place
英 [ple?s]
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"