n.
1. silver articles銀器 。
△2H.IV.2.1.157(140):“I must be fain to pawn both my plate and the tapestryof my dining-chambers” 我一定得把我的銀器盤盞連同餐廳里的掛幔都當(dāng)?shù)衾病?br/>△Rom.1.5.8 (7):“l(fā)ook to theplate.”i.e.take care of the silverware. 小心銀器。
2. gold and silver articles for domestic use金銀器皿。
△H.VIII.3.2.126(125): “The several parcels of hisplate.”各式各樣的金銀器皿。
plate
vt. clothe in plate-armour使…披上金屬片鎧甲。
△Lr.4.6.170(165):“Plate sin with gold. / And thestrong lance of justice hurtless breaks；”i.e. Clothe sinin gold plate-armour,and the strong weapon of thelaw breaks without causing any hurt. 罪惡披上黃金鎧甲，法律的堅(jiān)硬長槍就會(huì)折斷，不能傷它毫分。
plate[pleit]
n.盤子，金屬牌，插圖，板，圖版，金銀餐具，投手板，本壘板，金獎(jiǎng)杯 v.鍍
◇ foul a plate with和…共餐
hand sth. to sb.on a plate輕易使某人得到某物
have a lot on one’s plate有許多事需要處理
on a plate現(xiàn)成的
‖ plate appearance at bat輪擊
plate constants底片常數(shù)
plate engraving ink雕刻凹版油墨
plate finish光澤裝飾
plate lens平透鏡
plate magazine底片暗盒
plate making制版
plate race領(lǐng)發(fā)獎(jiǎng)品的賽馬
plate scale底片比例
plate tectonics板塊構(gòu)造論
plate umpire司球裁判員