base noun ⇨basis (a philosophical base)⇨bottom (the base of a statue)⇨office1 (The company has its base in New York.)base adj. ⇨evilbase
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base ♦︎ locate ♦︎ be situated ♦︎ siteThese words all mean to build or put sth in a particular place.这些词均表示设立于或坐落于某处。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆to be based / located / situated / sited in / at / close to sth◆to be based / located / situated / sited between A and B◆conveniently based / located / situated / sited◆strategically located / situated / sited◆centrally located / situated■base■be based [transitive, often passive] to use a particular city, country or region as the main place for sth such as a business; to stay in a particular place in order to be able to do sth in the local area, such as working or taking a holiday把(总部等)设在;以⋯为据点◆She works for a company based in Chicago.她为一家总部设在芝加哥的公司工作。◆a Chicago-based company一家总部设在芝加哥的公司◆We're going to base ourselves in Tokyo and make trips from there.我们将以东京为大本营到各地旅行。▸base
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[countable] ◆The town is an ideal base for touring the area.这个镇是到该地区旅游观光的理想据点。■locate■be located [transitive, often passive] (always used with an adverb or preposition总是与副词或介词连用) (ratherformal, especiallywritten) to put or build sth in a particular place; to exist or have been built in a particular place把⋯安置在(或建造于);位于;坐落在◆They located their headquarters in Paris.他们把总部设在巴黎。◆The offices are conveniently located just a few minutes from the main station.办事处所处的位置很方便,离总站仅几分钟的路程。ⓘ Especially in American English, locate [intransitive] also means to start a business in a particular place.尤其在美式英语中,locate作不及物动词也表示在特定的地方创办企业◆There are tax breaks for businesses that locate in rural areas.到农村地区创办企业享有税收减免。 see also location ⇨ placenoun1, relocate ⇨ leaveverb2■be situated [transitive] (always used with an adverb or preposition总是与副词或介词连用) (formal) to exist or have been built in a particular place or position位于;坐落在◆My bedroom was situated on the top floor of the house.我的卧室在房子的顶层。■site■be sited [transitive, often passive] (ratherformal) (always used with an adverb or preposition总是与副词或介词连用) to build sth in a particular place or position使坐落在;为⋯选址◆There was a meeting to discuss the siting of the new school.开过一次会,讨论新学校选址的问题。◆The castle is magnificently sited high up on a cliff.城堡巍然高踞崖顶。 see also site ⇨ placenoun1NOTE辨析 Located, situated or sited?Located and situated can both be used to talk about where sth is, including sth such as a natural feature that has always been there or has not been placed there by people. Sited is normally only used to describe sth that people have built or placed in a particular position, especially a particular type of building such as a factory, school or hospital. * located和situated均可表示所处的位置,包括自然景观一直所处而非人为设置的位置。sited一般只用来表示人工建筑或人为设置的位置,尤其是工厂、学校、医院等特定种类建筑的位置◆Goose Island is located / situated in the Chicago River.古斯岛位于芝加哥河上。◆Goose Island is sited in the Chicago River.
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