Word · CEFR C1 · Frequency #18446
misplaced
放错地方;误放
misplaced is the past of misplace.
to put something in the wrong place so that you cannot find it
- 1.
To put something somewhere and then forget its location; to mislay.
放置后忘记位置,错放。
- 2.
To apply one's talents inappropriately.
不恰当地使用才能。
- 3.
To put something in the wrong location.
把某物放在错误的位置。
放置后忘记位置,错放。;不恰当地使用才能。;把某物放在错误的位置。;放错地方
In use
I tend to misplace my keys whenever I'm in a hurry.
She misplaced her phone at the office and spent an hour looking for it.
If you keep misplacing your glasses, try leaving them on the table.
misplace sth
misplace 是及物动词,后面直接跟宾语,表示“把某物放得找不到”。
I seem to have misplaced my keys again.
我似乎又把钥匙放错地方了。
be misplaced
使用被动语态时强调物体被放错位置,而不是主动动作。
The file was misplaced in the archive.
那份文件在档案里被放错了位置。
misplace sth in sth
地点状语用 in 或 at 来指出误放的具体场所。
Connections
Collocations
- misplace one's keys
- 把钥匙放错地方
- I'm always misplacing my keys.我总把钥匙乱放。
- misplace one's glasses
- 把眼镜随手乱放
- She misplaced her glasses again and asked me to help find them.她又把眼镜乱放,让我帮她找。
- misplace important documents
- 把重要文件放错位置
- He misplaced important documents before the meeting.他在开会前把重要文件放错了位置。
- misplace one's trust
- 错信某人
- Don't misplace your trust in strangers.不要错信陌生人。
- easily misplaced
- 容易放错地方的
- These small parts are easily misplaced, so keep them in a box.这些小零件容易放错地方,所以把它们放在盒子里。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
mis-(错)+ place(放)→ 放错地方,像把钥匙放错抽屉找不到。
Context & Register
语域:neutral 常见场景:日常对话、书面说明 misplace 通常指把东西放错位置而找不到,语气比较中性;日常对话和书面说明中都比较常见,使用场合较灵活。
Grammar Note
直接接宾语,不接介词。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词的元音和尾音均为 /eɪs/,与 misplace 押韵;其中 place 和 replace 还共享拼写块 place。注意拼写相似的 mistake /mɪˈsteɪk/ 虽有 mis- 前缀,但读音不同,不押韵。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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