| 释义 |
*place¹ /ples; pleɪs/
n [C]
1 a particular area, point, or position 地方，地点，位置:
Keep your passport in a safe place. 把你的护照放在安全的地方。
a beautiful place surrounded by mountains 群山环抱的美丽地方
Paint is coming off the wall in places. (=in some places) 墙上有些地方的油漆剥落了。
2 a building or area that is suitable for a particular purpose or activity 〔专供某一目的或活动的〕地方，场所:
place to eat/live etc Are there any decent places to eat round here? 这附近有什么像样的餐馆吗？
+ for This would be a great place for a party. 这地方搞个聚会真是不错。
3 a particular building, town, country etc 某一特定的地方〔建筑、城镇、国家等〕:
She was born in a place called Black River Falls. 她出生在一个名叫“黑河瀑”的地方。
sb's place (=someone's house) 某人的家: I'm going over to Jeff's place for dinner. 我要去杰夫家里吃晚饭。
4 take place to happen 发生:
When did the robbery take place? 抢劫是什么时候发生的？
5 be in place/be out of place to be in the correct or incorrect position or order 在适当的/不适当的位置:
Put the CDs back in their place. 把激光唱片放回原来的地方。
She didn't have a hair out of place. 她的头发一丝不乱。
6 an opportunity to study a particular subject, join a team etc 位置; 名额:
There are a few places left on the German course. 德语课程还有几个名额。
7 someone's or something's importance or position 〔重要的或优秀的〕地位，位置:
No one could ever take her place. (=be as important or good) 无人能够代替她的位置。
friends in high places (=important people you know) 身居高位的朋友: Carla has friends in high places. 卡拉有一些身居高位的朋友。
8 put sb in his/her place to show someone that they are not as important, intelligent etc as they think they are 煞某人气焰:
I'd like to put her in her place, the little snob! 我真想煞一下她的威风，这势利小人！
9 be going places informal to start to become successful 【非正式】 开始成功，飞黄腾达:
Nick's the kind of guy who could really go places. 像尼克这样的家伙是要飞黄腾达的。
10 in place of instead of 代替:
There's football on in place of the normal programmes. 足球比赛代替了正常的节目。
11 the right occasion or situation for something 正当［合适］的场合，时机:
This isn't the place to discuss money. 这可不是讨论钱的场合。
12 in first/second/third etc place first, second etc position in a race or competition 〔比赛或竞赛中〕第一/第二/第三名等:
Jerry finished in third place. 杰里得了第三名。
13 in the first/second place spoken used when you are giving your first, second etc reason in an argument or discussion 【口】 首先/其次〔用于在辩论或讨论时说出自己的理由〕:
Well, in the first place, I can't afford it, and in the second place I'm not really interested. 这么说吧，首先，我经济上负担不起; 其次我也不太感兴趣。
14 a seat on a bus, train etc, or a position in a line of people 〔车上的〕座位; 〔排队时的〕位置
15 all over the place informal everywhere 【非正式】 到处，处处:
There were policemen all over the place! 到处都是警察！
16 out of place not suitable for or comfortable in a particular situation 不适宜的; 不舒适的:
I felt really out of place at Cindy's wedding. 在仙迪的婚礼上我实在感觉格格不入。
USAGE NOTE 用法说明: place, space, and 和 room
Use place to talk about an area or a part of an area. 说到一个地区或某地区的一部分时，用 place:
The best place to sit is right in front of the stage. 最佳的座位是舞台的正前方。
Use both space and room to talk about empty areas. Space can mean the size of an area, or it can mean the area itself. space 和 room 均可用来指空地、空间。space 既可指某地的大小，也可指某地本身:
There's a lot of space in the back of these cars. 这些汽车的后面有许多空间。
I had trouble finding a parking space. 我找不到停车的地方。
Room means that there is enough space for a particular purpose. room 一词意指为某一目的所需的空间: There's room in the back seat for all three of you. 后座上有空位供你们三个人坐。Don't say 不可说 "There's enough place." |