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place

Word family 
place1 /pleɪs/ ●●● S1 W1 noun [countableC]   → plaice
1  area/space/building etc 地区/空间/建筑物等 a space or area, for example a particular point on a surface or in a room, building, town, city etc 地方，地点，场所
 Make sure you keep the key in a safe place.
一定要把钥匙放在安全的地方。
 I’ve spent the day dashing about from place to place.
我这一天尽是在东奔西跑。
 The place was full of screaming children.
那地方全是大叫大嚷的孩子们。
 He was threatening to burn the place down.
他扬言要把那地方烧毁。
 She had never been back to the place where the accident happened.
她再也没回过事故发生的地点。
 The theatre bar was our usual meeting place.
这个剧院酒吧是我们见面的老地方。
 We were living then in a place called Alberiga.
那时候我们住在一个叫阿尔伯里格的地方。
 The wall was quite damp in places (=in some places).
墙上有几处很潮湿。
place for
 This is a great place for a holiday.
这是个度假的好地方。
a place to do something
 I couldn’t find a place to park.
我找不到一个停车的地方。
 Did the accident happen at your place of work (=the place where you work)?
事故是在你的工作地点发生的吗？
 The Great Mosque has been a place of worship for Muslims for centuries.
很多世纪以来大清真寺是穆斯林朝拜的地方。
2  home 家 informalHOME a house or apartment where someone lives 家，住处
 They’ve got quite a big place on the outskirts of Leeds.
他们在利兹郊外有一座大房子。
somebody’s place
 Do you want to come back to my place for coffee?
你想回我家喝咖啡吗？
 It took us ages to find a place to live.
我们花了好长时间才找到一个住处。
 He’s staying with us until he can find a place of his own.
他在找到自己的住处以前一直和我们同住。
► see thesaurus at home
3  take place HAPPENto happen, especially after being planned or arranged 〔尤指经过计划或安排后〕发生，进行
 The next meeting will take place on Thursday.
下次会议将在星期四举行。
 Talks between the two sides are still taking place.
双方的会谈仍在进行。
 Major changes are taking place in society.
社会正发生着重大变革。
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take place• The ball took place in the Great Room at Grosvenor House.• The film takes place during foggy days in London and in the gloom of darkened rooms and candlelit corridors.• Police are trying to prevent the demonstration from taking place.• Since the early 1960s, considerable debate has taken place in educational circles about the nature of history as a discipline.• Furthermore, the transference from Worcester to Lincoln of the concept of a ten-bayed concentric chapter house took place about 1225.• The incident took place outside any warning area.• When did the robbery take place?• Eud provides only the barest information; the separation took place.• My first little skirmish took place over a film, one about rape.• Whether versions of destruction are to take place within or without the industrial enterprise, the political implications are obvious.• The next Olympics will take place in Australia.• The wedding will take place at St Andrew's church.
4  space to sit or put STH 坐或放置物品的地方 a space where someone can sit, or a space where you can put something 座位；位置
 I might arrive a bit late, so could you save me a place?
我可能会晚来一会儿，你能给我留个位置吗？
 There are still a few places left on the coach.
长途公共汽车上还有几个空位。
 Make sure you put everything back in its proper place.
务必把每样东西都放回原位。
place for
 Can you find a good place for this vase?
你能找个好位置放这个花瓶吗？
5  point in book/speech 书本/讲话中的一处 a point that you have reached in a book or a speech 〔书本或讲话中的〕地方，点
6  opportunity to do STH 做某事的机会 if someone has a place somewhere, they have the opportunity to go there or join in an activity 机会
7  role/position 作用/位置 the role or important position that someone or something has in a situation or in society 身份；地位
8  in place PLACE
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in place• The decorations are in place for the party.
9  in place of somebody/something  (also in somebody’s/something’s place)INSTEAD instead of someone or something else 代替某人/某物
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in place of somebody/something• In 1982, there were around 3,200 places available for children and 15,800 for adults in places of residential care.• What if we place Professor Summerlee upon the table, within the vacuum flask, in place of the cat?• I have used my own translation here in place of Kaufmann's uncharacteristically awkward rendering.• Hugh had heroes in place of friends.• Skyscrapers are sprouting, shiny car showrooms are opening in place of old state shops.• Develop performance-based admissions standards in addition to, or in place of, more traditional entrance requirements.• Or make a sweet salsa using mangoes, plums or peaches in place of the tomato, Crivello suggests.• Also, solid-surface Corian counters are used in place of tile.• Rolled oats can be used in place of wheat flour in making the bread.
10  take the place of somebody/something  (also take somebody’s/something’s place)INSTEAD to exist or be used instead of someone or something else 代替[取代]某人/某物 SYN replace
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take the place of somebody/something• I don't think anyone could take her place.• Sending e-mail has almost taken the place of writing letters.• Other hopes have centred on ethanol taking the place of petroleum - but fuel crops must not displace food.• Explain that the marbles have taken the place of the water that has spilled out.• On home-baked brown bread it takes the place of butter.• Rigid rules and patterns take the place of more flexible thinking about feelings.• Hops have also been stuffed into pillows, taking the place of down to help induce sleep.• They found out other marvellous arts to take the place of tricks and old stories.• It connoted a rational, efficient method of organization-something to take the place of the arbitrary exercise of power by authoritarian regimes.• Finally, teachers are prohibited from making a copy of works to take the place of an anthology.
11  in somebody’s place used to talk about what you would do if you were in someone else’s situation 处于某人的境地
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in somebody’s place• What would you do in my place?• With Leiter injured, Hernandez will pitch in his place.
