speech, film etc) (书、讲话、影片等的)部分, 片段
- Does anyone remember the place where we stopped reading yesterday? 有谁记得我们昨天读到哪儿了吗?
to lose your place 找不到读到哪里;忘了看到哪儿
to mark your place 标出读到的地方
8. (proper position; for object) 合适的地方;原位
(for person) (发挥才能的)舞台, 天地, 位置
- He returned the album to its place on the shelf. 他把相册放回架子上原来的地方。
to put sth back in its place 把某物放回原位
to learn your place 了解自己的位置
9. (seat) 位子;座位
- He returned to his place on the sofa. 他回到沙发上自己的位置坐下。
10. (appropriate moment) 合适的时机;适当的场合
- This is not the place for a lengthy discussion. 这可不是没完没了讨论的时候。
11. (in competition, race) (比赛中的)排名, 名次
in first/second place 列第一/第二位
- Britain won third place at the games in Barcelona. 英国队在巴塞罗那奥运会上获得了第三名。
- He has risen to second place in the opinion polls. 他在民意调查中支持率升至第二位。
12. (in UK sport) (赛马比赛中的)三甲名次
13. (in North American sport) (赛马比赛中的)前两名名次(通常指第二名)
14. (in society, hierarchy) 位次;级别;地位
- Britain's place in the world 英国在世界上的地位
to occupy an important place in sth 在…中占有重要地位
15. (as a member or participant) (成员或参与者的)职位, 位置
- Harper failed to win a place on the committee. 哈珀未能赢得委员会席位。
16. 【教育】 (at university, on course) (学习的)名额
- a university place 大学就读名额
17. (responsibility) 权利;特权;职责
18. 【数】 (数中各数字的)位
- They worked out the value of pi to seventy decimal places. 他们把圆周率精确到了小数点后70位。
19. (open square) (城镇中有相似类型房屋环绕的)广场
20. (country house) (包括场地院落的)乡间住宅
21. 【戏剧】 (one of the three unities) 地点(三一律的三要素之一)
22. <古> (important position) 高位;重要地位
23. all over the place
(everywhere) 各处;到处
- Our fingerprints are probably all over the place. 我们的指纹可能到处都是。
(scattered in disorder) 散落各处
- The children's toys were all over the place. 孩子们的玩具扔得到处都是。
(disorganized or inaccurate) 毫无条理;乱七八糟
- He was careful and diligent. I was all over the place. 他细心又勤奋, 而我则稀里糊涂。
24. another place【政】 <英> 另一议院(上下议院用来互相指称)
25. to change places
(swap seats) 交换位置
- Tamsin, change places with Delphine! 塔姆辛, 和德尔菲娜交换位置!
(exchange roles) 交换角色;换位
- I'm perfectly happy, I wouldn't change places with anyone. 我非常幸福, 不想和任何人换位生活。
26. to click into placeorto fall into place
(make sense) 突然明晰;豁然开朗
- But it wasn't until I saw the photograph in the paper that everything clicked into place. 可是直到我看见报纸上的照片, 一切才豁然开朗。
27. to fall into place
(organize itself) 按预期发展;走上轨道
- Once the decision was made, things fell into place rapidly. 一旦作出决定, 事情就立刻顺理成章地发展下去了。
28. to give place to sb/sth<正式> 让位于…;被…取代
29. to go places<非正式> (be successful) 前途无量;会大有作为
- You always knew Barbara was going places; she was different. 不用说, 芭芭拉定会大有作为, 因为她与众不同。
(travel) 四处旅行
30. in the first place
(at the outset) 起初;一开始
- What brought you to Washington in the first place? 最初你是因为什么来到华盛顿的?
- I don't think it should have been put there in the first place. 我觉得这本来就不应该放在那儿的。
(firstly) 首先;第一
- In the first place you are not old and in the second place you are a very attractive man. 首先你不老, 其次你是个富有魅力的男人。
31. in high places 居于高位;位高权重
- He had friends in high places. 他有一些位高权重的朋友。
32. in place (法律、政策、行政体系等)在运作, 就位
- Everything was in place for the handover of power. 权力交接的一切事宜已准备就绪。
to put sth in place 使…就位;部署…
- They're offended by the elaborate security measures the police have put in place. 他们被警方部署的繁复安全措施惹怒了。
33. in sb's place 处于某人的位置
- What would you have done in my place? 你如果处在我的位置会怎么办?
34. in place of sth/sborin sth's/sb's place代替某物/某人;取代某物/某人
- The factory has been pulled down, and in its place a new hospital has been built. 工厂已被拆除, 在原址建起了一所新医院。
35. in places 在好几处
- The snow along the roadside was six feet deep in places. 路边的积雪有几处深达6英尺。
36. in the second place 其次;第二
37. to keep sb in their place 使某人安分;让某人有自知之明
- They should be kept in their place and not allowed to dominate the proceedings. 应该让他们清楚, 自己不得操控诉讼。
38. to know your place 知道自己的身份;知趣;识相
- They must be taught to know their place and not get above themselves. 他们必须学会有自知之明, 别太自大。
39. to be not sb's place to do sth 不该由某人做某事;做某事不是某人的职责范围
40. the other place<幽默> 另一所大学(牛津大学和剑桥大学对彼此的称呼)
41. out of place
(inappropriate) 格格不入;不合适;不相称
- I felt out of place in my suit and tie. 我穿着西服、打着领带, 感觉十分别扭。
(displaced) 位置不对的
- Not a strand of her hair was out of place. 她的头发一丝不乱。
42. place in the sun 优越境况;有前途的职位
43. pride of place 首要地位;最显要的位置
44. to put sb in their placeorto show sb their place 使某人明白自己的斤两;使某人不再自以为是;挫某人的锐气
- In a few words she had put him in his place. 她简单几句话就灭了他的威风。
45. to take place 发生;进行
- She wanted Hugh's wedding to take place quickly. 她希望休快点儿把婚礼办了。
- The next attack took place four hours later. 四个小时后开始了下一波攻击。
46. to take the place of sb/sthorto take sb's/sth's place代替…的位置;对…取而代之
- Optimism was gradually taking the place of pessimism. 情绪正逐渐由悲观向乐观转变。
47. to take second place 居次要地位
to take second place to sth 让位于…
place²
/pleɪs/
vt.
