place

n

• ① 1地方,场所2处,地点3城,镇,村;地区4空间;余地(=room)<for>
  • There are many trees in this place.这个地方有很多树。
  • The cave was a very dark place.那个山洞是个很黑暗的地方。
  • This is no place for a young lady at night.这不是年轻女子晚上可以来的地方(参照be no place for ...)。
  • The path came to an end at that place.小径在该处终止。
  • one's native place故乡
  • one's place of birth某人的出生地
  • travel to distant places旅行到远处
  • The piano takes up a lot of place.那台钢琴占了很多空间。
  • time and place时间与空间
  • leave place for ...给…留余地
  • There's no place for doubt.没有怀疑的余地。

• ② 建筑物;馆;(供特定目的使用的)场所;饮食店<of>
  • a place of amusement [entertainment]娱乐场
  • a place of business营业所
  • a place of learning学习场所,学府
  • a meeting place聚会所
  • a place of worship礼拜所
  • an eating place食堂,饮食店
  • a steak place牛排馆

• ③ (附有广大地皮的)乡间宅邸,(乡间的)别墅;【口】住所,住宅,宅邸
  • Why not stay the night at our place?为什么不在我们家里过夜?
  • Come over to my place for supper.到舍下来吃饭吧。
  • I have a place in the country.我在乡下有一栋别墅。

• ④ 立场;环境;处境
  • If I were in your place, I wouldn't agree.假如我处在你的立场,我是不会同意的。

• ⑤[用于专有名词; Place]广场;路,街
  • Portland Place波特兰街(London的一条大道)

• ⑥ 1地位,身分;职位2[one's place]本分,职务
  • one's place in society某人的社会地位
  • persons in high places地位高的人们
  • keep a person in his place使某人安分[不能越分]
  • forget one's place忘记自己的身分
  • know one's place知道自己的身分
  • look for a place求职
  • lose one's place失业
  • The Panama Canal has come to take a place beside the Suez Canal in importance in world trade.在世界贸易的重要性上,巴拿马运河已与苏伊士运河取得同等地位。
  • It's your place to look after the children.照顾孩子是你的本分。
  • It's not your place to raise any objection.提出异议不是你的分内事。

• ⑦ 座席,位置
  • The students went into the classroom and sat down in their places.那些学生进入教室,坐在自己的位置。
  • take one's place at (a) table在餐桌就座
  • Every day 12 places are laid for dinner.每天为了正餐要摆十二个座位。
  • lay places for six摆六个座位
  • I changed places with her.我跟她换位置。
  • Let's change [swap] places.我们换位置吧。

• ⑧[用单数形;通常作the place而附有序数词]顺序,次序
  • in the second [last] place其次[最后]

• ⑨ 【数】位
  • Calculate to the third decimal place.=Calculate to three decimal places.计算到小数点第三位。

• ⑩[通常用单数形]【竞赛】入选(在赛马等通常指第一,二,三名,【美】尤指第二名);奖
  • get a place得到前三名;【美】得到第二名
  • She took first place in the history examination.她在历史考试获得第一名。
  • win first place获得第一奖
  • He finished in third place.他结果获得第三名。