Word · Frequency #162
placing
放置；安放；摆放
placing is the present participle of place.
To put someone or something in a particular place or position.
- 1.
To put (someone or something) in a specific location.
将(某人或某物)放置于特定位置。
- 2.
To remember where and when (an object or person) has been previously encountered.
记起(某物或某人)之前曾出现的地点和时间。
- 3.
To vouch for someone's alibi.
为某人的不在场证明作证。
- 4.
To sing (a note) with the correct pitch.
以正确音高唱(音符)。
- 5.
To make.
制作；进行。
- 6.
To bet.
下注。
- 7.
To recruit or match an appropriate person for a job, or a home for an animal for adoption, etc.
为工作招募或匹配合适的人,或为动物找收养之家等。
- 8.
To place-kick (a goal).
踢定位球(射门得分)。
- 9.
To assign (more or less value) to something.
对某物赋予(或多或少的)价值。
下（订单）；发出（请求）；拨打（电话）；赋予；给予（重视/价值）；下注；投注；想起；辨认出；安置；安排
In use
She placed the vase on the table carefully.
I always place my keys in the same drawer.
He is placing the books on the shelf now.
Verb forms
base place · third person places · -ing placing · past placed · past participle placed
作为动词，意为“放置；安置”，常用于物理或抽象位置。
Connections
Collocations
- place an order
- 下订单
- I'd like to place an order for a new laptop.我想下订单买一台新笔记本电脑。
- place emphasis on
- 强调
- The teacher placed emphasis on the importance of practice.老师强调了练习的重要性。
- place a bet
- 下注
- He placed a bet on the horse race.他在赛马比赛中下了注。
- place someone in a position
- 安排某人担任职位
- The manager placed her in a senior position.经理安排她担任高级职位。
- place reliance on
- 依赖
- We should not place too much reliance on luck.我们不应该过分依赖运气。
- place a call
Learner notes
Memory Tip
将东西place（放置）到某个place（地方）
Context & Register
动词‘place’的‘放置’义项通常用于具体物体的摆放，语境包括日常物品整理、书面指示等，整体语域为中性的日常或正式用法。
Grammar Note
通常用于及物结构，后接宾语。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Words like space, face, race, brace, grace, trace share the /eɪs/ sound and rhyme with place. Note that 'palace' (/ˈpæl.ɪs/) and 'preface' (/ˈpref.ɪs/) have different vowels despite the same spelling ending.
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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