| 词组 | place |
| 释义 | place /pleɪs/ noun 1. a space or area, for example a particular point on a surface or in a room, building, town, city etcadjectives/nouns + placea nice/lovely/wonderful place There are lots of nice places to eat. | He took us to a lovely place by the river.an interesting/fascinating place I liked Morocco – it’s a fascinating place.a good/great place (=suitable for something) This is a good place for the children to play.a perfect place/the ideal place (=one that is extremely suitable for something) Colorado is the perfect place for skiing.a safe place Make sure you keep your passport in a safe place.the right/wrong place These books are all in the wrong place.a meeting/gathering place The club was a meeting place for young musicians.a hiding place He watched them from his hiding place.the last resting place (=the place where someone is buried) This tomb is the last resting place of the Davison family.place + nounsa place name (=the name of a town, city etc) A lot of the place names are Spanish in origin.a place mat (=a mat that you put on a table for each person who is eating there, to protect the table)prepositionsin a place Everything had been put back in a different place.a place for (doing) sth The island is an ideal place for a holiday.in places (=in some places) The wall was quite damp in places.phrasessb’s place of birth formal I need to know your date and place of birth.sb’s place of work/employment formal (=the place where you work) Did the accident happen at your place of work or at home?sb’s place of residence formal You must inform the immigration authorities if you change your place of residence.sth’s place of origin formal (=the place where something came from) The goods are clearly marked with their place of origin.places of interest (=places, such as areas of a city or museums, that are interesting to visit) Jo pointed out the places of interest as we drove along.a place of worship The Great Mosque has been a place of worship for Muslims for centuries.a place of safety His youngest son had been sent away to a place of safety.a place of refuge (=somewhere safe to go or hide) The cave offered a place of refuge for the weary travellers.a place of pilgrimage (=one that people visit because it is special, usually for a religious reason) Her grave became a place of pilgrimage for her fans.from place to place I’ve spent the day dashing about from place to place.all over the place (=everywhere) There were bags of rubbish lying all over the place.THESAURUS: place position the exact place where someone or something is, in relation to other things: She showed me the position of the village on the map. | I changed the position of the mirror slightly. | Jessica moved to a position where she could see the stage better. | The tracking system can locate your exact position (=it can find your exact position). point a particular place on a line or surface: At this point the path gets narrower. | No cars are allowed beyond this point. spot a place, especially a particular kind of place, or a place where something happens. Spot sounds rather informal: She chose a sunny spot next to a river. | The area is a favourite spot for windsurfers. | This is the exact spot where I asked her to marry me. | It certainly is a beautiful spot. location a place where someone or something is, or where something happens. Location sounds more formal than place: Please tell me your exact location. | The prisoners were taken to an undisclosed location (=people would not say where it was). | Venice is an ideal location for a winter break. site a place, especially one that will be used for a particular purpose, or where something important happened: Waterloo was the site of a great battle. | There are plans to develop the site for housing. | The area has become a dumping site for nuclear waste. | The area around the house has been turned into a building site. venue a place where something such as a meeting, concert, game etc takes place: The city will be the venue for the next Olympic Games. | The hotel is a popular wedding venue. scene the place where something bad such as an accident or crime happened: The criminal often goes back to the scene of the crime. | Ambulance crews were at the scene within minutes. setting the place and the area around it, where something is or where something happens: The village lies in a beautiful setting (=it is in a beautiful setting). | This was the setting for the film ‘A Room With a View’. | Beautiful gardens provide the perfect setting for outdoor dining. somewhere used for talking about a place when you are not sure exactly which place: She came from somewhere in London. whereabouts the place where someone or something is – used especially when you do not know this or do not want to tell people: The whereabouts of the painting is unknown. | He refused to disclose his whereabouts (=say where he was). | I’m not sure about her whereabouts.2. an opportunity to go to a university, go on a course, be a member of a team etcverbsget a place It’s really hard to get a place on the course.have a place She has a place at college starting in September.win a place That year, he won a place at Oxford University.offer sb a place The school called to offer him a place.lose your place If you don’t come to training you might lose your place on the team.refuse sb a place She had been refused a place at her first-choice school.prepositionsa place at a university/college/school etc They were all competing for a place at the school.a place on a course/team/committee There are still a few places left on the course.a place in a team/contest/nursing home He beat 3,000 others to win a place in the national finals. |
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