place /pleɪs/► SEE ALLall over the place(not) be sb’s place to do sthfall, drop, etc. into placegive place to sb/sthif I was/were in your placein my, your, etc. placein placein place of sb/sthin sb’s/sth’s placeout of placea place in the sunput sb in their placetake placetake sb’s placetake the place of sbtake your placein the first placenot a hair out of placeyour, his, etc. heart is in the right placeknow your placeput/set/place sb on a pedestalput/place a premium on sth(give sth) pride of place(caught/stuck) between a rock and a hard placeput yourself in sb’s shoes/placethink you own the place ●all ˈover the place (informal) 1.everywhere到处；各处◆In my job I have to travel all over the place. 我的工作需要到处出差。2.not neat or tidy; not well organized凌乱；狼藉；杂乱无章◆There were books and papers all over the place. 到处是书和文件，凌乱不堪。◆Your calculations are all over the place (= completely wrong). 你的计算大错特错。●(not) be sb’s ˈplace to do sthnot have the right to do sth, for example to criticize sb, suggest sth, etc.（不）是某人的分内事；无权…◆‘Why didn’t you tell him?’ ‘It wasn’t my place to.’ “你为什么不告诉他？”“这不是我的事。”◆He told his secretary that it wasn’t her place to question what he said. 他告诉秘书说她没有资格对他的话提出质疑。●fall, drop, etc. into ˈplace1.because of a new piece of information, the relationship between several events, facts, etc. suddenly becomes clear（因新信息的出现而）明朗化，变得清楚◆When I found out that he was Lucy’s uncle, everything fell into place. 当我发现他是露西的舅舅时，一切都顺理成章了。◆When we got the final result of our experiment, everything slotted into place. 当我们得到最终的实验结果时，一切都豁然开朗。2. (of a complex situation复杂的局面) finally reach a satisfactory conclusion有个令人满意的结局◆Last year everything was so difficult; then John changed his job, I started work, the children moved school and everything finally fell into place. 去年诸事不顺，后来约翰换了工作，我也开始上班，孩子们换了学校，终于事事顺心了。●give ˈplace to sb/sth (formal) be replaced by sb/sth让位于…；被…代替◆Houses and factories gave place to open fields as the train gathered speed. 火车逐渐加速，驶过了房屋和厂房，进入旷野。●if ˌI was/were in ˈyour placeused to introduce a piece of advice you are giving to sb我若处在你的位置；若是换了我的话◆If I were in your place, I’d resign immediately. 我要是你呀，我就立刻辞职。●in ˈmy, ˈyour, etc. placein my, your, etc. situation处于我（或你等）的境况◆I wouldn’t like to be in your place. 我可不想处于你的境地。●in ˈplaceprepared and ready准备妥当；准备就绪◆Everything seems to be in place for a successful peace conference. 看来进行成功和谈的一切都准备好了。●in place of sb/sth●in sb’s/sth’s ˈplaceinstead of sb/sth代替；顶替◆You can use milk in place of cream in this recipe. 这个食谱中牛奶可以用奶油代替。◆He was unable to go to the ceremony, but he sent his son in his place. 他不能亲自去参加仪式，但派了他儿子替他去。●out of ˈplace1.not in the correct place位置不当◆Some of these files seem to be out of place. 有些档案似乎没放对地方。2.not suitable for a particular situation不得体；不适当◆Your silly remarks were completely out of place at such an important meeting. 在这么重要的会议上你说那些蠢话太不得体了。◆I feel quite out of place at a smart party like this. 在这种时髦的聚会上我觉得格格不入。●a place in the ˈsun (of a person人) a very favourable position, especially in your professional life（尤指职业生涯的）有利地位；有发展前途的地位（或工作）◆When he was offered a professorship at Caltech, he felt that he had finally found his place in the sun. 当他被邀请去加州理工学院当教授时，他觉得自己终于找到了有发展前途的工作。ORIGINThis is a translation of a phrase used in Pascal’s Pensées in the seventeenth century.这是帕斯卡在 17 世纪所著《思想录》中所用的一个短语的直译。●put sb in their ˈplaceremind sb forcefully of their real position in society or at work使某人明白自己的身份；使识相；灭某人的威风◆That young man needs putting in his place. He behaves as if he were the manager here. 应该让那个年轻人明白自己几斤几两，他的一举一动就好像他是这里的经理。