n (1)地方(點(diǎn)) (particular part of space occupied by sb or sth) [C]： find an empty～for the book on the shelf 在書架上給書找個(gè)空地方;This is the～where the accident happened. 這就是事故發(fā)生的地方。get out of this～as soon as possible 盡快從這里出去;in a quiet/chilly～在一個(gè)安靜/寒冷的地方;I can't be in two～s at once. 我不能同時(shí)身處兩地。love to be seen in all the right～s 喜歡在所有重要的社交場合出頭露面;There's no～like home. (prov) 哪里都不如家里好?！纪絪pace，spot，site，position;
?(2)城市，鎮(zhèn)，村等(city， town， village， etc) [C]： go to～s and see things 到各地旅行觀光;a nice～to visit 好去處;(city/country) be a very cold～in winter (城市/國家)冬季非常冷;What～were you born in/do you come from? 你生于哪個(gè)城市/是哪里人?Australia is a big～. 澳大利亞是個(gè)地域廣闊的國家?！纪絘rea，region，zone，quarter;
?(3)(有特定用途的)建筑物(場所，地方);(某事發(fā)生的)地方 (room， building， or piece of land for a particular purpose or where sth occurs) [C] (常用于合成詞)： a meeting-/hiding-/market-/birth～會(huì)場/躲藏處/市場/出生地;a～of worship/business/work/entertainment/learning 禮拜/營業(yè)/工作/娛樂/學(xué)習(xí)場所(或地點(diǎn));The town has many～s of amusement such as theatres and cinemas. 該城有很多娛樂場所，如劇場、電影院。sb's～of birth/death 某人的出生/死亡地;
?(4)表面上的特定部分(particular spot or area on a surface) [C]： a sore～on my leg 我腿上疼痛的地方;(wall) be marked with damp in several～s (墻上)有幾處潮濕的斑跡;Beware of that slick～on the sidewalk. 小心人行道上那塊滑溜溜的地方?！纪絪pot;
?(5)(書、故事、劇中的)段落(部分) (particular part of a book， story or play) [C]： put a piece of paper in the book to keep/mark one's～在書中夾一張紙條以便記住讀到什么地方;I can't find/I've lost my～now that you've closed the book. 你把書合上了，我找不到原來讀的地方了。There's something about nationalism in this book， but I can't find the～. 這本書中有一些關(guān)于民族主義的內(nèi)容，但我找不到在什么地方?！纪絧oint;
?(6)(尤指預(yù)留或預(yù)訂的)座(車)位，位置 (seat or position， esp one reserved for or occupied by a person， car， etc) [C]： keep sb a～/keep a～for sb 給某人留一個(gè)座位; Is there a～for one more at the dinner table/in the bus? 這張飯桌/這輛公共汽車還能再坐下一個(gè)人嗎?take one's～at the table 在桌邊就座;the～of honour at the head of the table 飯桌的上席;There were three empty～s in church last Sunday. 上星期日教堂有三個(gè)空座位。a～in the car park 停車場的一個(gè)車位;return to one's～回到自己的座位上去;lose one's～in the queue 找不到自己原來在隊(duì)伍中的位置;have an assured～in the history of English literature (fig) 在英國文學(xué)史上有確定的地位;occupy a high～as an English novelist (fig) 作為英國小說家占有很高的地位;
?(7)(社會(huì)上的)階級(jí)(地位;角色) (rank， position or role (in society)) [C， sing] (尤與例證中的動(dòng)詞連用)： sb's～in society 某人的社會(huì)地位;keep/know one's～保持個(gè)人的地位/知道自己的地位(識(shí)相);forget one's～做與自己社會(huì)地位不相稱的事;
?(8)職責(zé)(權(quán)) (duty; what one has to do) [C， sing]： It is your～to welcome the guests/look after the children. 歡迎客人/照看孩子們是你的職責(zé)。It's not my～to tell him what to do/he's wrong. 告訴他做什么/他錯(cuò)了這不是我的職責(zé)?！纪絛uty， right;
