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the locating of [sth]
名词用法，常与of连用，表示‘……的定位’。
The locating of the lost aircraft took several days.
失踪飞机的定位花了好几天。
定位；定位查找
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定位；定位查找
the act of finding or fixing the position of something
The locating of the lost aircraft took several days.
失踪飞机的定位花了好几天。
定位；定位查找
n the act of putting something in a certain place；n a determination of the place where something is；v discover the location of; determine the place of; find by searching or examining；v determine or indicate the place, site, or limits of, as if by an instrument or by a survey；v assign a location to；v take up residence and become established
The locating of the missing hikers took three days.
定位失踪徒步者的位置花了三天时间。
Accurate locating is essential in GPS technology.
精确定位在GPS技术中至关重要。
The company specializes in the locating of underground utilities.
该公司专门从事地下管线的定位。
名词用法，常与of连用，表示‘……的定位’。
The locating of the lost aircraft took several days.
失踪飞机的定位花了好几天。
及物动词的现在分词形式，后接宾语，表示‘查找……的位置’。
The team is locating the source of the leak.
团队正在定位泄漏源。
Not this
The locating the device is difficult.
Use this
The locating of the device is difficult.
名词 locating 后需要接 of 引出被定位的对象，不能直接跟名词短语。
Not this
We need a locating for the lost key.
Use this
We need a location for the lost key.
locating 作名词时是不可数抽象名词，表示动作；指具体位置应用 location。
Not this
She is locating the address yesterday.
Use this
She located the address yesterday.
yesterday 要求过去时，locating 是现在分词，应改为一般过去式 located。
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作名词时不可数，常与of连用；作动词时为及物动词。
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