1. (put in position) 放;放置;安置
- Place the card face down on the table. 把卡片正面朝下放在桌子上。
- I was placed next to Colonel Pickering at the dinner table. 我被安排在皮克林上校旁边的餐桌位置就座。
- I placed myself very carefully so that I had a good view of both entrances. 我小心翼翼地把自己挪到能清楚看见两个门口的地方。
to place your hand on sth 把手放在某物上
2. (in a state or condition) 使处于
- Widespread protests have placed the President under serious pressure. 普遍的抗议让总统承受了极大的压力。
- The security services have been placed on full alert. 安保部门已进入全面戒备状态。
to place sb/sth at risk 使…处于危险之中
to place sb/sth under the control of sb/sth 把…置于…的控制之下
to be well placed to do sth 完全有资格做某事;有优势做某事
- They have considerable reserves and so are better placed than we are. 他们有雄厚的资金储备, 因此比我们有优势。
3. (impart or impose) 给予;把…加于
to place sth on sb 把…加到某人身上
- She seemed to be placing most of the blame on her mother. 她似乎把大部分责任都推到了母亲身上。
to place sth in sb/sth 把…寄托在…上
- We placed most of our hopes in the swift arrival of the relief force. 我们寄希望于救援部队的迅速到来。
4. (rank) 看待;评定
- Some place him on a par with Einstein. 有些人认为他可与爱因斯坦相提并论。
- The authorities have placed the drug in Class A. 当局把这种药品归为A类。
to place sth above sth or to place sth before sthorto place sth over sth 认为…高于…
- He continued to place security above all other concerns. 他仍把安全问题看得高于一切。
5. (in race, contest, exam) 使名列…位
to be placed first 名列第一
- Second-placed Auxerre suffered a surprising 2-0 home defeat to Nantes. 位列第二的欧塞尔队竟然在主场以0比2意外败给南特队。
6. 【赛马】 (gain first, second, third or fourth place) 使位列三甲(或前四)
to be placed 获得名次
- Purple Sunset has been placed several times, though he has yet to win a race. “紫色日落”有好几次跑进前四, 但冠军一次都没拿过。
7. (used to enquire about a person's availability) (用于询问某人是否有空)
to be placed 有安排
- How are you placed next week? 你下周有什么安排?
8. (identify) 确认;核实;识别
- She was looking at me as if she could not quite place me. 她看着我, 好像认不出我似的。
9. (put in) [+ order] 发出; [+ bet]
- For this race he had already placed a bet on one of the horses. 这次赛马, 他已经对其中一匹马下了赌注。
to place an order for sth with sb 向某人订购某物
10. (insert) [+ advertisement] 登载
- They placed an advertisement in the local paper for a secretary. 他们在当地报纸上刊登广告招聘一名秘书。
11. (find a job for) 为…提供职位;任命
- They managed to place fourteen women in paid positions in the colonies. 他们设法在殖民地为14名妇女提供了付报酬的职位。
12. (put under the care of) 安置(某人)
to place sb with sb 安排某人由…照料;将某人安置于…
- Nobody in the family I was placed with could speak English. 我被安置到的家庭没人会说英语。
13. (direct carefully) 瞄准
- Scruton placed the shot just wide of the goalkeeper's left hand. 斯克鲁顿这一记球就瞄准守门员左手边不远处。
14. 【金融】 投入(资金)
15. 【音】 (sing accurately) [+ note] 唱准
vi.