12  be no place for somebody WRONG/UNSUITABLEto be a completely unsuitable place for someone 不是适合某人的地方
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be no place for somebody• Clarisa was living in a hotel, she said, and it was no place for a child.• In the psychoanalytic model there is no place for basic positive motives.• Uncle Gabriel was made rabbi, so there was no place for Father.• There is no place for domination or exploitation of creation rescues in the plan of creation.• There was no place for skill.• This was no place for me to linger.• But there appears to be no place for women in this hobby.
13  first/second/third etc place FIRSTfirst, second etc position in a race or competition 第一/第二/第三名等
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first/second/third etc place• In the opening 250 race Robert Dunlop stayed well clear of a hectic battle for second place behind him.• Why had they come to this country in the first place?• But I think I got into drama professionally in the first place by accident.• There is almost a tinge of predestination in footballers' reflections on how they came to sport in the first place.• We never enjoyed them in the first place.• The firm which supplied the scaffold blames the boy's parents for letting him play there in the first place.• But it's even more of a comfort for baby if he doesn't get wind in the first place.• In the second place, it involves some intention to maintain that control on the part of the possessor.
14  in the first place 
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in the first place• But he came in the first place, to something he knew would be far beyond him.• The better approach, in my opinion, is to eat the right foods in the first place.• He didn't remember being given that form; they had probably not even given it to him in the first place.• And there is the question of the relevance of the trading of information in the first place.• We robbed them of their land in the first place to reward the Annamese who collaborated with us.• This assumes that banks have surplus liquidity in the first place.• That's how the Richardson's got the Parrot in the first place.• These women should never have been sent to prison in the first place.
15  take second place (to somebody/something) IMPORTANTto be less important than someone or something else 处于（次于某人/某事物的）次要地位
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take second place (to somebody/something)• There was criticism that books took second place, even when it came to the design of the building.• However, religious identity had taken second place to secular nationalism for a whole generation.• Spider then is able to confront his fear and on the big night, he takes second place in the spelling bee.• Since she was utterly devoted to my father, her children inevitably took second place.• It's not unusual for man to be put in this position of taking second place.• Nina was telling Joe that she was here to help but not to take second place to his wife.• However, toilet training took second place to skill with weapons or natural aggression.• Words take second place to nonverbal cues, personal mannerisms, gestures, expressions, and overall appearance.
16  take your places used to tell people to go to the correct place or position that they need to be in for an activity 就位
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take your places• As the happy couple took their places there was a stir and a rising babble behind them.• Then two of our most experienced divers took their places in the bell, and it was lowered again.• Amidst shuffles and low-voiced murmurings the rest of the members took their places and eyed each other uneasily across the table.• There was a delay while people took their places in the vehicles parked along the road.• Many of the new sovereign states took their places in the United Nations.• Differences in wealth and the superiority of elder over younger sons are ignored as they take their places according to age.• They took their places at the table with an awkward, almost shy silence.
17  all over the place informal
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all over the place• Nobody knew where anyone was, and there were rumours flying about all over the place.• He leaves clues all over the place.• You can go all over the place.• Hold a knife blade over the housing and it goes all over the place, proving the point.• The fact is, there are heroes all over the place.• They're putting up new offices all over the place.• The egg in the mixture makes it stay put, instead of running all over the place as most cheese mixtures do.• People were sneezing all over the place as if it were the heart of allergy season.• Her hair was all over the place.• Dirty clothes were all over the place.
18  put somebody in their place REJECT/NOT ACCEPTto show someone that they are not as clever or important as they think they are 使某人明白自己的地位；杀某人的气焰
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put somebody in their place• Battered and beleaguered, Arsenal had been put firmly in their place.• Was Morrissey helped put them in their place.• I'd like to put her in her place - she thinks she's so special.• The Administration of Justice Act 1982 swept away the remaining ones without putting anything in their place.
19  out of place 
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out of place• Still, his philosophy of government would not have been out of place in the Soviet Communist era.• She says that it looks a bit out of place in Charlton Kings.• He's a bit out of place here.• We would therefore have felt out of place wearing business suits.• Oseary later attended Beverly Hills High, where he felt out of place among the rich kids.• Look at that! You got all of my notes out of place!• Shakespeare in Love could seem out of place here-but it reinforces this process in other ways.• I felt totally out of place at Cindy's wedding.• A Yakut tribesman was out of place in Irkutsk.
20  it is not somebody’s place (to do something) if it is not your place to do something, you do not have the duty or right to do it 某人没有责任[无权]（做某事）
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it is not somebody’s place (to do something)• But it is not my place and, frankly, I am not in the mood for a party.
21  have no place formalREJECT/NOT ACCEPT to be completely unacceptable 完全不能接受
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have no place• Religious celebrations have no place in public schools, although teaching about religion is acceptable.• Therefore, the right of national self-determination could have no place in the party programme.• Some would argue that these enterprises have no place in a capitalist system, and should therefore be privatised as soon as possible.• Personal opinion or preferences and speculative imaginings have no place in science.• In a holy community Noyes thought that exclusiveness, jealousy, and quarreling should have no place.• Some believe that values can not be taught apart from religion and therefore have no place in public schools.• Exploitation and oppression will be concepts of history which have no place in the description of contemporary social reality.• Honesty, decency, good will have no place in this business of selling or murdering an image.
22  fall into place 
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fall into place• Mechanisms to ensure gender balance in appointed government bodies were also falling into place.• I am like the painter of that mosaic, the small pieces are falling into place and I need your help.• That was our greatest moment together, I think, the moment when our whole future fell into place at last.• But just in time, it fell into place.• Another piece of the jigsaw had just fallen into place.• The route had by now fallen into place.• Yet it was not until researchers extended the same effort to the oceans that the bigger tectonic picture fell into place.