?(9) 1)(尤指雇員的)職位(務(wù)) (position or office， esp as an employee) [C]： find a～as a teacher/in a store 謀到一份教員工作/在商店里找到一份工作;get a～in the Civil Service 在政府部門中得到一個(gè)職位;an important～in the incoming government 未來政府中的一個(gè)重要職務(wù);〖同〗position，post， job，office; 2)(在學(xué)校里學(xué)習(xí)的)機(jī)會(huì) (opportunity to study at a school or university) [C]： be awarded a～at the college 被獎(jiǎng)勵(lì)入學(xué)院學(xué)習(xí);(school) offer free～s to children who are exceptionally talented (學(xué)校)對(duì)極有天賦的兒童提供免費(fèi)學(xué)習(xí)的機(jī)會(huì); 3)運(yùn)動(dòng)隊(duì)成員的資格(membership of a sports team) [C]： He's got a～in/on his local football team. 他成了當(dāng)?shù)刈闱蜿?duì)的隊(duì)員。work hard for one's～in the Olympic team 努力訓(xùn)練爭取成為奧林匹克隊(duì)的一員;
?(10) 1)(某物)通常(合適)的位置(a usual or suitable position (for sth)) [C]： put sth back to its～把某物放回原處;put everything away in its correct～把每樣?xùn)|西都放到正確的位置上;Each book is in its～on the shelf. 每一本書都整齊地?cái)[放在書架上。have a～for everything and everything in its～(prov) 每一樣?xùn)|西都有自己的位置，而且每一樣?xùn)|西都在自己的位置上;2)(某人)適合的地方 (suitable position for sb to be) [C] (通常neg)： A street is no～for a girl to be left alone at night. 大街上不是女孩子獨(dú)自過夜的地方。This is no～to be if you don't like noise or crowds. 如果你不喜歡噪音或人多，那么這里不適合你。
?(11)(小數(shù)點(diǎn)后的)位 (position of a figure in a row of figures after a decimal point) [C]： move the decimal point one～to the right 將小數(shù)點(diǎn)向右移動(dòng)一位;The value of π is 3.14 calculated/correct to two decimal～s/two～s of decimals. 如果保留兩位小數(shù)，π的值是3.14。
?(12) 1)(比賽的)名次 ((in a competition) position among the winning competitors) [C， 通常sing]： win/get/take first～贏得第一名;finish/come in third～取得第三名;leap from sixth～to second 從第六名躍至第二名; 2)(賽馬)前三名中的任何名次(尤指第二或第三名) (any of the first three positions， esp second or third， in the result of a horse race) [C， 通常sing]： Did he back the horse for a～or to win? 他賭那匹馬會(huì)得第二、三名還是第一名?
?(13)房子(尤指鄉(xiāng)間大宅);家 (house， esp a large country-house; home) [C] (infml)： He has a charming～in the country. 他在鄉(xiāng)間有一所可愛的房子。Come over to my～for supper/tonight. 到我家來吃晚飯/今晚到我家來。have dinner/a party at sb's～在某人家里吃飯/聚會(huì);〖同〗building;
?(14) 1)(用于城市里較短的街道或廣場的名稱)街，廣場 (word used in a name for a short street， square， etc in a town) [C， sing] (尤BrE)： St James's P～圣詹姆斯街;I live at Queen's P～. 我住在女王廣場。2)(用于鄉(xiāng)間大宅的名稱)別墅 (word used in a name for a large country house) [C， sing] (尤BrE)： Penshurst P～(in England) (英國)潘舍斯特別墅;
?all over the place (infml) 1)到處： I have been all over the～to find you. 我到處找過你。2)亂七八糟： The contents of the drawer were strewn all over the～. 抽屜里的東西攤得亂七八糟。(sb's hair/handwriting) be all over the～(某人的頭發(fā))很亂/(字跡)太潦草;
