locate sth
The police are trying to locate the missing child.
警方正试图找到失踪的孩子。
找出，确定…的位置
located — past of locate
把…设置在，使…坐落于；放置；设定在特定位置。；找出某物的位置。；指定某物的地点或位置；界定其界限(注:指定可以是描述性的,不一定是规定性的)。；找出
discover the location of; determine the place of; find by searching or examining
常用于寻找具体物品或地点
放置；设定在特定位置。
To place; to set in a particular spot or position.
找出某物的位置。
To find out where something is located.
指定某物的地点或位置；界定其界限(注:指定可以是描述性的,不一定是规定性的)。
To designate the site or place of; to define the limits of (Note: the designation may be purely descriptive: it need not be prescriptive.)
一般现在时
The office locates in the city center.
办公室位于市中心。
一般过去时
She located the missing keys under the sofa.
她在沙发下找到了丢失的钥匙。
现在完成时
They have located the source of the problem.
他们已经找到了问题的根源。
及物动词时意为'找出'或'使坐落于'，常用被动；不及物时意为'位于'。
The rescue team used a GPS device to locate the missing hikers.
救援队用GPS设备找到了失踪的徒步者。
用法提示：locate作及物动词，意为“找出…的位置”。
The new library was located in the center of the city.
新图书馆位于市中心。
用法提示：be located表示“坐落于”，是被动语态用法。
The scientist is locating the source of the strange noise.
科学家正在定位奇怪噪音的来源。
用法提示：locating作现在分词，表示“正在定位”。
The police are trying to locate the missing child.
警方正试图找到失踪的孩子。
表示将某物安置在某地。
They located the new factory in the suburbs.
他们把新工厂设在郊区。
常用被动结构表示位置。
The hotel is located near the beach.
这家旅馆位于海滩附近。
find是最常用的泛指，locate更侧重精确位置。
pinpoint强调非常准确地找到位置，比locate更精确。
track down暗示经过努力搜索后找到，常用于人或物。
identify更强调认出，不一定是物理位置。
discover语气较正式，常指首次发现。
grammar · medium
易错句子The hotel locates in the city center.
正确表达The hotel is located in the city center.
错误：将不及物使用'locate'。正确应为被动语态'something is located + 介词'表示位置。
grammar · medium
易错句子Please tell me the locate of the store.
正确表达Please tell me the location of the store.
错误：将动词'locate'误用为名词。正确应使用名词形式'location'。
找到来源
The police are trying to locate the source of the leak.
警方正试图找到泄漏来源。
找到文件
I can't locate the file on my computer.
我在电脑上找不到那个文件。
位于……
The hotel is located in the city center.
这家酒店位于市中心。
设置设施
They plan to locate a new distribution center near the airport.
他们计划在机场附近设置一个新的配送中心。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.