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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
locating — present participle of locate
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找出，确定…的位置
discover the location of; determine the place of; find by searching or examining
The police are trying to locate the missing child.
警方正试图找到失踪的孩子。
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.)
locate
Base
原形
locates
3rd person
第三人称单数
locating
-ing
现在分词
located
Past
过去式
located
Past participle
过去分词
The office locates in the city center.
办公室位于市中心。
She located the missing keys under the sofa.
她在沙发下找到了丢失的钥匙。
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。
The new library was located in the center of the city.
新图书馆位于市中心。
The scientist is locating the source of the strange noise.
科学家正在定位奇怪噪音的来源。
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。
Not this
The hotel locates in the city center.
Use this
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。
Not this
Please tell me the locate of the store.
Use this
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'。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
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。
Use locating naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
联想 'location'（位置），locate 意为找出或设定位置。
语域混合。义项“找出位置”常用于日常对话和书面语，比较中性；义项“把…设置在”多用于正式或技术性描述。
Words ending in -ate pronounced /eɪt/ (e.g., crate, date) rhyme with the last syllable of locate. However, words like 'chocolate' (/ˈtʃɒkəlɪt/) or 'private' (/ˈpraɪvɪt/) are spelling lookalikes but have different vowel sounds.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.