?change/swap places (with sb) 1)(與某人)交換位置(座位)： If you change～s with me， you'll be able to see better. 如果你與我交換一下座位，你就能看得更清楚一些。2)處于他人的情況下： I wouldn't change～s with her for anything， I'm happier the way I am. 無論如何我也不愿過她那樣的生活，我這樣更幸福。
?fall， fit， slot， etc into place 變得清楚(明了)：Things began to fall into～in her mind. 情況開始在她頭腦中變得清楚起來。
?give place to 讓位于;被……取代： Old methods must give～to new. 舊方法必須讓位于新方法。The time has come for us to give～to younger men. 到了我們讓位給年輕人的時(shí)候了。
?go places (尤指某人的事業(yè))日益成功 (infml)： The coaching director says： “These kids can really go～s.” 教練說： “這些孩子的確能取得越來越好的成績?！?br>?in the first， second， etc place (用于敘述論點(diǎn))首先，其次等： I would not advise you to read that book， because， in the first～， it is very difficult and， in the second～， it is rather dull. 我勸你們不要讀那本書;首先，那本書很難，其次是因?yàn)樗菰锓ξ丁?br>?in sb's place 處于某人的情況下： I don't know what I'd do in your～. 我不知道我要是你該做什么。
?in place 1)在本來應(yīng)放的地方： She likes everything to be in～. 她喜歡樣樣?xùn)|西都物歸其位。2)適(恰)當(dāng)： That remark was not in～. 那話說得不合適。
?in place of sb/sth; in sb's/sth's place 代替： Use water in～of milk. 用水代替牛奶。Will you go in my～? 你替我去好嗎?
?lay/set a place 在餐桌上擺放一套餐具： Set a～for her when you lay the table. 你在桌子上擺餐具時(shí)給她擺上一套。
?out of place 1)不在原來(應(yīng)在)的地方： Some of the books are out of～. Please put them in the right order. 有些書放的地方不對(duì)。請(qǐng)按正確順序放好。2)不合適(恰當(dāng))：It was out of～for him to laugh at the old lady. 他笑話那老太太是不合適的。
?a place in the sun 好(平等)的境遇，有利的地位：Nations that have been oppressed for centuries are now fighting for a～in the sun. 幾個(gè)世紀(jì)以來一直受壓迫的國家現(xiàn)在正在為爭取平等待遇而戰(zhàn)。
?put oneself in sb else's/sb's place 設(shè)想自己處于他人的情況之下：If you put yourself in his～， you can understand why he is so careful. 設(shè)身處地想一想，你就能理解他為什么如此小心謹(jǐn)慎。
?put sb in his (proper) place 使某人安分(不敢越軌)： He tried to kiss her but she quickly put him in his～. 他試圖吻她，但是她立刻就使他打消了非分之想。
?take place 發(fā)(產(chǎn))生;舉(進(jìn))行： The accident/wedding took～yesterday. 事故是昨天發(fā)生的/婚禮是昨天舉行的。
?take sb's/sth's place; take the place of sb/sth 代替，取代：My brother is ill， and I've come to take his～. 我哥哥病了，我來替他。Electric trains have now taken the～of steam trains in this country. 在這個(gè)國家，電氣火車已經(jīng)取代了蒸汽火車。
?→′place-name n 地名;′place-setting n 飯桌上供一人進(jìn)食用的一套餐具;
?vt (1)放(安)置 (put (sth) in a certain position) [T+n+prep， T+n+adv]：～the chair in the corner/the money in sb's hands把椅子放在角落里/錢放在某人的手中;～the books in alphabetical order 將書按字母順序擺放好;Isn't that notice～d too high?那張通知是不是貼得太高了?〖同〗put，set; 〖反〗remove;
?(2)使處于(某種境況);給(某人)某種職權(quán) (put sb in a situation or in office or authority) [T+n+prep， T+n+adv]：～sb in a dilemma/a difficult position/a quandary 使某人處于進(jìn)退兩難/困難/困惑的境地;～sb under arrest 逮捕某人;～sb in charge of the trade union work/in command of the First Army 任命某人負(fù)責(zé)工會(huì)工作/指揮第一軍團(tuán);