23  be going places informalSUCCESSFUL to start becoming successful in your life （人生）开始取得成功
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be going places• At only twenty-four, Ailey was going places - he was in a Broadway show.• This woman, whose last performance was an extended run as a bartender, is going places.• Jonathon Morris, you will have gathered, is going places - and no one could be happier than the man himself.• Alvin was part of it all now. Only 24, and he was going places.• Only twenty-four, he was going places.• I was really excited, believing that I was going places.• I was going places, thinking and doing things I would never dream of in city civvies.• Their Maria was going places, so he might as well keep her company.• A test drive should convince you that Mazda are going places.• This company is clearly one that is going places.
24. be in a good/bad etc place American EnglishAmE informal to be in a good, bad etc situation 处境很好/很糟等
→ a/my/your etc happy place at happy(10), → have/take pride of place at pride1(7)
n USAGE: Place, space
You use place when talking about a particular position or location. Place is always countable.
You say:
We visited some beautiful places.
I found a place to put my boots.
✗Don't say: I found some place to put my boots.
You use space about the area that is available for doing something. In this meaning, space is uncountable.
You say:
We don't have enough space for a washing machine.
✗Don't say: We don't have enough place for a washing machine.
You say:
The children need more space to play.
✗Don't say: The children need more place to play.
You also use space about an area that you can use for doing something. In this meaning, space is countable:
There are very few parking spaces left.
I found a space at the back of the bus.
Someplace means ‘somewhere’ and is used especially in American English:
I can't find my keys - I must have left them someplace.
n COLLOCATIONS
phrases
a meeting place
The club was a meeting place for musicians.
a hiding place
He had watched the farm workers from his hiding place.
a resting place (=a place where someone or something stays or is buried)
This tomb is the last resting place of the Davison family.
somebody’s place of birth formal
I need to know his date of birth, and his place of birth.
somebody’s place of work/employment formal
Please give the address of your place of work.
somebody’s place of residence formal
By law, you must inform us if you change your place of residence.
somebody’s/something’s place of origin formal (=the place where someone or something first came from)
I believe my mother's place of origin was Sierra Leone.
a place of safety
His young son had been sent away to a place of safety.
a place of refuge (=somewhere safe to go or hide)
If ever you need a place of refuge, come to us.
a place of worship
The church is much more than a place of worship.
a place of pilgrimage (=one that people visit because it is special, usually for a religious reason)
Her grave became a place of pilgrimage.
 THESAURUS
place a point or area, especially one that you visit or use for a particular purpose 地方,位置,场所
He’s been to lots of places.
他到过许多地方。
a good meeting place
碰头的好地方
position the exact place where someone or something is, in relation to other things 〔与周围事物相对的〕位置,方位
She showed me the position of the village on the map.
她指给我看地图上那座村庄的位置。
I changed the position of the mirror slightly.
我稍稍移动了镜子的位置。
nJessica moved to a position where she could see the stage better.
point a particular place on a line or surface 〔线或面上的〕地方,地点
At this point the path gets narrower.
小路在这里开始变窄了。
No cars are allowed beyond this point.
任何汽车不许越过这个位置。
spot a place, especially a particular kind of place, or a place where something happens. Spot sounds rather informal 〔特定类型或某事发生的〕地点,场所〔听起来相当不正式〕
She chose a sunny spot.
她选了个阳光充沛的地方。
The area is a favourite spot for windsurfers.
这地区是进行帆板运动的理想场所。
nThis is the exact spot where I asked her to marry me.
location a place where someone or something is, or where something happens. Location sounds more formal than place 〔某人、某物所在或某事发生的〕地方,地点,位置〔比place正式〕
your exact location
你的确切位置
The prisoners were taken to an undisclosed location.
俘虏被带到一处秘密地点。
nan ideal location for a winter break
site a place, especially one that will be used for a particular purpose, or where something important happened 〔尤指用于某一目的或重要事情发生的〕地点,位置
the site of a great battle
一场伟大战役的发生地
There are plans to develop the site for housing.
已有计划开发该地块建造住宅。
nThe area has become a dumping site for nuclear waste.
venue a place where something such as a meeting, concert, game etc takes place 〔会议、音乐会、比赛等的〕地点,场所
the venue for the next Olympic Games
下一届奥运会的赛场
The hotel is a popular wedding venue.
这家酒店是广受欢迎的婚礼场所。
scene the place where something bad such as an accident or crime happened 〔事故、罪案等不良事件发生的〕现场,地点
the scene of the crime
犯罪现场
Ambulance crews were at the scene within minutes.
几分钟之后救护人员便赶到了现场。
setting the place and the area around it, where something is or where something happens 环境,背景
The hotel is in a beautiful setting.
这家酒店环境很不错。
the setting for the film ‘A Room With a View’
电影《看得见风景的房间》的背景
nBeautiful gardens provide the perfect setting for outdoor dining.
nsomewhere used for talking about a place when you are not sure exactly which place
She came from somewhere in London.
whereabouts the place where someone or something is – used especially when you do not know this or do not want to tell people 所在地〔尤用于不知道该地方或不想告诉别人时〕
The whereabouts of the painting is unknown.
那幅画下落不明。
He refused to disclose his whereabouts.
他拒绝透露自己的行踪。
nI’m not sure about her whereabouts.