(赛马、赛狗等比赛中)名列前三(尤指获得第二名)
- 英语>简体中文, 英汉大词典
place
/pleɪs/
n. places 52
地方,处所
v. places, placing, placed
放置,安置,安排
- 英语>简体中文, 高中课标词汇
place
n. 地方,处所,位置
- 英语>简体中文, 中医大词典
place
n. 地方,地点,位置,职位,处境,住所,地位
vt. 放置,寄予,任命
vi. 名次列前
- 英语>简体中文, 计算机词典
place
n.(名词)
1. An area with definite or indefinite boundaries; a portion of space. 地方:一块有确定或不确定的边界的地方;一块空间
2. Room or space, especially adequate space: 空间:房间或空间,尤指足够的空间:
- There is place for everyone at the back of the room. 房间后面可以容纳所有的人
3. The particular portion of space occupied by or allocated to a person or thing. 场所,住所:由某人或物占据的特定的空间
4. A building or an area set aside for a specified purpose: 场所:某一建筑或地区,为特定的目的设立:
- a place of worship. 朝拜地
5. A dwelling; a house: 居住点;房子:
- bought a place on the lake. 在湖边买所房子
6. A business establishment or office. 办事处,公司:商业办事处或办公室
7. A locality, such as a town or a city: 地区:区域,如城镇或大城市:
- visited many places. 参观了许多地区
8. Often Place Abbr. pl., Pl.A public square or street with houses in a town. 常作 Place 缩写 pl., Pl.广场,街:镇上的公共广场或有房屋的街
9. A space in which one person, such as a passenger or a spectator, can sit or stand. 席位、空位:一个可坐或站的空间,如乘客或观众站立或坐的空间
10. A setting for one person at a table. 位,座位:桌边可由一人坐的位子
11. A position regarded as belonging to someone or something else; stead: 替代:一个本该属于某人或某物的位置;替代:
- She was chosen in his place. 她被选去替代他
12. A particular point that one has reached, as in a book: 页数:某人所达到的某一点,如在一本书中:
- I have lost my place. 我忘记看到哪一页了
13. A particular spot, as on the body: (身体)特定部位:特殊的地方,如身体:
- the place that hurts. 受伤的地方
14. The proper or designated role or function: 地位,身份:合适的或指定的角色或功能:
- the place of the media in a free society. 媒体在言论自由社会中的地位
15. The proper or customary position or order: 合适的位置,适当的场合:适当的或习惯性的位置或顺序:
- These books are out of place. 这些书摆乱了
16. A suitable setting or occasion: 适当的时刻,合适的场合:
- not the place to argue. 不是争辩的场合
17. The appropriate right or duty: 职权:适当的权利或责任:
- not her place to criticize. 她无权指责
18. Social station: 社会地位:
- He overstepped his place. 他越级了
19. A particular situation or circumstance: 特定场合:特定的情况或环境:
- Put yourself in my place. 把你自己放在我的位置上
20. High rank or status. 高等级或地位
21. A job, post, or position: 工作、责任或职位:
- found a place in the company. 在这公司谋职
22. Relative position in a series; standing. 名次:在一系列中的相对位置;地位
23. Games Second position for betting purposes, as in a horserace. 【游戏】 第二名:如在以赌博为目的赛马中获第二名
24. The specified stage in a list of points to be made, as in an argument: 阶段:在一序列讨论话题中某一特定的阶段:
- in the first place. 首先
25. Mathematics The position of a figure in a numeral or series. 【数学】 位:某一数列中一个数目的位置
v.(动词) placed, plac.ing, plac.es
v.tr.(及物动词)
1. To put in or as if in a particular place or position; set. 放,安置,安排:放到某一特定的位置或地方;放置
2. To put in a specified relation or order: 排列:按特定关系或顺序安排:
- Place the words in alphabetical order. 将单词按字母顺序排列
3. To offer for consideration: 提出以供考虑:
- placed the matter before the board. 向委员会提议这件事
4. To find accommodation or employment for. 为…找住处,为…安排职位
5. To put into a particular condition: 使…置于:将…放到特定的条件下:
- placed him under arrest. 将他逮捕
6. To arrange for the publication or display of: 出版,刊登:安排…出版或公布:
- place an advertisement in the newspaper. 在报纸上登上广告
7. To appoint to a post: 安排:委派到某一位置:
- placed her in a key position. 她被安排到一重要位置
8. To rank in an order or a sequence: 排…的名次,位置:在一序列或名单中的位置:
- I'd place him second best. 我把他排在第二位
9. To estimate: 评估,估计:
- placed the distance at 100 feet. 估计有100英尺远
10. To identify or classify in a particular context: 认定,认清:在一特定的背景下鉴别或分类:
- could not place that person's face. 不能认清那人的脸
11. To give an order for: 对…下命令:
- place a bet. 打赌
12. To apply or arrange for: 申请或安排:
- place an order. 按次序安排
13. To adjust (one's voice) for the best possible effects. 调整声音:调整(某人的声音)获得最佳效果
v.intr. Sports Games (不及物动词) 【体育运动】 【游戏】
To arrive among the first three finishers in a race, especially to finish second. 在比赛中取得前三名之一,尤指第二名

习惯用语:
in place
1. In the appropriate or usual position or order: 就绪:在适合的或通常的位置或序列上:
- With everything in place, she started the slide show. 一切就绪,她开始放幻灯片
2. In the same spot; without moving forwards or backwards: 原地:同一地点;不向前也不向后移动:
- While marching in place, the band played a popular tune. 乐队在原地踏步,并奏起流行乐曲in place of
Instead of. 替代keep (one's) place 或
know (one's) place
To recognize one's social position and act according to traditional decorum. 知趣,守本分:知道自己的社会身份,依传统行事put (someone) in his or her place
To lower the dignity of (someone); humble. 降低某人的尊严;贬抑place in the sun
A dominant or favorable position or situation. 处于占优势或有利的地位或位置
- 英语>简体中文, 美国传统词典
place
n. 地方,区域,位置,空间,距离,位,次序,放置;vt. 放置,发出,安插,认出,估计
- 英语>简体中文, 英汉化学大词典
place
位(置);地点;【动】放;= Programming Language for Automatic Checkout Equipment 自动检测设备用的程序设计语言
- 英语>简体中文, 英汉计算机词汇
place
n. 不设防地方,场所,出盘
- 英语>简体中文, 英汉法学大辞典
place
n.