?(3)寄托，給予 (fix; put (with certainty)) [T+n+prep]：～one's faith/one's trust in sb 信任/相信某人;～one's faith in knowledge/science 相信知識(shí)/科學(xué);～confidence in sb 相信某人;～responsibility for the negotiations in sb's hands 將談判的職責(zé)交給某人;～a great deal of importance on correct grammar/spelling 十分重視正確的語法/拼寫;～one's affections on the wrong person 愛錯(cuò)了人;
?(4)認(rèn)(辨別)出 (identify by connecting with one's memory or past experience) [T+n]： I remember the man's name but can't～him/his face. 我記得那人的名字但認(rèn)不出他的人來/認(rèn)不出他的臉。He had a foreign accent that I couldn't quite～. 他一口外國腔，我聽不出是哪國口音?！纪絠dentify，remember，recognize;
?(5)評(píng)價(jià)，估計(jì);將……分等級(jí)(make a judgement about sb/sth in comparison with others; classify) [T+n， T+n+prep， T+n+adv]：～the value of the estate too high 將不動(dòng)產(chǎn)的價(jià)值估得太高;iron ore reserves～d at 1.4 billion metric tons 估計(jì)為14億噸的鐵礦石儲(chǔ)量;～sb among the world's greatest composers 認(rèn)為某人是全世界最偉大的作曲家之一;How high would you～him among the singers of this country? 你認(rèn)為他在該國的歌唱家中屬于哪一等級(jí)?〖同〗group，classify，sort;
?(6)發(fā)出(訂單)，訂(貨);下(賭注)(give an order or a bet to) [T+n， T+n+prep(with)]：～an order for hats with this store/fifty machines with this firm 向這家商店訂購帽子/這家公司訂購50臺(tái)機(jī)床;He～d a bet on the last race. 他對(duì)最后一次比賽下了賭注;〖同〗order;
?(7)安排(工作，住處等) (find employment， a home， etc for sb) [T+n， T+n+prep(in/with)]： (agency)～about 3000 secretaries per annum (介紹所)每年安排大約3000份秘書工作;～sb with an insurance firm 安排某人到一家保險(xiǎn)公司工作;He was～d in the infantry. 他被分配在步兵。～a homeless child 安置無家可歸的孩子;The children were～d in an orphanage. 孩子們被送進(jìn)孤兒院。The orphans were～d with foster-parents. 給孤兒們找到了養(yǎng)父母?！纪絘ssign;
?(8)投(資) (invest (money)， esp to earn interest) [T+n， T+n+prep]：～$100 to sb's credit in the bank 將100美元存入某人在銀行里的賬戶;～the money in industrial stock/bonds 將錢投資于工業(yè)股票/債券;～half of the capital of the firm in plane production 將公司的一半資本投資于飛機(jī)制造;〖同〗invest;
?(9)宣布(比賽名次) (state the final position of runners (in a race) or contestants (in athletics)) [尤pass： T+n， C+n+adj]： be responsible for～ing the winners 負(fù)責(zé)宣布獲勝者的名次;He was～d second. 他名列第二。Their sole duty is to～the horses. 他們唯一的責(zé)任是決定賽馬的名次。
?be placed 1)(BrE)(賽馬)得前三名;2)(AmE) (賽馬)得第二名;
?→′placement n (被)安置;
?【辨異】place、room、space 和seat均指房間、建筑物、車輛等中可容納人或物的地方。space (地方，空間，作可數(shù)或不可數(shù)名詞)和room (地方，作不可數(shù)名詞)最為普通，指一個(gè)不確定的范圍，可容下某物或用于某目的，如： We must find some space/room for this new wardrobe. (我們必須給這個(gè)新衣櫥找個(gè)地方放。) place(地點(diǎn)，位置)和seat (座位) 則用于指某人或某物在空間中所占的一個(gè)具體位置(如座位等)，如： Which will be the best place (不用room或space) to put the desk? (寫字臺(tái)放在什么位置最好?) places/seats at the front of the hall (大廳前排的座位)。
?【辨異】place與lay、put和set的區(qū)別見LAY。