●take ˈplacehappen发生；进行◆The meeting will take place at eight o’clock. 会议将于八点钟举行。◆Some strange things had taken place in that old castle. 那座古堡里发生了一些奇怪的事。●take sb’s ˈplace●take the place of sbdo sth which another person was doing before; replace sb代替；替换◆Miss Jones has left the school and this term her place has been taken by Mr Carter. 琼斯小姐离校了，这学期她的工作已由卡特先生顶替。◆I was sick, so Bill took my place at the meeting. 我病了，比尔代替我去开会。●take your ˈplace1.go to the physical position that is necessary for an activity就位；入座◆We all took our places round the table. 我们都围着桌子入座。2.take or accept the status in society that is correct or that you deserve得到应有的社会地位；跻于◆He is ready now to take his place as one of the fastest swimmers in history. 他有望跻身有史以来游得最快的人之列。●in the ˈfirst place1.used at the beginning of a sentence to introduce the different points you are making in an argument（用于句首，引出不同论点）第一◆In the first place it’s not your car, and in the second you’re not old enough to drive it. Is that clear?首先，这不是你的车；其次，你太小了，还不能开车。你明白了吗？2.used at the end of a sentence to talk about why sth was done or whether it should have been done or not（用于句尾，谈论做某事的原因或必要性）一开始，当初◆I should never have taken that job in the first place.我当初就不该接受那份工作。●not a ˈhair out of placelooking very smart, well-dressed, etc.仪容整洁；穿着考究◆How does she manage to look so good at the end of a long journey? There’s never a hair out of place.长途旅行后她怎么还能显得这么仪容整洁、纹丝不乱呢？●your, his, etc. heart is in the right ˈplaceused to say that sb’s intentions are kind and sincere even though they sometimes do the wrong thing（尽管有时会做错事）本意是好的，心眼是好的◆I know she gets angry sometimes, but basically her heart is in the right place.我知道她有时会生气，但说到底，她的心眼还是很好的。●know your ˈplacebehave in a way that shows that you know what your social position is and which people are more important than you知道自己的位置；有自知之明；守本分◆My grandfather believed that life was simpler when he was young, when everybody knew their place.我的祖父觉得他年轻时生活要简单得多，那时人们都安分守己。●put/set/place sb on a ˈpedestaladmire sb so much that you are unable to see their faults把某人奉为完人；盲目崇拜某人◆Don’t try to put her on a pedestal, she’s as guilty as the rest of them!别盲目崇拜她了，她跟其他人一样，并不是完人！OPPlook down your nose (at sb/sth)NOTE A pedestal is the base that a statue rests on. * pedestal 指雕塑的底座。●put/place a ˈpremium on sthconsider sth very important or valuable高度重视；珍视◆This company puts a high premium on the loyalty of its employees.这家公司很看重员工的忠诚度。●(give sth) pride of ˈplacethe best or most important position（使处于）最好的位置，最显要的位置◆All the entries in the flower show are good, but pride of place must go to Cynthia Jones’s roses.花展上所有的参展花卉都很出色，不过最佳展品要算辛西娅 ∙ 琼斯的玫瑰花。◆Sally gave her award pride of place on the mantelpiece.萨莉把她得的奖品放在壁炉上最明显的位置。●(caught/stuck) between a ˌrock and a ˈhard placein a situation where you have to choose between two things, both of which are unpleasant左右为难；进退维谷◆The workers now feel that they are caught between a rock and a hard place. They don’t agree with the new terms and conditions, but if they go on strike they may lose their jobs altogether.工人们感觉现在陷入了进退两难的境地。他们不同意新的条款，可要是继续罢工，有可能大家都会失业。●put yourself in sb’s shoes/placeconsider what you would do or feel if you were in the position of sb else设身处地（考虑别人的感受）◆Put yourself in his shoes! If your mother had just died, how would you feel?你设身处地为他想想！如果你的母亲刚刚去世，你会有何感受？●think you ˈown the place ( behave/act as if you ˈown the place) (disapproving) behave in a very confident way that annoys other people, for example by telling them what to do指手画脚；颐指气使◆What does she think she’s doing, coming in here acting as if she owns the place!她以为她在干什么，跑到这儿来指手画脚的！