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place• I was looking for a place to park the car.• If I get a place at Manchester, I'll take it.• Jenny has a place to study law at Exeter this year.• She was born in a place called Black River Falls.• I always asked his permission before taking a place next to him on the divan.• Sign your name on the list, and find yourself a place to sit.• The best place to walk is in the middle of the pavement.• I don't think there are enough places for everyone.• I know a good place to get your car serviced.• Jennifer quietly took her place at the table.• Even where links were still in place, their future remained uncertain.• Let's go back to my place for dinner.• Stuart bought a nice place over on Oak Street.• Studies show that students from wealthier backgrounds are more likely to be offered places at high-achieving schools.• Britain is one of the most highly populated places in the world.• a quiet, private place to read in• Are you sure this is the right place? I don't see Emma.• Always keep your passport in a safe place.• Keep your passport in a safe place.• Our safe places were attacked by hooligans, and the authorities looked the other way.• Words take second place to nonverbal cues, personal mannerisms, gestures, expressions, and overall appearance.• a sore place on my knee• Plant the daisies in a sunny place.• Before they were finished, the first charges went off and the place became a hornets' nest.• In spite of that, when they arrived, the place took hold of her.• To this place the young Athenians were each time taken and left to the Minotaur.• Manchester United go up two places after their win at Liverpool.• Nothing had been stolen, and all the CDs and tapes were in their usual places.
in places• He regularly preached in the surrounding area in places such as Cleobury, Shifnal and Dudley.• Why can not money be spent on advertising the help available in places where the homeless gather?• One of the things they do in places like Bullens Creek is form dinner clubs.• Bluestem is what used to grow everywhere farther east, in places like Iowa.• When the thaw comes, pay attention to how your yard is draining, especially in places where water accumulates.• Rewarding success works even in places where most governments have given up.• But many of the layers of sediment are not at all uniform and may be relatively thin in places.• His hair was a little white in places and he found it difficult talking to people.
somebody’s place• Gerard was in his usual place by the fire when I reached the pub.• The children took their places, and the teacher began calling the roll.
place for• I never really marked off a place for myself within the family.• I think this was the most depressing place for learning that I have seen anywhere.• To give him his due, Sorley had picked a good place for his sneak preview of Patterson's mail.• Britain, with its growing traffic problems, seems an ideal place for the onset of this revolution.• The hospital becomes a very important place for them it is their babies home.• If not, come back to my place for a drink.• The Oval is hardly the place for such expressions, but Feeleyand the President had a good relationship.
lose ... place• They were worried about losing their place on the pedestal they erected and scaled themselves.• The Unitarians, stay-at-homes near Boston, saw the size of their movement crest early and lose relative place.• Leighton joined Dundee in February, helping them gain promotion to the Premier Division before losing his place early this season.• She was slowed down only momentarily and did not lose her place in the formation.• By the time Mayhew was ready to become a pastor, the ministry was beginning to lose its place of honor.• Suddenly, we've lost our place.• If their ruling is upheld, Penny will lose points and places.• But a 2-0 defeat would lose them their place in the Wembley final.
place in• Some people believe religion has no place in the schools.
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place2 ●●○ S3 W2 verb  
1  position 位置 [transitiveT always + adverbadv/prepositionprep]PUT to put something somewhere, especially with care 〔尤指小心地〕放置 SYN put
2  situation 处境 [transitiveT always + adverbadv/prepositionprep]CAUSE to put someone or something in a particular situation 使处于〔某种境地〕 SYN put
3  in a job/home 在工作中/在家中 [transitiveT] formalBEJOB/WORK to find a suitable job or home for someone 为…安置工作[住所]
4  arrange STH 安排某事 [transitiveT]DGG to arrange for something to be done 安排
5  how good/important 多好/多重要 [transitiveT always + adverbadv/prepositionprep] to say how good or important you think someone or something is 评价，判断〔好坏或重要性〕
6  place value/importance/emphasis etc on something to decide that something is important 看重/重视/注重等某事物
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place value/importance/emphasis etc on something• Some place emphasis on biotic, others on environmental factors.• A government department may place emphasis on careful administration and attention to detail, to research and to political manoeuvring.• It places emphasis on external evaluation and it undervalues the individual young reader's assessment.• In fact, these words break the sentence rhythm, placing emphasis on the words that follow.
7  can’t place somebody REMEMBERto recognize someone, but be unable to remember where you have met them before 想不起来与某人在哪里见过
8  be well/ideally etc placed CAN
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be well/ideally etc placed• The clearing banks were ideally placed.• But the island that in the prohibition years after 1920 profitably ran the rum trade is well placed for bootlegging cocaine.• Professional associations would seem to be well placed in terms of expertise and disinterest to carry out this kind of selection.• He was well placed to comment.• These factors, he argues, created a situation where many clearing banks were well placed to expand.• In short, I knew a lot of management educators and developers and was well placed to include them in my study.• Development agencies are well placed to make this point with the authority of people trying to get a job done.• By the end of the 32/33 season, the club was well placed to progress from friendlies to Junior League soccer.
9  RACES 比赛be placed first/second etc to be first, second etc in a race or competition 〔在赛跑或竞赛中〕得第一/第二名等
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be placed first/second etc• But it is unwise to assume that parents will inevitably pose a problem when they are placed first.• Inside the bracket the symbol of the central atom is placed first.• Fiona Burgess was placed second with Jenny Dwyer improving on past form to gain third position.
