platform

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plat·form /ˈplætfɔːm $ -fɔːrm/ S3 W3 noun [countableC]

1 train 火车TTT especially British EnglishBrE the raised place beside a railway track where you get on and off a train in a station 站台，月台

The Edinburgh train will depart from platform six.

开往爱丁堡的火车将从六号站台发车。

2 for speeches 用于演讲TBB a stage for people to stand on when they are making a speech, performing etc 讲台；戏台，舞台

a small raised platform at one end of the room

房间一端凸起的小讲台

3 politics 政治

a) [usually singular]PPIDEA the main ideas and aims of a political party, especially the ones that they state just before an election 〔尤指竞选之前发表的〕政纲，纲领 → plank

a strong women’s rights platform

强硬的妇女权利政纲

the Labour party platform

工党纲领

b) CHANCE/OPPORTUNITYa chance for someone to express their opinions, especially their political opinions 〔发表观点的〕机会，讲坛〔尤指政治讲坛〕

platform for

The conference provides a platform for people on the left wing of the party.

这次会议给该党的左翼人士提供了发表意见的机会。

4 structure 结构TB a tall structure built so that people can stand or work above the surrounding area 高台，平台

an oil exploration platform

石油勘探平台

5 computers 计算机TD the type of computer system or software that someone uses 平台〔指使用中的计算机系统或软件〕

the UNIX platform

UNIX平台

a multimedia platform

多媒体平台

6 express ideas 表达观点 an opportunity to express your ideas to a large number of people 〔公开表达意见的〕机会

platform for

We mustn’t give these groups a platform for their propaganda.

我们不能给这些团体宣传机会。

7. bus 公共汽车 British EnglishBrETTC the open part at the back of some double-decker buses, where passengers get on and off 〔双层公共汽车后部的〕出入口

8. SHOES 鞋子platforms (also platform shoes) [plural]DCC shoes that have a raised thick sole (=flat bottom part) and a high heel 厚底鞋 →5 see picture at 见图 shoe1

Examples from the Corpus

platform• General Vladimir Fyodorov led an ultranationalist government to power in 2002 on a platform pledged to eliminating organized crime at any cost.• "The deal provides us with a platform for expansion into new markets, " Weldon said.• a gas drilling platform• Although different installers are required for each platform, there is considerable commonality of code between the installers, observes Praxis.• The train to Boston leaves from Platform 9.• Actors have a good platform to promote their causes.• The party's new platform emphasizes rural development.• The train's arrival was an Event and whole families gathered on the station platforms to see their travelling members off.• The train drew away and Claudia was left alone on the platform.• Professor Allen stepped up onto the platform.• Please address your comments to the platform.• Warehouses yawning out over the barren yards and loading docks; rusted cranes fused to their platforms, punching at the air.• Which platform does your department use, Windows or Macintosh?• Often she wore platform heels and flared trousers.

From Longman Business Dictionary

platformplat·form /ˈplætfɔːm-fɔːrm/ noun [countableC]

1the raised place beside a railway track where you get on and off the train

2a system used to broadcast television or radio programmes

3a tall structure built so that people can work around the surrounding area

→ oil platform

4 (also computer platform)COMPUTING a particular type of computer system or software

Pick a secure operating system and computer platform.

Origin platform