n.[C]

1. 平臺，臺
   a helicopter landing platform

   直升機升降平臺

2. 講臺；戲臺
   The speaker mounted the platform.

   演講者登上了講臺。

3. （鐵路等的）月臺
   He was coming by train, so I waited on the platform.

   他坐火車來，所以我在月臺上等。

4. 【美】（火車，電車上的）乘客上下平臺
   She jumped off the platform while the bus was still moving.

   公車還沒有停下，她就從門口跳了下去。

5. （政黨等的）黨綱，政綱；宣言
   The candidate ran on a platform of better housing and equal rights for all.

   那個候選人的政見是改善住屋，均等權利。

vt.

1. 把……放在臺上

vi.

1. （在臺上）演講

n.

1. a raised level surface on which people or things can stand.
   ▸a raised structure along the side of a railway track where passengers get on and off trains.
   ▸a raised floor or stage used by public speakers or performers.
   ▸a raised structure standing in the sea from which oil or gas wells can be drilled.
2. the declared policy of a political party or group.
   ▸an opportunity to voice one's views:

   a platform for discussion.
3. [usu. as modifier] a very thick sole on a shoe:
   platform shoes.
4. Computing  a standard for the hardware of a computer system, which determines the kinds of software it can run.

[名]

1. 月臺；講臺；平臺；站臺。