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place• For 100-to-200-page pieces, place a summary after each major section.• The value of the jewels has been placed at one million dollars.• In paper chromatography, the solid phase is paper on which the sample is placed directly.• When families place elderly relatives into residential care, a similar feeling of guilt is often apparent.• Every week someone comes and places fresh flowers on her grave.• Guivier's discoveries placed him at the cutting edge of medical research.• Pallan's latest win places him in the top ten players in Ohio.• Winters placed his hand on my arm, holding me back.• Food is placed in a large cage, and when the animal enters, the door drops down.• The temp agency was trying to place me with a law firm.• A secondary emphasis was to be placed on traffic between Berlin and Tokyo.• Place some lemon slices on the fish before serving it.• If they are not going to fit into school then they must be placed somewhere more suitable.• I complicate the test as follows: I place the coin in my hand, then my hand under the cushion.• He felt that Jordan's mistakes had placed the family in great danger.• Her big-boned body felt clumsy and she placed the tray on the coffee table with a loud clatter.• At the age of five, Matthew was placed with a foster family.
placed ... advertisement• Spooky ... Switching to a smaller scale, we placed advertisements in South London newsagents.• Neild placed advertisements in the newspapers appealing for donations.
From Longman Business Dictionary
placeplace1 /pleɪs/ verb [transitiveT]
1place an order (with somebody)COMMERCE to ask a shop or business to provide goods
The airline has placed a large order for jets with Boeing.
2place an order (with somebody)FINANCE to ask a BROKER to buy shares, bonds etc for you
A speculator placed a large order for stock but couldn’t afford to pay for it.
3FINANCE if a financial institution acting for a company places its shares, bonds etc, they manage to sell them to investors
It easily placed the 16 million shares in the bank.
place with
25% of the firm’s shares will be placed with institutional investors.
4place somebody in a jobHUMAN RESOURCES if an organization such as an EMPLOYMENT AGENCY places someone in a job, they find a job for them
The agency is not paid until the individual is placed in a job and holds it for a set amount of time.
5place an ad/advertisementMARKETING to arrange for an advertisement to appear in a newspaper
He wanted to sell his car, so he placed an ad in the ‘Auto Trader’.
6place a (telephone) call (to somebody) to give a telephone OPERATOR the number of a person you want to speak to, so that they can connect you
He went to the hotel to place two telephone calls, one local and one to London.
7place a business in/under receivership to ask a court of law to officially say that a company cannot continue to operate normally because of its financial difficulties
Creditor banks are considering cutting off assistance and forcing the company to be placed under receivership.
placeplace2 noun [countableC]
1place of work/employment formalHUMAN RESOURCES the office, factory etc where you work
Our place of work provides us with a base for social interaction.
2take place to happen, especially after being planned or arranged
The meeting took place on 5th May.
3in somebody’s place if you do something in someone’s place, you do it instead of them because they cannot do it
John Hudson is away that week, so I will be attending the course in his place.
4be going places informal to start becoming successful
The market had just started to look as if it was going places when the crash came along.
5in high places in positions of power or authority
corruption in high places
Origin place1
(900-1000) Old French “open space”, from Latin platea “broad street”, from Greek plateia (hodos), from platys “broad, flat”
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→n USAGE1 →n COLLOCATIONS1 →THESAURUS1place2 verb →REGISTER1
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place

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 1particular position/area場所ADJECTIVE | VERB + PLACE | PLACE + NOUN | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVE➤convenient, good, great, ideal, perfect便利的／不錯的／非常好的／理想的／十全十美的地方▸➤horrible, terrible糟糕的地方◇It was a terrible place to live.那是一個糟糕的住處。➤dangerous, safe危險的／安全的場所◇Keep your purse in a safe place.把你的錢包放在安全的地方。➤appropriate, right, suitable合適的場所◇I happened to be in the right place at the right time.我碰巧在合適的時間出現在了合適的地方。➤wrong錯誤的地點▸➤beautiful, nice漂亮的地方◇It's a nice place you've got here.你這兒真漂亮。➤interesting有趣的地方▸➤busy, crowded繁忙的場所；擁擠的地方▸➤peaceful, quiet寧靜的／安靜的地方▸➤strange陌生的地方▸➤faraway, godforsaken, out-of-the-way, remote遙遠的地方；偏僻的所在；偏遠的地方◇trips to faraway places前往遠方的旅程➤public公共場所▸➤gathering, hiding, meeting, resting集合點；藏身處；會場；休息處VERB + PLACE➤mark標明地方◇I forgot to mark my place (= in a book).我忘了標明讀到什麼地方了。➤lose忘記上次讀到的地方◇I've lost my place in the script.我不記得上次讀到劇本的什麼地方了。PLACE + NOUN➤name地名PREPOSITION➤at a/the place, in a/the place在⋯地方◇We had dinner at a crowded place in Chelsea.我們在切爾西一個擁擠的地方吃了飯。➤in place在適當的位置上；在⋯地方◇It was held in place with tape.它被膠帶固定住了。◇There will be rain in places.局部地區有雨。➤into place在適當的地方◇She tapped the lid into place.她輕敲蓋子，把它蓋好。➤out of place不在合適的地方◇Some of these files seem to be out of place.這些文件中有一些似乎放錯了位置。PHRASES➤all over the place (= everywhere) 到處▸➤no place, not the place不是地方◇This is not the place for an argument.這不是爭論的地方。➤sb's place of birth某人的出生之地◇Please state your date and place of birth.請註明您的出生日期和地點。➤sb's place of business, sb's place of work某人的營業／工作地點➤a place of learning, a place of worship做學問的地方；拜神的場所
