place
noun
verb
pleɪs noun
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AREA/SPACE/BUILDING ETC
地区/空间/建筑物等
a space or area, for example a particular point on a surface or a room, building, town, city etc 地方，地点，场所
Make sure you keep the key in a safe place.
一定要把钥匙放在安全的地方。
I’ve spent the day dashing about from place to place.
我这一天东奔西跑的。
The place was full of screaming children.
那地方全是大叫大嚷的孩子们。
He was threatening to burn the place down.
他扬言要把那地方烧成白地。
She had never been back to the place where the accident happened.
她再也没回过事故发生的地点。
The theatre bar was our usual meeting place.
剧院酒吧是我们见面的老地方。
We were living then in a place called Alberiga.
那时候我们住在一个叫阿尔伯里格的地方。
The wall was quite damp in places (=in some places) .
墙上有几处很潮湿。
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This is a great place for a holiday.
这是个度假的好地方。
a place to do sth
I couldn’t find a place to park.
我找不到一个停车的地方。
Did the accident happen at your place of work (=the place where you work) ?
事故是在你的工作地点发生的吗？
The Great Mosque has been a place of worship for Muslims for centuries.
数个世纪以来大清真寺都是穆斯林朝拜的地方。
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HOME
家
a house or apartment where someone lives [非正式] 家，住处 informal
They’ve got quite a big place on the outskirts of Leeds.
他们在利兹郊外有一座大房子。
sb’s place
Do you want to come back to my place for coffee?
你想回到我家喝咖啡吗？
It took us ages to find a place to live .
我们花了好长时间才找到一个住处。
He’s staying with us until he can find a place of his own .
他找到自己的住处以前一直和我们住。
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take place
to happen, especially after being planned or arranged 〔尤指经过计划或安排后〕发生，进行
The next meeting will take place on Thursday.
下次会议将在星期四举行。
Talks between the two sides are still taking place.
双方的会谈仍在进行。
Major changes are taking place in society.
社会正发生着重大变革。
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SPACE TO SIT OR PUT STH
坐或放置物品的地方
a space where someone can sit, or a space where you can put something 座位; 位置
I might arrive a bit late, so could you save me a place?
我可能会晚来一会儿，你能给我留个位置吗？
There are still a few places left on the coach.
长途公共汽车上还有几个空位。
Make sure you put everything back in its proper place.
务必把每样东西都放回原位。
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Can you find a good place for this vase?
你能找个好位置放这个花瓶吗？
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POINT IN BOOK/SPEECH
书本/讲话中的地方
a point that you have reached in a book or a speech 〔书本或讲话中的〕地方，点
This would be a good place to stop and answer any questions that people have.
在这里停下回答人们的疑问很好。
I used a bookmark so that I wouldn’t lose my place (=forget the point that I had reached) .
我用了书签，因此就不会忘记看到哪里了。
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OPPORTUNITY TO DO STH
做某事的机会
if someone has a place somewhere, they have the opportunity to go there or join in an activity 机会
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If you don’t come to training you might lose your place in the team.
如果你不来参加训练，有可能失去在球队中的位置。
We’ve been trying to find her a place in a residential home.
我们一直在努力找机会让她进养老院。
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He was offered a place on the management committee.
有人给他提供了一个在管理委员会工作的机会。
There are still a couple of places left on the course.
这门课程还有一些剩余的名额。
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I’ve been offered a place at York University.
我已被约克大学录取。
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ROLE/POSITION
作用/位置
the ROLE or important position that someone or something has in a situation or in society 身份; 地位
sb’s place
the old idea that a woman’s place is in the home
妇女就该在家呆着的老观念
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He finally reached the summit of Qomolangma and secured his place in history.
他终于登上了珠穆朗玛峰，名留青史。
Working has a very important place in all our lives.
工作在我们的生命中占据重要位置。
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in place
a. in the correct position b. existing and ready to be used 准备就绪的
The chairs for the concert were nearly all in place.
音乐会要用的椅子差不多都摆好了。
The glass was held in place by a few pieces of sellotape.
玻璃用几段透明胶带固定住了。
Funding arrangements are already in place.
资金已经安排到位。
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in place of sb/sth in sb’s/sth’s place
also 又作 instead of someone or something else 代替某人/某物
In place of our advertised programme, we will have live coverage of the special memorial service.
我们将对这次特别纪念仪式作现场报道，取代原本预告要播出的节目。
The company flag had been taken down and in its place hung the Union Jack.
公司旗帜已被撤下，取而代之的是英国国旗。
If I refused to go, they would send someone else in my place.
如果我不去，他们会派其他人代替我的。
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take the place of sb/sth take sb’s/sth’s place
10. also 又作 to exist or be used instead of someone or something else 代替，取代;
Natural methods of pest control are now taking the place of chemicals.
控制害虫的自然方法目前正在取代化学品。
I had to find someone to take Jenny’s place.
我必须找个人来替珍妮。
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in sb’s place
11. used to talk about what you would do if you were in someone else’s situation 处于某人的境地
What would you do in my place?
你要是处于我的境地会怎么做？
Try to put yourself in my place and think how you would feel.
你要试着站在我的位置上想想，你会有什么样的感觉。
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be no place for sb
12. to be a completely unsuitable place for someone 不适合某人的地方
This is no place for a child.
这可不是小孩该来的地方。
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first/second/third etc place
13. first, second etc position in a race or competition 第一名/第二名/第三名等
He took second place in the long jump.
