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situate sth in/on/at a place
主动语态，强调放置的位置。
They situated the new library in the city center.
他们将新图书馆设在市中心。
使位于；使处于；安置
situating — present participle of situate
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使位于；使处于；安置
place or position something in a particular place or situation
They situated the new library in the city center.
他们将新图书馆设在市中心。
放置于实际位置。
To place on or into a physical location.
置于抽象位置,如社会、道德、虚构等。
To place or put into an intangible place or position, such as social, ethical, fictional, etc.
situate
Base
原形
situates
3rd person
第三人称单数
situating
-ing
现在分词
situated
Past
过去式
situated
Past participle
过去分词
They situate the museum near the park.
他们把博物馆设在公园附近。
She situated the office in the city center.
她把办公室设在市中心。
They have situated the new school in the suburbs.
他们已将新学校设在郊区。
规则动词
The hotel is situated near the beach, so we can walk there.
这家酒店位于海滩附近，所以我们可以步行过去。
They decided to situate the new library in the city center.
他们决定把新图书馆设在市中心。
Could you situate this town on the map?
你能在地图上标出这个城镇的位置吗？
主动语态，强调放置的位置。
They situated the new library in the city center.
他们将新图书馆设在市中心。
被动语态更常用，描述事物所在的位置。
The hotel is situated on a beautiful beach.
这家酒店坐落在美丽的海滩上。
与第一个模式类似，但地点词直接跟在动词后。
The company plans to situate its headquarters in London.
该公司计划将总部设在伦敦。
Not this
The company situates in Shanghai.
Use this
The company is situated in Shanghai.
situate 是及物动词，通常用于被动语态表示‘位于’，不能直接用作不及物动词。
Not this
I need to situate the nearest bank.
Use this
I need to locate the nearest bank.
situate 意为‘使位于’或‘设置’，表示确定位置或放置；表示‘找到’某物应使用 locate。
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将…置于…之中
They decided to situate the new library in the city center.
他们决定将新图书馆置于市中心。
将…置于…之上
The architect wanted to situate the house on a hill.
建筑师想将房子建在一座小山上。
将…置于…之间
We should situate the park between the two residential areas.
我们应该将公园置于两个住宅区之间。
将…置于…附近
They plan to situate the school near the main road.
他们计划将学校置于主干道附近。
位于
The hotel is situated in a quiet neighborhood.
这家酒店位于一个安静的街区。
将…置于…之内
The company decided to situate its headquarters within the city limits.
公司决定将总部设于城市范围内。
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situate 拆解为 site（地点）+ ate（吃），联想“吃定一个地点”，即安置某物。
常见场景：urban planning、social contexts、geography 通常用于描述位置或状态，多出现在规划、地理或社会科学领域，但日常语境中也可使用。
常用于被动语态，如be situated in/on/at
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