Dreye权威释义

n.

地方，地点；地区；位置[C]
住所，寓所[C]
We ate lunch at her place.
我们在她家吃了中饭。
席位，座位[S1]
（有特定用途的）场所[C]
名次，（第……）名[S1]
Mary won first place in the singing contest.
玛丽在歌咏比赛中得第一名。
社会地位，身份[C]
That playwright has a high place in the history of American literature.
那位剧作家在美国文学史上占有重要地位。
【数】位[C]
工作，职务，职责[S]
She found a place as a cashier.
她得到一个出纳员的职位。
广场，街道

vt.

放置，安置；将……寄托于[O]
He placed cups and saucers on the table.
他把杯子和茶碟放到桌上。
投（资）；存（款）；开出（订单）
I placed an order with them for 500 pairs of shoes.
我向他们定购了五百双鞋子。
定出（选手）名次[O]
（常用在疑问句、否定句中）看清，想起[（+as）]
I remember her name but can't place her face.
我记得她的名字，但记不清她的脸了。
任命[O]

vi.

名列前茅，得名次

短语

all over the place

到处
She had looked for the cat all over the place but still couldn't find it.
她到处寻找那只猫，可是还是没找着。

change places with

与……交换位置
Would you mind changing places with us?
你们愿意与我们换一下位置吗？

fall into place

逐渐被理解
At first I didn't see your point but after I read your report everything fell into place.
起初我不明白你的观点，后来看了你的报告，一切就明白了。

give place to

让位给；被……代替
It's time we gave place to younger people.
是我们让位给年轻人的时候了。

in place

在适当的地方
She likes to have everything in place.
她喜欢每件东西都各就各位。
适当的
I'm afraid your proposal is not quite in place.
恐怕你的提案不太妥当。

in place of

代替
Plastics are now often used in place of wood or metal.
现在塑料经常被用来代替木料或金属。

in the first place

首先
In the first place, we should solve this problem.
首先，我们应该解决这个问题。

in the next place

其次
In the next place, you should pay more attention to the structure of the article.
其次，你们要多注意这篇文章的结构。

know one's place

知道自己的身份；知趣
The boy-servant knew his place and kept silent.
男仆很知趣，一声不吭。

make place for

为……腾出地方
Would you make place for me in the car?
你能为我在车子里腾出点地方来吗？
让位给
He retired and made place for a young person.
他退休了，让位给一位年轻人。

out of place

不在适当的位置
Those wine bottles are out of place in the children's playroom.
那些酒瓶不适合放在小孩子们的游戏间里。
Everything in the room was out of place.
房间内所有东西都摆得不合适。
不合适的，不恰当的，不相称的
His frank statements were really out of place at the party.
他那番坦白话实在不适合在宴会里说。
His remarks were a bit out of place.
他的话有点不恰当。

take one's place

准备好；各就各位
Take your place for the next dance.
各就各位，准备跳下一只舞。

take place

发生；举行
When will the basketball game take place?
篮球赛何时举行？

take the place of

代替
Nowadays plastics have taken the place of many conventional materials.
现在塑料已代替了许多传统材料。

辨析

同义:

vt.放置，安置；布置

arrange fix compose put locate situate set station

反义:

vt.“安置；任命”的反义词

displace remove

同义参见:

park spot situation vicinity lay² position service whereabouts province territory seat concealment quarter district nominate bestow corner site install habitat residence identify location zone perspective collocate induct deposit mount¹ appointment attribute¹ reservation quarter impose region invest grade

以上来源于：《英汉大辞典》

n.

a particular position or point in space; a location.
▸informal a person's home.

▸a point in a book reached by a reader at a particular time.
a portion of space available or designated for someone.
▸a vacancy or available position:
a place at university.

▸the regular or proper position of something:
lay each slab in place.
a position in a sequence or hierarchy.
▸a person's rank or status.

▸a specific role or position:
it's not my place to ask.

▸Brit. any of the first three or sometimes four positions in a race.

▸N. Amer. the second position, especially in a horse race.
the position of a figure in a series indicated in decimal notation:
calculate the ratios to one decimal place.
[in place names] a square or short street.

v.

put in a particular position.
find an appropriate place or role for.
▸arrange for the implementation of (an order, bet, etc.).

▸order or obtain a connection for (a telephone call).

▸dispose of (something, especially shares) by selling.
allocate or award a specified position in a sequence or hierarchy.
▸ (be placed) Brit. achieve a specified position in a race.

▸be among the first three or four in a race (or the first three in the US).
remember the relevant background of:
she eventually said she couldn't place him.
Rugby & American Football score (a goal) by a place kick.

Phrase

give place to
be succeeded or replaced by.
go places
informal
1. travel.
2. be increasingly successful.
in one's place
in one's appropriate (but inferior) position or status.
in place
1. working or ready to work; established.
2. N. Amer. on the spot; not travelling any distance.
in place of
instead of.
out of place
not in the proper position.
▸in a setting where one is or feels inappropriate or incongruous.
put oneself in another's place
consider a situation from another's point of view.
put someone in their place
deflate or humiliate someone regarded as being presumptuous.
take place
occur.
take one's place
take up one's usual or recognized position.
take the place of
replace.

Derivative

placeless adj.

Etymology

ME: from OFr., from an alt. of L. platea ‘open space’, from Gk plateia (hodos) ‘broad (way)’.

以上来源于：《简明牛津英语词典》