Dreye權威釋義|place

n.

地方，地點；地區；位置[C]
住所，寓所[C]
We ate lunch at her place.
我們在她家吃了中飯。
席位，座位[S1]
（有特定用途的）場所[C]
名次，（第……）名[S1]
Mary won first place in the singing contest.
瑪麗在歌唱比賽中得第一名。
社會地位，身分[C]
That playwright has a high place in the history of American literature.
那位劇作家在美國文學史上佔有重要地位。
【數】位[C]
工作，職務，職責[S]
She found a place as a cashier.
她得到一個出納員的職位。
廣場，街道

vt.

放置，安置；將……寄託於[O]
He placed cups and saucers on the table.
他把杯子和茶碟放到桌上。
投（資）；存（款）；開出（訂單）
I placed an order with them for 500 pairs of shoes.
我向他們定購了五百雙鞋子。
定出（選手）名次[O]
（常用在疑問句，否定句中）看清，想起[（+as）]
I remember her name but can't place her face.
我記得她的名字，但記不清她的臉了。
任命[O]

vi.

名列前茅，得名次

片語

all over the place

到處
She had looked for the cat all over the place but still couldn't find it.
她到處尋找那隻貓，可是還是沒找著。

change places with

與……交換位置
Would you mind changing places with us?
你們願意與我們換一下位置嗎？

fall into place

逐漸被理解
At first I didn't see your point but after I read your report everything fell into place.
起初我不明白你的觀點，後來看了你的報告，一切就明白了。

give place to

讓位給；被……代替
It's time we gave place to younger people.
是我們讓位給年輕人的時候了。

in place

在適當的地方
She likes to have everything in place.
她喜歡每件東西都各就各位。
適當的
I'm afraid your proposal is not quite in place.
恐怕你的提案不太妥當。

in place of

代替
Plastics are now often used in place of wood or metal.
現在塑膠經常被用來代替木料或金屬。

in the first place

首先
In the first place, we should solve this problem.
首先，我們應該解決這個問題。

in the next place

其次
In the next place, you should pay more attention to the structure of the article.
其次，你們要多注意這篇文章的結構。

know one's place

知道自己的身分；知趣
The boy-servant knew his place and kept silent.
男僕很知趣，一聲不吭。

make place for

為……騰出地方
Would you make place for me in the car?
你能為我在車子裡騰出點地方來嗎？
讓位給
He retired and made place for a young person.
他退休了，讓位給一位年輕人。

out of place

不在適當的位置
Everything in the room was out of place.
房間內所有東西都移了位。
Those wine bottles are out of place in the children's playroom.
那些酒瓶不適合放在小孩子們的遊戲間裡。
不合適的，不恰當的，不相稱的
His remarks were a bit out of place.
他的話有點不恰當。
His frank statements were really out of place at the party.
他那番坦白話實在不適合在宴會裡說。

take one's place

準備好；各就各位
Take your place for the next dance.
各就各位，準備跳下一隻舞。

take place

發生；舉行
When will the basketball game take place?
籃球賽何時舉行？

take the place of

代替
Nowadays plastics have taken the place of many conventional materials.
現在塑膠已代替了許多傳統材料。

辨析

同義:

vt.放置，安置；佈置

arrange fix compose put locate situate set station

反義:

vt.「安置；任命」的反義字

displace remove

同義參見:

bestow nominate identify perspective invest induct mount¹ reservation spot quarter position situation concealment park district corner territory whereabouts residence zone deposit impose grade site vicinity location lay² service province attribute¹ collocate appointment region install

以上來源於：《英漢大辭典》

n.

a particular position or point in space; a location.
▸informal a person's home.

▸a point in a book reached by a reader at a particular time.
a portion of space available or designated for someone.
▸a vacancy or available position:
a place at university.

▸the regular or proper position of something:
lay each slab in place.
a position in a sequence or hierarchy.
▸a person's rank or status.

▸a specific role or position:
it's not my place to ask.

▸Brit. any of the first three or sometimes four positions in a race.

▸N. Amer. the second position, especially in a horse race.
the position of a figure in a series indicated in decimal notation:
calculate the ratios to one decimal place.
[in place names] a square or short street.

v.

put in a particular position.
find an appropriate place or role for.
▸arrange for the implementation of (an order, bet, etc.).

▸order or obtain a connection for (a telephone call).

▸dispose of (something, especially shares) by selling.
allocate or award a specified position in a sequence or hierarchy.
▸ (be placed) Brit. achieve a specified position in a race.

▸be among the first three or four in a race (or the first three in the US).
remember the relevant background of:
she eventually said she couldn't place him.
Rugby & American Football score (a goal) by a place kick.

Phrase

give place to
be succeeded or replaced by.
go places
informal
1. travel.
2. be increasingly successful.
in one's place
in one's appropriate (but inferior) position or status.
in place
1. working or ready to work; established.
2. N. Amer. on the spot; not travelling any distance.
in place of
instead of.
out of place
not in the proper position.
▸in a setting where one is or feels inappropriate or incongruous.
put oneself in another's place
consider a situation from another's point of view.
put someone in their place
deflate or humiliate someone regarded as being presumptuous.
take place
occur.
take one's place
take up one's usual or recognized position.
take the place of
replace.

Derivative

placeless adj.

Etymology

ME: from OFr., from an alt. of L. platea ‘open space’, from Gk plateia (hodos) ‘broad (way)’.

以上來源於：《簡明牛津英語詞典》