(1) 地点;地方;地区;所在地;(有特定用途的)场所
(2) 广场;街
(3) 职位;职务;公职
(4) 住所;寓所 v.
(5) 安排;发出(订单);销售;投资
(6) 给予…职位;任命
(7) (在赛马等比赛中)获得优胜
在英国指进入前三名,在美国指获得前两名,尤指第二名。
- 英语>简体中文, 英美法词典
place
(数)位
A digit position within a set of digits corresponding to a given power of the radix.
在对应于给定的基数幂次的一组数字中的一个数字的位置(简称数位)。
- 英语>简体中文, 计算机英汉双解词典
place
n. 地点,放置
- 英语>简体中文, 英汉机械大词典
place
n.
地方, 场所, 所在地
- This is the place where the storm hit. 这就是暴风雨袭击的地方。
城, 村, 镇
- Moscow is a very cold place in winter. 冬季莫斯科非常寒冷。
建筑物, 场所
- He likes to go to places of amusement. 他喜欢去娱乐场所。
某点; 某处; 某段落
- There is something about nationalism in this book, but I can't find the place. 这本书里谈到民族主义, 可是我找不到在哪里。
座位, 位置
- I was asked to put it back to its place. 要我把它放回原来的地方。
等级, 地位, 身份
- In the Middle Ages, a lord and a serf had very different places in life. 中世纪, 农奴主和农奴在生活中是两个截然不同的阶级。
职位, 职务; 学习的机会
- Mary likes her new place in the lawyer's office. 玛丽喜欢律师事务所里的新工作。
自然或恰当的位置[地方]
- Sports never had an important place in his life. 运动在他的生活中从未占有重要位置。

- Correct the result to 5 decimal places. 把结果精确到小数点后五位数。
vt.
放置, 安排
- The agency placed about 200 secretaries per annum. 该代理机构每年大约安排200份秘书工作。
- Place the girl as a typist. 让这个女孩做打字员吧。
使…处于某处境[环境]
- Place the book back where you found it when you have finished reading it. 看完后把书放回原处。
定名次
- My horse wasn't even placed. 我的马未获名次。
辨认
- The man seemed familiar, but I could not quite place him. 这人很面熟, 但是我记不起来。
评价, 分类
- My son's income can probably be placed as £5000 a year. 我儿子的年收入估计达5000英镑。
发订单; 打赌
- Place your bets now—the race begins in half an hour! 现在可以下赌注——赛事于半小时后开始。
- 英语>简体中文, 简明英汉词典
place1
(noun 名词)
地方
a place on a map. 地图上某地方。
SYNONYM 同义词:location, point, position, site,situation, [informal日常用语] spot, [informal日常用语] whereabouts.
地区
a nice place for a holiday. 度假的好去处。
SYNONYM 同义词:area, country, district, locale, locality, neighbourhood,region, SEE参阅 town, venue, vicinity.
地位
your place in society. 在社会上的地位。
SYNONYM 同义词:degree, function, grade, SEE参阅 job, office,position, rank, station, status.
住所
a place to live. 住所。
SEE参阅 house noun名词.
座位
a place to sit. 座位。
SEE参阅 seat noun名词.
place2
(verb 动词)
放置
Place your things on the table. 把你的东西放在桌上。
SYNONYM 同义词:arrange,deposit, dispose, [informal日常用语] dump, lay,leave, locate, plant, position, put down, rest, setdown, settle, situate, stand, station, [informal日常用语] stick.
评定名次
The judges placed me third. 裁判员评定我为第三名。
SYNONYM 同义词:grade, position, put in order, rank.
辨认
I’ve heard the tune before, but I can’t place it. 我听过这个调子,可是说不出是什么曲。
SYNONYM 同义词:identify, locate, put a name to, put into context,recognize.
- 英语>简体中文, 英语同义词词典
place1
all 'over the place (informal)
everywhere 到处; 各处:
In my job I have to travel all over the place. 我的工作需要到处出差。
not neat or tidy; not well organized 凌乱;狼藉; 杂乱无章:
There were books and papers all over the place. 到处是书和文件,凌乱不堪。
Your calculations are all over the place (= completely wrong). 你的计算大错特错。
(not) be sb’s place to do sth
not have the right to do sth, for example to criticize sb, suggest sth, etc. ﹙不﹚是某人的分内事;无权…:
‘Why didn’t you tell him?’ ‘It wasn’t my place to.’ “你为什么不告诉他?”“这不该是我的事。”
He told his secretary that it wasn’t her place to question what he said. 他告诉秘书说她没有资格对他的话提出质疑。
fall, drop, slide, etc. into 'place
because of a new piece of information, the relationship between several events, facts, etc. suddenly becomes clear ﹙因新信息的出现而﹚明朗化,变得清楚:
When I found out that he was Lucy’s uncle, everything fell into place. 当我发现他是露西的舅舅,一切都顺理成章了。
When we got the final result of our experiment, everything slotted into place. 我们得到了试验的最终结果,一切都吻合。
(of a complex situation 复杂的局面) finally reach a satisfactory conclusion 有个令人满意的结局:
Last year everything was so difficult; then John changed his job, I started work, the children moved school and everything finally fell into place.去年诸事不顺,后来约翰换了工作,我也开始上班,孩子们换了学校,现在事事顺心了。
give 'place to sb/sth (formal)
be replaced by sb/sth 让位于… ; 被…代替:
Houses and factories gave place to open fields as the train gathered speed. 火车逐渐加速,房屋和工厂被开阔的旷野所取代。
if ,I was/were in 'your place
used to introduce a piece of advice you are giving to sb 我若处在你的位置;若是换了我呀:
If I were in your place, I’d resign immediately. 我要是你呀,我就立刻辞职。
in the 'first place
used at the beginning of a sentence to introduce the different points you are making in an argument﹙用于句首,引出不同论点﹚第一:
In the first place it’s not your car, and in the second you’re not old enough to drive it. Is that clear? 首先,这不是你的车,其次,你太小了还不能开车。你明白了吗?
