名词 “place”
- 地点
Let's meet at the place where the two rivers converge.
- 地名(通常与附近的公共区域有关)
My aunt's house is located on Oakwood Place.
- 座位
Please save a place for me at the dinner table.
- 住处
After the party, everyone crashed at John's place.
- 心境(或情绪状态)
After the breakup, he was in a dark place emotionally.
- 职责
As a teacher, it's my place to encourage students to learn.
- 名次
She trained hard and secured second place in the marathon.
- 亚军(在赛马或赛狗中的第二名)
My bet was on the greyhound to finish in place, and it did!
- 队中位置
After the injury, the player struggled to regain his place on the first team.
- 位值(数字中的位置)
In math class, we learned about the value of each place in a four-digit number.
- 顺序(在一系列或过程中的位置)
I should have taken your advice in the first place to avoid this mess.
动词 “place”
不定式 place; 三单 places; 过式 placed; 过分 placed; 动名 placing
- 放置
She carefully placed the vase in the center of the shelf.
- 信任
She placed her confidence in the doctor's expertise, certain that he would find the right treatment.
- 获得名次
Despite the tough competition, our relay team placed second.
- 获得亚军(在赛马或赛狗中)
The crowd cheered as the underdog horse placed in the race.
- 认出(回忆之前遇见的地点或情境)
I can place his face, but his name escapes me.
- 下注
He confidently placed a hundred dollars on the underdog in the boxing match.
- 安置(指为孤儿或动物找到新家)
The shelter successfully placed the litter of puppies in loving homes.