place

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 2seat/position for sb/sth座位；位置VERB + PLACE | PLACE + NOUN | PHRASES VERB + PLACE➤sit (down) in, take就座◇We took our places around the table.我們圍坐在餐桌旁。➤go back to, return to回到座位上去◇The boy returned to his place.男孩回到了自己的座位上。➤keep (sb), save (sb)（為某人）佔座位；（為某人）留座位▸➤lose丟掉位置◇I lost my place in the queue. (BrE) 我找不到自己在隊列中的位置了。◇I lost my place in line. (NAmE) 我找不到自己在隊列中的位置了。➤give up放棄座位▸➤change, swap, switch (especially NAmE) 改變位置；交換位置◇He changed places with me.他跟我換了位置。◇He swapped places with me.他跟我換了位置。➤show sb to引領某人入座◇She showed them to their places.她領他們入座。➤lay, set擺放／設置座位◇I've set four places for dinner.我擺放了 4 個就餐的座位。◇I've laid four places for dinner.我擺放了 4 個就餐的座位。PLACE + NOUN➤card, mat, setting（宴席上的）座位卡；餐具墊；餐位餐具PHRASES➤the place of honour/honor貴賓席◇He took the place of honour / honor on his hostess's right.他在女主人右首的貴賓座就座。
place

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 3role/position/function角色；地位；職責ADJECTIVE | VERB + PLACE | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVE➤central, important, prominent中心地位；重要角色▸➤special特殊地位◇He holds a special place in her affections.他在她的感情中佔有特殊的位置。➤proper, rightful適當的地方；合法的身分VERB + PLACE➤have, hold, occupy擁有地位；佔據地位◇Housing occupied a prominent place in the discussions.住房問題在討論中佔據了突出的地位。➤secure確保地位◇His victory secured him a place in history.他的勝利確保了他在歷史上的地位。➤know知道身分◇She knows her place.她知道自己的身分。➤forget忘記身分◇I'm sorry－I was forgetting my place.對不起，我忘了自己的身分。➤restore sb to恢復某人的地位◇He has been restored to his rightful place in the community.他在社會上應有的地位得到了恢復。➤put sb in挫某人的氣焰◇At first she tried to take charge of the meeting but I soon put her in her place.起先她試圖控制會議，但是我很快就讓她規規矩矩的了。PREPOSITION➤place in在⋯中的地位◇Dance has a central place in their culture.在他們的文化中，舞蹈處於中心地位。PHRASES➤it's not sb's place to某人沒有資格⋯◇It's not your place to correct her.你沒有資格糾正她。➤a place in history歷史上的地位◇a statesman who is assured a place in history在歷史上佔有一席的政治家
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 4opportunity to play for a team, etc.為團隊效力的機會或資格VERB + PLACE | PREPOSITION VERB + PLACE➤get獲得機會▸➤offer sb向某人提供機會▸➤lose失去機會／資格PREPOSITION➤place on在⋯的機會◇He lost his place on the team. (especially NAmE) 他失去了在該隊的位置。◇He lost his place in the team. (especially BrE) 他失去了在該隊的位置。
place

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 5 (BrE) opportunity to study at a college, etc.學習機會ADJECTIVE | VERB + PLACE | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVE➤college, nursery, school, university學院學籍；幼兒園入園名額；學校入學名額；大學入學名額VERB + PLACE➤get, win獲得／贏得機會▸➤award sb, offer sb授予某人資格；向某人提供入學名額PREPOSITION➤place at, place in在⋯的資格◇He was awarded a place at Leeds University.他被利茲大學錄取了。➤place on在⋯的機會◇She got a place on the French course.她拿到了修法語課程的名額。
place

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 6sb's position at the end of a race, competition, etc.比賽名次VERB + PLACE | PLACE + VERB VERB + PLACE➤finish in, get, take獲得名次◇She took third place.她獲得了第三名。PLACE + VERB➤go to sb名次歸於某人◇Second place went to the Moroccan athlete.摩洛哥運動員獲得了第二名。
place

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 (often be placed) ADVERB | VERB + PLACE | PREPOSITION ADVERB➤carefully, neatly小心地／整齊地放置➤randomly隨意放置◇The books were placed randomly on the shelf.書籍被隨意放在書架上。➤firmly穩妥地放置◇She produced a long silver whistle and placed it firmly between her lips.她拿出一個長長的銀哨子，穩穩地銜在嘴裏。➤delicately, gently, gingerly, lightly小心謹慎地／輕輕地／小心翼翼地／輕手輕腳地放置➤centrally, prominently放在中央／顯眼的位置◇The table was placed centrally.桌子放在正中央。➤directly, squarely直接／明確地放置◇The blame was placed squarely on the doctor.責任明確地落在醫生身上。➤conveniently, ideally, perfectly, uniquely, well位於合宜的／理想的／完美的／獨特的／良好的位置◇The hotel is well placed for restaurants, bars and clubs.這家酒店位置適中，適宜經營餐館、酒吧和俱樂部。◇The company is perfectly placed to win the contract.這家公司境況很好，肯定能贏得合同。➤highly置於高位◇highly placed officials in the government身居高位的政府官員➤strategically放在最佳位置◇There are candles strategically placed－in case we have another blackout.我們的蠟燭放在合適的地方，以防再停電。➤side by side並排放置◇The boots were neatly placed side by side.長筒靴整齊地並排放着。VERB + PLACE➤attempt to, try to試圖使處於⋯境地PREPOSITION➤between, in, inside, on, over, under, etc.放在⋯中間、裏面、上面、上方、下面等◇He placed the letter in a drawer.他把信放在了抽屜裏。◇an attempt to place the question firmly back on the political agenda試圖將問題堅決重新提上政治議程的努力
IELTS BNC: 162 COCA: 181
place noun
⇨ place 1 (I love this place!) ⇨ place 2 (save sb a place) ⇨ home 1 (a place of my own) ⇨ role (sb's place in history) ⇨ be going places ⇨ do well verb ⇨ take place ⇨ happen verb ⇨ a place to stay ⇨ housing ⇨ all over the place, out of place ⇨ untidy adj.place verb
⇨ place (place emphasis on sth) ⇨ identify (place sb's accent) ⇨ put 1 (place a hand on sb's shoulder) ⇨ put 2 (place sb under arrest) ⇨ rank (place sb among the top five players) ⇨ send 2 (The children were placed with foster parents.)place1

