placen.（名词）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Room or space, especially adequate space:空间：房间或空间，尤指足够的空间：例句：There is place for everyone at the back of the room.房间后面可以容纳所有的人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：例句：a place of worship.朝拜地A dwelling; a house:居住点；房子：例句：bought a place on the lake.在湖边买所房子A business establishment or office.办事处，公司：商业办事处或办公室A locality, such as a town or a city:地区：区域，如城镇或大城市：例句：visited many places.参观了许多地区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A setting for one person at a table.位，座位：桌边可由一人坐的位子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：例句：She was chosen in his place.她被选去替代他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：例句：I have lost my place.我忘记看到哪一页了A particular spot, as on the body:（身体）特定部位：特殊的地方，如身体：例句：the place that hurts.受伤的地方The proper or designated role or function:地位，身份：合适的或指定的角色或功能：例句：the place of the media in a free society.媒体在言论自由社会中的地位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：例句：These books are out of place.这些书摆乱了A suitable setting or occasion:适当的时刻，合适的场合：例句：not the place to argue.不是争辩的场合The appropriate right or duty:职权：适当的权利或责任：例句：not her place to criticize.她无权指责Social station:社会地位：例句：He overstepped his place.他越级了A particular situation or circumstance:特定场合：特定的情况或环境：例句：Put yourself in my place.把你自己放在我的位置上High rank or status.高等级或地位A job, post, or position:工作、责任或职位：例句：found a place in the company.在这公司谋职Relative position in a series; standing.名次：在一系列中的相对位置；地位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：例句：in the first place.首先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）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To put in a specified relation or order:排列：按特定关系或顺序安排：例句：Place the words in alphabetical order.将单词按字母顺序排列To offer for consideration:提出以供考虑：例句：placed the matter before the board.向委员会提议这件事To find accommodation or employment for.为…找住处，为…安排职位To put into a particular condition:使…置于：将…放到特定的条件下：例句：placed him under arrest.将他逮捕To arrange for the publication or display of:出版，刊登：安排…出版或公布：例句：place an advertisement in the newspaper.在报纸上登上广告To appoint to a post:安排：委派到某一位置：例句：placed her in a key position.她被安排到一重要位置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：例句：I`d place him second best.我把他排在第二位To estimate:评估，估计：例句：placed the distance at 00 feet.估计有00英尺远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：例句：could not place that person`s face.不能认清那人的脸To give an order for:对…下命令：例句：place a bet.打赌To apply or arrange for:申请或安排：例句：place an order.按次序安排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in placeIn the appropriate or usual position or order:就绪：在适合的或通常的位置或序列上：例句：With everything in place, she started the slide show.一切就绪，她开始放幻灯片In the same spot; without moving forwards or backwards:原地：同一地点；不向前也不向后移动：例句：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 ofInstead of.替代keep (one`s) place 或know (one`s) placeTo 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 placeTo lower the dignity of (someone); humble.降低某人的尊严；贬抑place in the sunA dominant or favorable position or situation.处于占优势或有利的地位或位置来源：Middle English 中古英语 from Old English plôce 源自 古英语 plôce Old French [open space] from Medieval Latin placea from Vulgar Latin *plattea 古法语 [开阔的空间] 源自 中世纪拉丁语 placea 源自 俗拉丁语 *plattea both from Latin platôa [broad street] 都源自 拉丁语 platôa [宽街道] from Greek plateia (hodos) [broad (street)] [feminine of] platus * see plat- 源自 希腊语 plateia (hodos) [宽（街）] [] platus的阴性词 *参见 plat- 【引伸】place.ableadj.（形容词）plac.ern.（名词）