used at the end of a sentence to talk about why sth was done or whether it should have been done or not ﹙用于句尾,谈论做某事的原因或必要性﹚一开始,当初:
I should never have taken that job in the first place. 我当初就不该接受那份工作。
in 'my, 'your, etc. place
in my, your, etc. situation 处于我﹙或你等﹚的境况:
I wouldn’t like to be in your place. 我可不想处于你的境地。
in 'place
prepared and ready 准备妥当;准备就绪:
Everything seems to be in place for a successful peace conference. 看来进行成功和谈的一切都准备好了。
in place of sb/sth; in sb’s/sth’s 'place
instead of sb/sth 代替;顶替:
You can use milk in place of cream in this recipe. 这个食谱中可以用牛奶代替奶油。
He was unable to go to the ceremony, but he sent his son in his place. 他不能亲自去参加仪式,但派了他儿子替他去。
out of 'place
not in the correct place 位置不当:
Some of these files seem to be out of place. 有些档案似乎没放对地方。
not suitable for a particular situation 不得体;不适当:
Your silly remarks were completely out of place at such an important meeting. 在这么重要的会议上你说那些愚蠢的话太不得体了。
I feel quite out of place at a smart party like this. 在这种时髦的聚会上我觉得格格不入。
a place in the 'sun
(of a person 人) a very favourable position, especially in your professional life ﹙尤指职业生涯的﹚有利地位;有发展前途的地位﹙或工作﹚:
When he was offered a professorship at Caltech, he felt that he had finally found his place in the sun.当他被邀请去加州理工学院当教授时,他觉得自己终于找到了有发展前途的工作。
put sb in their 'place
remind sb forcefully of their real position in society or at work 使某人明白自己的身分;挫某人的锐气;煞某人的威风:
That young man needs putting in his place. He behaves as if he were the manager here. 应该让那个年轻人明白自己的位置,他的一举一动就好像他是这里的经理。
take 'place
happen 发生;进行:
The meeting will take place at eight o’clock. 会议将于八点钟举行。
Some strange things had taken place in that old castle.那座古堡里发生了一些奇怪的事。
take sb’s 'place; take the place of 'sb
do sth which another person was doing before;replace sb 代替; 替换:
Miss Jones has left the school and this term her place has been taken by Mr Carter. 琼斯小姐离开了学校,这学期她的工作已由卡特先生顶替。
I was ill, so Bill took my place at the meeting. 我病了,比尔代替我去开会。
take your 'place
go to the physical position that is necessary for an activity 就位; 入座:
Take your places for dinner. 请各位入席就餐。
take or accept the status in society that is correct or that you deserve 得到应有的社会地位;跻身于:
He is ready now to take his place as one of the fastest swimmers in history. 他已有望跻身有史以来游得最快的人之列。
behave/act as if you own the place =think you own the place 另见think
(caught/stuck) between a rock and a hard place 另见rock
your, his, etc. heart is in the right place 另见heart
know your place 另见know
not a hair out of place 另见hair
(give sth) pride of place 另见pride
put/set/place sb on a pedestal 另见pedestal
put/place a premium on sth 另见premium
put yourself in sb’s shoes/place 另见shoes
think you own the place 另见think
英语>简体中文, 英语习语词典
place1
n.
地方, 地点, 所在地, 位置
城, 镇, 村, 市区
住宅, 住处, (有特殊用处的)建筑物, 场所
地位, 处境, 身分, 职务, 职责, 职权, 资格; 生活方式
座位, 席位
(身体的)特定位置
名次; (赛马等比赛的)前三名(美国指前二名, 尤指第二名)
步骤
【数】位
(书刊的)段落, 页
[多用于专有名词]广场; 街道; 别墅
- a place of business 营业处
- a place of amusement 娱乐场所
- a sore place on the hand 手上伤痛处
- get the first place in a race 比赛中获第一名
- calculate to 3 places of decimals 算到小数点第三位
- If I were in your place, ... 如果我处在你的境地...
- Come round to my place this evening. 今晚请到我家来。
- There is no place for doubt. 没有怀疑的余地。
place2
vt.
放置, 安置
任命, 安插; 安置(难民)
寄托(希望), 给予(信任)
认出或估计(某人), 认定
投资, 存(款); 定货, 发出订单, 委托
销售
调整(唱歌或讲话的)嗓音
定出参赛者的名次
- place money to sb.'s credit 把钱存在某人名下
- P-the books on the shelf. 请把书放在书架上。
- His father placed great hopes on [in] him. 他的父亲对他寄于很大希望。
- I remembered his name, but I could not place him. 我记得他的名字, 但我不记得曾哪儿见过他。
place3
vi.
取得名次, 名列前茅, (赛马时)得第二名

继承用法
place-coefficient
n.