noun

 a good place for a picnic/I hate this place! 野餐的好地方；我不喜欢这个地方！Come and sit here－I've saved you a place. 到这儿来坐吧－我给你留了个座位。place ♦︎ site ♦︎ area ♦︎ position ♦︎ point ♦︎ location ♦︎ scene ♦︎ spot ♦︎ venue ♦︎ whereaboutsThese are all words for a particular area or part of an area, especially one used for a particular purpose or where sth is situated or happens. 这些词均表示场所、地方。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆a (good, etc.) place / site / position / location / spot / venue for sth◆at a place / site / position / point / location / scene / spot / venue◆in a place / an area / a position / a location / a venue◆the place / site / point / location / spot / venue where...◆a / an good / ideal / suitable place / site / position / location / spot / venue◆a / an interesting / beautiful / convenient / remote place / site / position / location / spot◆the right place / site / position / location / spot / venue◆a central site / position / location / venue◆a prime site / position / location◆the / sb / sth's exact / precise place / site / position / point / location / spot / whereabouts◆the / sb / sth's current / present site / position / location / whereabouts■ place [countable] a particular point, area, town, building, etc., especially one used for a particular purpose or where a particular thing happens 位置；地点；场所；地方◆Is this the place where it happened?这就是事发现场吗？◆This would be a good place for a picnic.这可是个野餐的好地方。◆I can't be in two places at once.我不可能同时身处两地。◆The police searched the place.警察搜查了那个地方。◆These streets are no place for a child to be out alone at night.晚上小孩子可不能一个人到这几条街上来。◆We're looking for a place to eat.我们想找个地方吃饭。◆There was no hiding place.没有藏身之地。◆Please write your full name, date and place of birth.请写下你的全名、出生日期和出生地。■ site [countable] the place where sth, especially a building, is or will be situated; a place where sth happened or that is used for a particular purpose （建筑物的）位置；建筑工地；（事件发生的）现场；场所◆We visited the site of a 16th century abbey.我们参观了一座16世纪大教堂的旧址。◆All the materials are on site so that work can start immediately.所有材料都已运抵工地，可以立即开工。◆ (BrE) a building site建筑工地◆ (NAmE, BrE) a construction site建筑工地◆This was the site of a great battle.这里曾打过一场大战。◆They say it's an ancient burial site.他们说那里古时候是个坟场。◆a camp / camping / caravan site营地；野营地；旅行拖车停车点◆The kids used to play on an old bomb site (= a place that had been bombed in the past).孩子们过去经常在轰炸后的废墟上玩耍。  see also site ⇨ base verb ■ area [countable] a part of a room, building or particular space that is used for a special purpose; a particular place on an object （房间、建筑物、处所等中作特别用途的）场地，区；（物体上的）处，部位◆the hotel reception area酒店接待处◆a play / parking / dining area游戏场地；停车场；用餐处◆Move the cursor to a blank area on the screen.把光标移至电脑屏幕的空白区。◆The tumour had not spread to other areas of the body.肿瘤没有扩散到身体其他部位。   see also area ⇨ area 1 ■ position [countable, uncountable] the place where a person or thing is situated; the place where sb/sth is meant to be 位置；地方；正确位置◆From his position at the top of the hill, he could see the harbour.他在山顶那位置，可以看到海港。◆Radars determine the aircraft's position.雷达确定飞机位置。◆Is everybody in position?大家都就位了吗？◆The dancers all got into position.舞者都到位了。◆She took up her position by the door.她到门边就位。ⓘ The position of sb/sth is often temporary: the place where sb/sth is at a particular time. * position常常是暂时性的，即某人或某物在某段时间所在的位置。   see also position ⇨ position noun , position ⇨ put verb 1 ■ point [countable] a particular place within an area, where sth happens or is supposed to happen （事情发生或应该发生的）地方，地点◆I'll wait for you at the meeting point in the arrivals hall.我将在抵港大厅的集合点等你。◆the point at which the river divides河流分叉点◆No parking beyond this point.请勿越此界停车。■ location ləʊˈkeɪʃn; NAmE loʊˈkeɪʃn [countable] a place where sth happens or exists, especially a place that is not named or is not known （尤指未提及或未知的）地点，位置，地方◆Please tell us your exact location.请告知你的确切方位。◆The company is moving to a new location.公司准备迁移新址。◆They got married at a secret location in Scotland.他们在苏格兰某个秘密地方成婚了。ⓘ A location is also a place outside a film studio where scenes of a film are made. * location还指电影的外景拍摄地◆A mountain in the Rockies became the location for a film about Everest.落基山脉的一座山成了一部有关珠穆朗玛峰的电影的外景拍摄地。◆The movie was shot entirely on location in Italy.这部影片的外景完全是在意大利拍摄的。   see also locate ⇨ base , locate ⇨ find 4 ■ scene [countable, usually singular] a place where sth happens, especially sth unpleasant （尤指不愉快的事情发生的）现场，地点◆Several onlookers gathered at the scene of the accident.几个旁观者围在事故现场。◆The scene of the crime is being investigated by the police.警方正在勘察犯罪现场。◆Firefighters were on the scene immediately.消防员立即赶到现场。■ spot [countable] a particular point or area, especially one that has a particular character or where sth particular happens （尤指具有某种特点或某类事件发生的）地点，场所，处所◆She stood rooted to the spot (= unable to move) with fear.她吓得呆若木鸡地站在那儿。◆The lake is one of the local beauty spots.该湖是当地的风景名胜之一。◆He has reported from several of the world's major trouble spots (= places where trouble often happens, especially violence and war).他去过世界几大动荡地区做过报道。■ venue ˈvenjuː [countable] the place where people meet for an organized event such as a performance or sports event 聚集地点（如演出或体育比赛场馆）◆The band will be playing at several different venues in the UK.这个乐队将在英国几个不同地方演出。◆Please note the change of venue for this event.请注意，这次比赛改了地点。■ whereabouts ˈweərəbaʊts; NAmE ˈwerəbaʊts [uncountable + singular or plural verb] the place where sb/sth is （人或物）所在的地方；下落；行踪◆Her whereabouts is / are still unknown.她仍下落不明。◆They were forced to reveal the whereabouts of the ship.他们被迫说出了船的下落。ⓘ Whereabouts is often used to talk or ask about sb/sth when you do not know where that person or thing is. * whereabouts常用于表示人或物的行踪不明。place2

