Word · CEFR A2 · Frequency #1494
plate
薄板；薄片
a flat sheet of metal, wood, glass, or plastic
- 1.
(baseball) base consisting of a rubber slab where the batter stands; it must be touched by a base runner in order to score
(棒球)击球手站立的橡胶垫,跑垒者必须触及才能得分
- 2.
a sheet of metal or wood or glass or plastic
一片金属、木材、玻璃或塑料的薄片
- 3.
a full-page illustration (usually on slick paper)
整页插图(通常印刷在光滑纸上)
本垒板；整页插图；(棒球)击球手站立的橡胶垫,跑垒者必须触及才能得分；一片金属、木材、玻璃或塑料的薄片；整页插图(通常印刷在光滑纸上)
In use
The runner touched home plate and scored a run.
A thin steel plate covers the front of the machine.
The encyclopedia includes a color plate of each planet.
a plate of [food]
He ate a plate of spaghetti.
他吃了一盘意大利面。
[food] on a plate
英语中用 on a plate，中文习惯用“在盘子里”。
She placed the cake on a plate.
她把蛋糕放在盘子里。
Common mistakes
I have plate.I have a plate.
中文干扰：可数名词 'plate' 前缺少冠词。英语中可数名词单数必须有冠词，如 'a plate'。
Connections
Collocations
- a plate of
- 一盘子...
- She served a plate of cookies.她上了一盘子饼干。
- clean one's plate
- 吃光自己的盘子
- Please clean your plate before dessert.吃甜点前请把盘子里的东西吃光。
- dinner plate
- 餐盘
- She set a dinner plate at each seat.她每个座位放了一个餐盘。
- paper plate
- 纸盘
- We used paper plates at the picnic.野餐时我们用了纸盘。
- serving plate
- 托盘
- He brought out a serving plate of cheese.他端出一托盘奶酪。
- stack plates
- 堆叠盘子
Learner notes
Memory Tip
plate 中有 'late'，盘子端晚了就凉了。
Context & Register
[object Object]
Pronunciation & Spelling
These words share the /eɪt/ ending and the spelling '-ate'. Be careful: words like 'plat' (/plæt/) and 'plait' (/plæt/) look similar but have a different vowel sound (/æ/).
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 3，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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