(设计机场跑道的)作用位置系数
place-kick
vt., vi.
(足球, 橄榄球)定位踢
placeman
n.
[英]官吏
place-name
n.
地名
placeable
adj.
可被确定位置的
placeless
adj.
没有固定位置的
a nice place to leave away from
一个不值得留恋的地方
a place in the sun
有发展前途的地位, 有利的地位, 显要的地位
a place of worship
礼拜的场所
a raw place
疼痛处, 易受伤的地方
a sore place
疼痛处, 易受伤的地方
a tender place
疼痛处, 易受伤的地方
a tight place
险境, 困境
a wide place in the road
[美俚]小城镇
all over the place
到处, 各处, 满地
不整齐; 七零八落
心里很乱, 非常苦恼
another place
[英](在下院)指上院, (在上院指)下院, [谑](在剑桥指)牛津, (在牛津指)剑桥
any old place
任何一个地方
as much as my place is worth to do...
要那样做, 我会被解雇的
be placed
【体】名列前三名
bit of a place
[口]一个小小的地方
fall into place
变得清清楚楚[有条不紊]
feel out of place
感到拘束[不自然, 不自在]
find one place
翻至(书中)要继续读下去的一页
find one place in a book
翻至(书中)要继续读下去的一页
find one's place
找到[失去]职业
lose one's place
找到[失去]职业
from place to place
从一个地方到另一个地方; 各地, 到处
get a place
获得前三名(指赛马); 得到职位
give place to
让位于..., 被...所代替; 引起, 造成
go places
到处旅行, [美](即将)获得成功
go to one's own place
[婉]回老家, 死去
have a place in
在...中出现; 在...中占有地位
have a soft place in one's heart for sb.
对某人有爱情, 对某人有好感
have place
占有位置; 存在
in a tight place
处境险恶; 处于困境
in a tight corner
处境险恶; 处于困境
in a tight spot
处境险恶; 处于困境
in high places
在上层人士中间, 在高阶层中
in place
放在本来的位置
适当的
就地
in place of
代替, 用...而不用
in places
在某些地方, 有几处
in sb.'s place
处于某人的位置, 为某人设身处地想一想
in the first place
首先, 第一点
in the last place
最后
in the next place
其次, 第二点
jumping -off place
穷乡僻壤; 起点; (火车等的)终点
keep a place warm for sb.
暂时代替某人的职务
keep a seat warm for sb.
暂时代替某人的职务
keep in place
固定住
keep one's place
标明看到某处
keep sb. in his place
使人安分守己
know one's place
知趣, 识相;知道自已的地位[身分]
lose one's place
丧失自己的地位
(读书等)找不到上次读到的地方
make place for
为...腾出地方, 让位于
make a place too hot for sb.
[口]逼得某人在一个地方呆不下去
out of place
地方放得不对, 离开原来的地方
不合适, 不恰当
不协调, 不相称
put oneself in sb.'s place
设身处地(想一想)
put oneself in sb.'s shoes
设身处地(想一想)
put sb. in his place
使人不敢越轨
scream the place down
去伦敦警察厅报失; 报告警察
seek a place
寻找工作; 寻求职位
supply the place of
代替
swop places with sb.
与某人换座位
take one's place
就座, 入座; 占有 地位
take place
发生, 举行
take sb.'s place
代替某人; 接替某人的位置
take the place of
代替
tender place
(肉体或心灵上的)痛处
sore place
(肉体或心灵上的)痛处
raw place
(肉体或心灵上的)痛处
The darkest place is under the candlestick.
[谚]灯台只照人不照己(意指当事者往往最不了解情况)。
the high place
祭坛, 偶像
the other place
地狱
There is no place like home.
[谚]作客固佳, 在家更好; 在家千日好, 出门一时难。
trade places with sb.
与某人交换地位[职务]
trysting place
(情侣的)幽会处
unit's place
【数】个位
watering place
(可供游泳、划船的)海滨[湖滨]胜地
矿泉[温泉]疗养区
(船只、商队)取水的地方; (牛马等)饮水处
[美俚]厕所
place of abode
【律】住所, 住址
place of arms
军队的集合地; 供军队退却整休用的基地, 贮藏兵器弹药的要塞
place of call
经常去的地方
英语>简体中文, 现代英汉综合大辞典
place
場所
- 英语>繁体中文(香港), 英汉法律词汇
place
地方
- 英语>繁体中文(香港), 英汉法律词汇
place
大陆名称:地方
台湾名称:地方
- 英语>简体/繁体中文, 两岸学术名词
place
大陆名称:
台湾名称:
- 英语>简体/繁体中文, 两岸学术名词
place
地方
- 英语>繁体中文(台湾), 地理学名词
place
- 英语>繁体中文(台湾), 电子计算机名词
place
通路
- 英语>繁体中文(台湾), 管理学名词
place
- 英语>繁体中文(台湾), 工业工程名词
place
名次(游泳)
- 英语>繁体中文(台湾), 教育学名词
place
地方;場所
- 英语>繁体中文(台湾), 社会学名词
place
- 英语>繁体中文(台湾), 数学名词
place
方位;位置
- 英语>繁体中文(台湾), 天文学名词
place
地點
- 英语>繁体中文(台湾), 资料科学名词
place
場所
- 英语>繁体中文(台湾), 土木工程名词
place
通路;地點
- 英语>繁体中文(台湾), 新闻传播学名词
place
放置
In Holographic, to situate and fix content, holograms, or mixed reality apps in your environment using a gesture, a controller button, or a voice command.