noun

 a good place for a picnic/I hate this place! 野餐的好地方；我不喜欢这个地方！Come and sit here－I've saved you a place. 到这儿来坐吧－我给你留了个座位。place ♦︎ seatThese words both mean an empty space or position where sb can sit. 这两个词均表示空座、空位。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆a / an good / empty place / seat◆to take / book / reserve a place / seat◆to save sb a place / seat◆to return to your place / seat■ place [countable] a position, seat or empty space, especially one that is available for or being used by a person or vehicle （尤指空着的）座位，位置，泊位◆Come and sit here－I've saved you a place.到这儿来坐吧－我给你留了个座位。◆I don't want to lose my place in the line.我可不想丢了排队的位置。◆Would you like to change places with me so you can see better?你想跟我换个位子看得清楚些吗？◆I've set a place for you at the table.我在餐桌上给你安排好了座位。◆I couldn't find a parking place anywhere.我怎么也找不到停车位。ⓘ You can also say parking space. 也可以说parking space。■ seat [countable] a place where you pay to sit, for example in a plane, on a train or at the theatre （飞机、火车或剧场的）座位◆I reserved seats for a performance of 'King Lear' at the New Theatre.我预订了几张新剧院上演的《李尔王》的票。◆There are no seats left on that flight.那一航班没空位了。◆Would you like an aisle seat or a window seat?您想要靠走道还是靠窗的座位？ place

verb

place ♦︎ put ♦︎ attach ♦︎ layThese words are all used to emphasize that sb/sth is important or responsible for sth. 这些词均用于强调重要性或责任。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆to place / put / lay sth on sth◆to place / put / attach / lay (the) blame◆to place / put / lay responsibility / emphasis◆to place / attach importance■ place [transitive] to give a particular level of sth such as importance, trust or value to sth 给予（重视、信任、价值等）◆Great importance is placed on education.教育受到高度重视。◆They place a high value on punctuality.他们非常看重守时。■ put (putting, put, put) [transitive] to give a particular level of sth such as emphasis, trust or value to sth 给予（重视、信任、价值等）◆Our company puts the emphasis on quality.我们公司重视质量。◆He put a limit on the amount we could spend.他规定了我们可开销的数额。NOTE 辨析 Place or put?These words are very close in meaning and range. Put does not collocate with importance and is not usually used in the passive in this meaning. 这两个词的含义和使用范围相近。put不与importance搭配，表达此义时通常不用于被动语态◆Great importance is put on education.   see also place , put ⇨ rank ■ attach [transitive] to give a particular level of importance to sth 给予（重视）◆I attach great importance to this research.我认为这项研究十分重要。◆I wouldn't attach too much weight to these findings (= take them too seriously).我觉得这些发现没有太多分量。ⓘ In this meaning attach collocates especially with importance, significance, value and weight. 表达此义时，attach尤与importance、significance、value和weight搭配。■ lay (laid, laid) [transitive] to express sth such as a claim in a serious or official way （严肃或正式地）提出（声明等）◆She laid the blame for the crisis at the Prime Minister's door (= she blamed the Prime Minister).她指责首相应为这场危机负责。ⓘ Lay is used with a noun to form a phrase that has the same meaning as the verb related to the noun. * lay与名词连用构成短语，意义相当于这个名词的动词形式◆He laid stress on the importance of cooperation (= He stressed the importance of cooperation).他强调合作的重要性。
IELTS BNC: 162 COCA: 181
place
General words for location and place: place, location, setting...
Buildings where people live or stay: adobe, apartment block, apartment building...
Sports management and team selection: bench, be relegated, call up...
Club membership and joining a club, organization or group: accept, admission, admit...
Booking on and travelling by transport: aboard, afloat, aisle seat...
Races and racing: ahead, a poor second, baton...
Moments and short periods of time: moment, second, instant...
Achievements: feat, accomplishment, achievement...
Importance: importance, emphasis, priority...
General words for tableware and earthenware: bone china, canteen, china...
General words meaning to put something somewhere: put, place, position...
To cause problems for someone or something: let down, hold back, embarrass...
To make someone responsible for something: entrust, saddle with, shift...
To limit or control something or someone: draw a line in the sand, limit, control...
To form an opinion, or to have an idea: measure, come up with, judge...
To compare or connect things: compare, connect, link...
To send someone somewhere: send, ship, relocate...
To win a game, competition or argument: win, clinch, triumph...
Horse racing and other horse riding competitions: accumulator, Ascot, betting shop...
To remember: remember, recall, think back...
To notice or recognize something or someone: notice, recognize, observe...
To advertise or publicise: advertise, be billed to sing/play etc, bill as...
To gamble money: gamble, bet, stake...
To buy something: buy, get, purchase...

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