他在跳远比赛中获得了第二名。
in first/second etc place
I finished in third place .
我得了第三名。
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in the first place
14. a. used to introduce a series of points in an argument, discussion etc b. used to talk about what someone did or should have done at the start of a situation 一开始，起初
In the first place, I’m too busy, and in the second I don’t really want to go.
首先，我太忙了;其次，我不太想去。
I wish I’d never got involved in the first place!
真希望我从一开始就没卷进去！
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take second place (to sb/sth)
15. to be less important than someone or something else 处于（次于某人/某事物的）次要地位
She wasn’t prepared to take second place in his life.
她不愿意在他的生活中扮演次要角色。
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take your places
16. used to tell people to go to the correct place or position that they need to be in for an activity 就位
If you would like to take your places, the food will be served shortly.
请大家入席，菜很快就上。
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all over the place
17. a. everywhere b. in a very untidy state 凌乱，杂乱 informal
There was blood all over the place.
到处都是血迹。
She came in with her hair all over the place.
她顶着一头乱发进来了。
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put sb in their place
18. to show someone that they are not as clever or important as they think they are 使某人明白自己的地位; 煞某人的气焰
I soon put him in his place.
我很快就煞掉了他的气焰。
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out of place
19. a. not suitable for a particular situation or occasion b. not in the correct or usual position 不在适当 （通常 ）的位置上
He never seemed to feel out of place at social functions.
社交聚会时他似乎从不觉得自己格格不入。
The paintings looked strangely out of place.
那些画看上去古里古怪的，很不相称。
The kitchen was spotlessly clean, with nothing out of place.
厨房一尘不染，井井有条。
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it is not sb’s place (to do sth)
20. if it is not your place to do something, you do not have the duty or right to do it 某人没有责任 （无权 ）（做某事）
It’s not your place to criticize me!
轮不到你来教训我！
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have no place
21. to be completely unacceptable [正式] 完全不能接受 formal
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Capital punishment has no place in a modern society.
现代社会不容有死刑。
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fall into place
22. a. if things fall into place in your mind, you suddenly realize and understand what is really happening b. if plans or events fall into place, they start to happen in the way that you hoped they would 〔计划或事件〕按所希望的方式发生，上轨道
Things were beginning to fall into place in my mind.
事情开始在我脑海中清晰起来。
Everything suddenly fell into place.
一切突然变得豁然开朗。
Eventually I got a job, and my life began to fall into place.
最后我得到了一份工作，生活开始步入正轨。
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be going places
23. to start becoming successful in your life [非正式] 生活开始一帆风顺 informal
William is a young man who is definitely going places.
威廉绝对是个前途无量的年轻人。
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be in a good/bad etc place
24. to be in a good, bad etc situation [美，非正式] 处境很好/很糟等 AmE informal
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POSITION
位置
to put something somewhere, especially with care 〔尤指小心地〕放置; T always + adv/prep
She poured the doctor a cup of tea and placed it on the table.
她为医生倒了杯茶放在桌上。
He carefully placed the folder back in his desk drawer.
他小心地把文件夹放回书桌抽屉里。
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SITUATION
处境
to put someone or something in a particular situation 使处于某种境地; T always + adv/prep
The government is being placed under pressure to give financial help to farmers.
政府正面对为农民提供经济援助的压力。
Children must not be placed at risk.
绝对不能让孩子们担风险。
Some areas of the city have been placed under curfew.
这座城市的一些区域已经实行宵禁。
This places me in a very difficult position.
这让我很为难。
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IN A JOB/HOME
在工作中/在家中
to find a suitable job or home for someone [正式] 为…安置工作 （住所） T | formal
Some unemployed people can be very difficult to place.
有些失业的人很难安置。
He was later placed with a foster family.
后来他被安置在一户寄养家庭里。
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ARRANGE STH
安排某事
to arrange for something to be done 安排 T
He placed an advertisement in the local paper.
他在当地报纸登了一则广告。
You can place orders by telephone.
您可以通过电话订购。
I had no idea which horse I should place a bet on.
我不知道该把赌注下在哪匹马上。
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HOW GOOD/IMPORTANT
多好/多重要
to say how good or important you think someone or something is 评价，判断〔按好坏或重要性〕 T always + adv/prep
I would place health quite high on my list of priorities.
我会非常重视健康。
places sb/sth above/before sb/sth
Some museums seem to place profit above education.
有些博物馆似乎置利润于教育之上。
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place value/importance/emphasis etc on sth
to decide that something is important 看重/重视/注重某事物
Most people place too much value on money.
大多数人太看重金钱。
The company places a lot of emphasis on training.
那家公司很注重培训。
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can’t place sb
to recognize someone, but be unable to remember where you have met them before 想不起来与某人在哪里见过
I’ve seen her somewhere before, but I can’t quite place her.
我以前在哪里见过她，不过我想不起来了。
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be well/ideally etc placed
a. to be in a good situation where you have the ability or opportunity to do something b. to be in a good place or position [英] 位于优良的地点 （位置 ） BrE
be well/Ideally placed to do sth
The company is now well placed to compete in Europe.
这家公司目前完全有优势在欧洲参与竞争。
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The hotel is well placed for most of London’s theatres.
这家宾馆地点优越，去伦敦大多数剧院都很便利。
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RACES
比赛
to be first, second etc in a race or competition 〔在赛跑或竞赛中〕得第一名/第二名等