- 英语>简体中文, IT术语集
place
地点
Typically a floor, building, wing, or office number. Place is associated with an emergency address to give a more exact location within a building.
- 英语>简体中文, IT术语集
place
放置
In Holographic, to situate and fix content, holograms, or mixed reality apps in your environment using a gesture, a controller button, or a voice command.
- 英语>繁体中文(台湾), IT术语集
place
地點
Typically a floor, building, wing, or office number. Place is associated with an emergency address to give a more exact location within a building.
- 英语>繁体中文(台湾), IT术语集
place
/pleɪs/
(places)
1. 可数名词 A place is any point, building, area, town, or country. (任何) 地方
- ...a list of museums and places of interest. …一份博物馆和名胜地的列表。
- We're going to a place called Platoro. 我们要去一个叫普拉托罗的地方。
- The pain is always in the same place. 疼痛总是在同一个地方。
2. 单数型名词 You can use the place to refer to the point, building, area, town, or country that you have already mentioned. (提到过的点、建筑、地区、城镇、国家等) 地方
- Except for the remarkably tidy kitchen, the place was a mess. 除了异常整洁的厨房外,这个地方一团糟。
3. 可数名词 You can refer to somewhere that provides a service, such as a hotel, restaurant, or institution, as a particular kind of place. (旅馆、饭店、机构等某种提供服务的) 地方
- He found a bed-and-breakfast place. 他找到一个提供住宿带早餐的地方。
- My wife and I discovered some superb places to eat. 我妻子和我发现了一些很棒的吃饭的地方。
4. 习语 When something takes place, it happens, especially in a controlled or organized way. (尤指在控制或组织下) 发生; 进行
- The discussion took place in a famous villa on the lake's shore. 讨论在湖滨一座著名别墅举行。
- She wanted Randy's wedding to take place quickly. 她想让兰迪的婚礼马上举行。
5. 单数型名词 Place can be used after "any," "no," "some," or "every" to mean "anywhere," "nowhere," "somewhere," or "everywhere." 用在(any), (no), (some)或(every)之后,分别表示(anywhere), (nowhere), (somewhere)或(everywhere) [美国英语] [非正式]
- 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没有任何地方可去。
6. 副词 If you go places, you visit pleasant or interesting places. (去) 各地地 [美国英语] [ADV after v]
- I don't have money to go places. 我没有钱到处玩。
7. 可数名词 You can refer to the position where something belongs, or where it is supposed to be, as its place. (常处的、应在的) 位置
- He returned the album to its place on the shelf. 他将像册放回到架上原来的地方。
8. 可数名词 A place is a seat or position that is available for someone to occupy. (空闲的) 座位; 位置
- He walked back to the table and sat at the nearest of two empty places. 他走回桌旁,在两个空位中就近的一个位子上坐下。
9. 可数名词 Someone's or something's place in a society, system, or situation is their position in relation to other people or things. 地位
- They want to see more women take their place higher up the corporate or professional ladder. 他们希望看到更多女性担任公司或职业阶梯上更高的职位。
10. 可数名词 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. 排名
- He has risen to second place in the opinion polls. 他在民意调查中排名已升至第二位。
11. 可数名词 If you get a place on a team, on a committee, or in an institution, for example, you are accepted as a member of the team or committee or as a resident of the institution. (在团队、委员会或机构等中的) 位置
- Derek had lost his place on the team. 德里克已经丢了他在那个队的位置。
- They should be in residential care but there are no places available. 他们应该得到住院护理,但是没有空床位。
12. 单数型名词 A good place to do something in a situation or activity is a good time or stage at which to do it. (适当的) 时机
- It seemed an appropriate place to end somehow. 似乎是到了该结束的时候了。
13. 可数名词 Your place is the house or apartment where you live. (居住地) 地方 [非正式]
- Let's all go back to my place! 咱们都回我的住处吧!
