location

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ldoce_731_zlo·ca·tion /ləʊˈkeɪʃən $ loʊ-/ S3 W2 AWL noun

1 [countableC]PLACE a particular place, especially in relation to other areas, buildings etc 〔尤指相對於其他地區、建築物等的〕地點，位置

His apartment is in a really good location.

他的公寓地段很好。

its isolated geographical location

它偏遠的地理位置

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Location is often used when talking about buying or selling property. In everyday English in other contexts, people usually say place: 談論房地産買賣時常用location。在日常英語的其他語境中，人們通常說place

It can be stressful moving to a new place.

搬新家會很勞心。

2 [countableC]PLACE the position of something 〔某物的〕所處地點，位置

location of

The map shows the precise location of the crash.

地圖上標出了車禍發生的確切地點。

3 [countableC, uncountableU]AMF a place away from a film studio where scenes are filmed 〔電影的〕外景拍攝地

It was hard to find a suitable location for the desert scenes.

要找合適的地方拍攝沙漠鏡頭很困難。

on location

Most of the movie was shot on location in Africa.

這部影片大部分是在非洲的外景地拍攝的。

4 [uncountableU]FIND the act of finding the position of something 定位

The main problem for engineers was the location of underground rivers in the area.

工程師們面臨的主要難題是要確定該地區地下河的位置。

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Examples from the Corpus

location• The time, date, and location of the conference have not yet been announced.• a new hotel in an attractive location• It gave the older massage parlors a maximum of two years to move to conforming locations or cease operations.• If the exact location of the incident is known the team members go directly to it.• The Weekly recommends calling event organizers to check for last-minute changes in location, time, price, etc.• A set of fifty numbers is held in the store of a Von Neumann computer, say in locations 100 to 149.• A framework for the analysis of the location of producer services is being produced.• Authorities say they have pinpointed the location of the sunken ship.

geographical location• Options available may be severely limited by matters of health, geographical location, intelligence, family commitments and job availability.• Yet his geographical location worked in his favor.• Political stability. Geographical location and thus ease of access.• On the question of regional differences, these studies of financial exchanges suggest that geographical location is rather unimportant.• Bearing in mind the geographical locations of the superpowers, this is easier to contemplate than achieve.• The Armagnacs were in a particularly vulnerable position as a result of the geographical location of their lands.• The geographical location of the installations and predominant meteorological conditions and sources of danger arising from the location of the site 2.

location of• The map shows the location of the crash.

From Longman Business Dictionary

locationlo·ca·tion /ləʊˈkeɪʃənloʊ-/ noun

1[countableC, uncountableU]PROPERTY the place where a building is, especially when this affects its value, how much rent can be charged for it etc

All the stores are in good locations.

There are three important factors in real estate: location, location and location.

2[uncountableU] the starting of a business or company in a particular place

Many local residents are opposed to the location of a fast-food restaurant in the high street.