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a plate of [food]
He ate a plate of spaghetti.
他吃了一盘意大利面。
薄板；薄片
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薄板；薄片
a flat sheet of metal, wood, glass, or plastic
He ate a plate of spaghetti.
他吃了一盘意大利面。
(棒球)击球手站立的橡胶垫,跑垒者必须触及才能得分
(baseball) base consisting of a rubber slab where the batter stands; it must be touched by a base runner in order to score
一片金属、木材、玻璃或塑料的薄片
a sheet of metal or wood or glass or plastic
整页插图(通常印刷在光滑纸上)
a full-page illustration (usually on slick paper)
The runner touched home plate and scored a run.
跑垒员触到了本垒板，并得了一分。
A thin steel plate covers the front of the machine.
一块薄钢板盖在机器的正面。
The encyclopedia includes a color plate of each planet.
这套百科全书包含每颗行星的彩色整页插图。
He ate a plate of spaghetti.
他吃了一盘意大利面。
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。
Not this
I have plate.
Use this
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'。
Not this
I need some plate for the party.
Use this
I need some plates for the party.
可数名词误用为不可数：'plate' 是可数名词，表示多个时应加复数词尾 -s，写成 'some plates'。
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一盘子...
She served a plate of cookies.
她上了一盘子饼干。
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。
餐盘
She set a dinner plate at each seat.
她每个座位放了一个餐盘。
纸盘
We used paper plates at the picnic.
野餐时我们用了纸盘。
托盘
He brought out a serving plate of cheese.
他端出一托盘奶酪。
堆叠盘子
Please stack the plates in the cupboard.
请把盘子叠好放进橱柜。
挺身而出；承担责任
It's time for the government to step up to the plate and address the issue.
是时候让政府挺身而出处理这个问题了。
有很多事情要做；忙得不可开交
She has a lot on her plate with three jobs.
她有三份工作，忙得不可开交。
轻易把某物给某人；拱手相送
He expected success to be handed to him on a silver platter.
他期望成功会轻易送上门来。
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plate 中有 'late'，盘子端晚了就凉了。
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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/).
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