14. 可数名词 Your place in a book or speech is the point you have reached in reading the book or making the speech. (书读到的或话说到的) 地方
- ...her finger marking her place in the book. …她的手指指着书上她读到的地方。
15. 可数名词 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. (数) 位
- A pocket calculator only works to eight decimal places. 袖珍计算器只计算到小数点后8位。
place
/pleɪs/
(placing, placed,places)
可数名词
1. 及物动词 If you place something somewhere, you put it in a particular position, especially in a careful, firm, or deliberate way. (小心地、稳妥地或从容地) 放置
- Brand folded it in his handkerchief and placed it in the inside pocket of his jacket. 布兰德把它包在手绢里,放进了他夹克衫的内兜。
2. 及物动词 To place a person or thing in a particular state means to cause them to be in it. 使处于 (某种状态)
- Widespread protests have placed the president under serious pressure. 大范围的抗议已经使总统处于巨大的压力之下。
- The crisis could well place the relationship at risk. 这场危机很可能使这个关系岌岌可危。
3. 及物动词 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. 替代(put)或(lay),用于(place emphasis on)、(place the blame on)等由其后的名词决定意思的短语中
- He placed great emphasis on the importance of family life and ties. 他非常重视家庭生活和家庭纽带。
- She seemed to be placing most of the blame on her mother. 她好像是在把大部分责任推到她母亲身上。
4. 及物动词 If you place someone or something in a particular class or group, you label or judge them in that way. 评定
- The authorities have placed the drug in Class A, the same category as heroin and cocaine. 当局已把这种毒品定为A级,与海洛因和可卡因属同一类。
5. 及物动词 If a competitor in a race or competition is placed first, second, or third, they finish first, second or third. If a horse is placed in a race, it finishes second. 取得名次; (马在赛跑中) 位居第二 [usu passive]
- I had been placed 2nd and 3rd a few times but had never won. 我得过几次第二名和第三名,但是从来没有得过第一。
6. 及物动词 If you place an order for a product or for a meal, you ask for it to be sent or brought to you. 订 (产品或餐)
- It is a good idea to place your order well in advance as delivery can often take months rather than weeks. 早早提前订购是个好主意,因为交货常常要花几个月的时间,而不是几星期。
7. 及物动词 If you place an advertisement in a newspaper, you arrange for the advertisement to appear in the newspaper. 登广告
- They placed an advertisement in the local paper for a secretary. 他们把一则秘书招聘广告登在当地报纸上。
8. 及物动词 If you place a bet, you bet money on something. 下赌注
- For this race, though, he had already placed a bet on one of the horses. 不过,这次赛马,他已经在其中的一匹马上下了注。
9. 及物动词 If an agency or organization places someone, it finds them a job or somewhere to live. 安置 (工作或住所)
- They managed to place fourteen women in paid positions. 他们设法为14名妇女安排了有报酬的工作。
place
/pleɪs/
及物动词
1. 习语 If something is happening all over the place, it is happening in many different places. 到处
- Businesses are closing down all over the place. 到处都有企业在倒闭。
2. 习语 If things are all over the place, they are spread over a very large area, usually in a disorganized way. 遍地
- Our fingerprints are probably all over the place. 我们的指纹很可能到处都有。
3. 习语 If you change places with another person, you start being in their situation or role, and they start being in yours. 互换角色
- With his door key in his hand, knowing Millie and the kids awaited him, he wouldn't change places with anyone. 手里拿着门钥匙,知道米莉和孩子们正等着自己,他决不会同任何人互换位置。
4. 习语 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. (情况) 豁然开朗
- When the reasons behind the decision were explained, of course, it all fell into place. 当这个决定背后的原因得到了解释后,当然,一切都变得豁然开朗了。
5. 习语 If things fall into place, events happen naturally to produce a situation you want. (事情) 顺理成章
- Once the decision was made, things fell into place rapidly. 一旦决定了,事情很快顺理成章。
6. 习语 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. 出色
- You always knew Barbara was going places, she was different. 你一直知道芭芭拉很出色,她与众不同。
7. 习语 People in high places are people who have powerful and influential positions in a government, society, or organization. (在政府、社会或组织中) 身居高位
- He had friends in high places. 他有一些高层的朋友。
8. 习语 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. 在恰当/不恰当的位置
- Gary hastily pushed the drawer back into place. 加里匆忙把抽屉推回去。
9. 习语 If something such as a law, a policy, or an administrative structure is in place, it is working or able to be used. (法律、政策、行政机构等) 在运行
- Similar legislation is already in place in Utah. 类似的法规已在犹他州实施。
10. 习语 If one thing or person is used or does something in place of another, they replace the other thing or person. 替代
- Cooked kidney beans can be used in place of French beans. 做熟的四季豆可以用来代替菜豆。
11. 习语 If something has particular characteristics or features in places, it has them at several points within an area. 在几处
- Even now the snow along the roadside was five or six feet deep in places. 即使现在,路边的雪有的地方有五六英尺深。
12. 习语 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. 处于 (某人的) 位置
- In her place I wouldn't have been able to resist it. 若处在她的位置上,我也会无法抵挡它的。
13. 习语 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. 最初
- What brought you to Washington in the first place? 最初是什么使你来到华盛顿?
14. 习语 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. 首先/其次 (用于列举,首先也可以用于强调)
- In the first place you are not old, Conway. And in the second place, you are a very strong and appealing man. 首先,你不老,康韦。其次,你是个非常强壮、有魅力的男人。
15. 习语 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. 不是 (某人) 该做的事
- He says that it is not his place to comment on government commitment to further funds. 他说,他不便评论政府对进一步提供资金的承诺。
16. 习语 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. 不属于; 不适宜
- I felt out of place in my suit and tie. 穿着西装打着领带,我感到不自在。
17. 习语 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. 置…于…之上/前
- He continued to place security above all other objectives. 他继续将安全置于其他所有目标之上。
18. 习语 If you put someone in their place, you show them that they are less important or clever than they think they are. 使 (某人) 有自知之明
- In a few words she had put him in his place. 几句话她就让他安分了下来。
19. 习语 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. (以幽默的方式) 使 (某人) 识相
- ...an uppity bartender who needs to be shown his place. …一个盛气凌人的需要有点自知之明的酒吧招待。
20. 习语 If one thing takes second place to another, it is considered to be less important and is given less attention than the other thing. 居次要地位
- My personal life has had to take second place to my career. 我的个人生活得让位于我的事业。
21. 习语 If one thing or person takes the place of another or takes another's place, they replace the other thing or person. 替代
- Optimism was gradually taking the place of pessimism. 乐观正逐渐替代悲观。
英语>简体中文, 高级英汉双解词典
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。
英语>简体中文, 英语同义词辨析词典
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。
英语>简体中文, 英语同义词辨析词典