Word · Frequency #162
place
地方；地点；位置
a particular position or location in space; a point or area on a surface or region
- 1.
A location or position in space.
空间中的位置或方位
- 2.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
某区域中按地表特征定位的点
- 3.
Proper or usual position.
适当或通常的位置
- 4.
any area set aside for a particular purpose
为特定用途划出的区域
- 5.
A particular location in a book or document, particularly the current location of a reader
书或文件中的特定位置,尤指读者当前所在处
- 6.
an abstract mental location
抽象的思维位置
- 7.
A state of mind.
心境；精神状态
- 8.
A responsibility or position in an organization.
组织中的职责或职位
- 9.
Numerically, the column counting a certain quantity.
数值上表示某一数量的数位
- 10.
Ordinal relation; position in the order of proceeding.
顺序关系；进程中的位置
- 11.
Reception; effect, implying the making room for.
接纳；效果,意为腾出空间
场所；场地；去处；适当的位置；应有的地位；名次；排名；职位；职责；地位；（书中的）位置；读到的地方
In use
This is a great place for a picnic because it has a beautiful view.
We need to find a place to store all these boxes.
She has a special place in her heart for her hometown.
this is a nice place for a picnic
who owns this place?
he has a special place in my thoughts
a place in my heart
a political system with no place for the less prominent groups
a place to do sth
用不定式作后置定语，说明该地点的用途。
Connections
Collocations
- take place
- 发生；举行
- The meeting will take place tomorrow.会议将于明天举行。
- in place
- 在适当的位置；就绪
- All the chairs were in place for the ceremony.所有椅子都已放好，准备仪式。
- out of place
- 不合适；不得体
- His joke was completely out of place at the funeral.他在葬礼上讲的笑话完全不合时宜。
- place of interest
- 名胜；旅游景点
- There are many places of interest in Beijing.北京有许多名胜古迹。
- meeting place
- 会面地点；集合地点
- This café is a popular meeting place for students.这家咖啡馆是学生们常去的聚会地点。
- hiding place
Learner notes
Memory Tip
place 里有 lace（蕾丝），想象把蕾丝放在桌上某个位置，place 就是“地方/位置”。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：日常对话、书面写作、地点描述 place 作名词时通常属于中性表达，在日常口语和较正式的书面语中都常见；具体含义随语境变化，多用于表示地点、位置或适当位置。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都与 place /pleɪs/ 押韵，都含 -ace 拼读 /eɪs/。注意 palace /ˈpælɪs/、preface /ˈprɛfəs/ 等拼写相似但发音不同，不押韵。
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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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