place

noun

位置；地点；区域 position/point/area

1. 位置；地点；场所；地方
   a particular position, point or area
   1. Is this the place where it happened?
      这就是事发现场吗？
   2. This would be a good place for a picnic.
      这可是个野餐的好地方。
   3. I can't be in two places at once.
      我不能同时身处两地。

城；镇；建筑物 city/town/building

2. 城镇（或建筑物等）
   a particular city, town, building, etc.
   1. I can't remember all the places we visited in Thailand.
      我记不清在泰国参观过的所有地方。
   2. I used to live in York and I'm still fond of the place.
      我曾住在约克郡，现在仍然喜欢那里。
   3. The police searched the place.
      警察搜查了那个地方。
   4. We were looking for a place to eat .
      我们想找个吃饭的地方。
   5. Let's get out of this place!
      咱们离开这儿吧！
3. 有某用途的建筑（或土地）
   a building or an area of land used for a particular purpose
   1. a meeting place
      聚会地点
   2. The town has many excellent eating places .
      本镇有许多上好的餐馆。
   3. churches and other places of worship
      教堂和其他礼拜场所
   4. He can usually be contacted at his place of work .
      一般都能在他的工作单位找到他。

表面区域 area on surface

4. 表面的某处；（尤指）身体某处
   a particular area on a surface, especially on a person's body
   1. He broke his arm in three places.
      他胳膊上有三处骨折。
   2. The paint was peeling off the wall in places .
      墙上有几处油漆剥落了。

书、讲话等 in book/speech, etc.

5. 段；点；节；（尤指）读到的（或说到的）某点
   a point in a book, speech, piece of music, etc., especially one that sb has reached at a particular time
   1. She had marked her place with a bookmark.
      她把书签夹在读到的地方。
   2. Excuse me, I seem to have lost my place .
      对不起，我好像忘了在哪里接下去了。

座位 seat

6. （尤指占用或空着的）座位，位置，泊位
   a position, seat, etc., especially one that is available for or being used by a person or vehicle
   1. Come and sit here─I've saved you a place .
      到这儿来坐吧。我给你留了个座位。
   2. I don't want to lose my place in the line.
      我可不想失去排队的位置。
   3. Would you like to change places with me so you can see better?
      你想跟我换个位子看得更清楚点吗？
   4. I've set a place for you at the table.
      我在餐桌上给你安排好了座位。

角色；重要性 role/importance

7. 身份；地位；资格
   the role or importance of sb/sth in a particular situation, usually in relation to others
   1. He is assured of his place in history.
      他相信自己一定会在历史上占有一席之地。
   2. Accurate reporting takes second place to lurid detail.
      准确的报道在其次，耸人听闻的细节最重要。
   3. My father believed that people should know their place (= behave according to their social position) .
      我父亲认为，人应该安分守己。
   4. It's not your place (= your role) to give advice.
      还轮不到你来做指导。
   5. Anecdotes have no place in (= are not acceptable in) an academic essay.
      学术文章容不得奇闻逸事。

学校 at university/school

8. 求学机会；进修机会；入学名额
   an opportunity to take part in sth, especially to study at a school or university or on a course
   1. She's been offered a place at Bath to study Business.
      她已被录取到巴斯大学读商科。
   2. There are very few places left on the course.
      这门课程没剩几个学生名额了。

运动队 in sports team

9. 队员身份；队员资格
   the position of being a member of a sports team
   1. She has won a place in the Olympic team.
      她已获得奥运代表队的队员资格。
   2. He lost his place in the first team.
      他失去了在一队的资格。

正确位置 correct position

10. 恰当位置；适当的地方
    the natural or correct position for sth
    1. Is there a place on the form to put your address?
       表格上有填写地址的空白吗？
    2. Put it back in its place when you've finished with it.
       用毕放回原处。

安全地区 safe area

11. 适当的（或安全的）处所
    a suitable or safe area for sb to be
    1. These streets are no place for a child to be out alone at night.
       这些街道可不是小孩子夜间单独去的地方。

家 home

12. 家；住处
    a house or flat/apartment; a person's home
    1. What about dinner at my place ?
       到我家吃晚饭好不好？
    2. I'm fed up with living with my parents, so I'm looking for a place of my own .
       我腻烦跟父母同住了，所以正在找一个属于自己的住处。

竞赛 in race/competition

13. （速度比赛或竞赛获胜者的）名次
    a position among the winners of a race or competition
    1. He finished in third place.
       他得了第三名。

数学 mathematics

14. （小数点后的）位
    the position of a figure after a decimal point
    1. The number is correct to three decimal places.
       这个数目精确到小数点后三位数。

街道；广场 street/square

15. （作短街道或广场名称的一部分）
    used as part of a name for a short street or square
    1. 66 Portland Place
       波特兰街66号

verb

位置 in position

1. （小心或有意）放置，安放
   to put sth in a particular place, especially when you do it carefully or deliberately
   1. He placed his hand on her shoulder.
      他把手搭在她的肩上。
   2. A bomb had been placed under the seat.
      座位下面放了一枚炸弹。
   3. The parking areas in the town are few, but strategically placed.
      城内停车场虽少，但都设在关键地方。

境况 in situation

2. 使（人）处于某位置；安置；安顿
   to put sb/yourself in a particular situation
   1. to place sb in command
      让某人指挥
   2. She was placed in the care of an uncle.
      她由一位叔父照顾。
   3. His resignation placed us in a difficult position.
      他的辞职使我们不知所措。
   4. The job places great demands on me.
      这项工作对我的要求很高。

态度 attitude

3. 以某种态度对待（或看待）
   used to express the attitude sb has towards sb/sth
   1. Great emphasis is placed on education.
      教育受到高度重视。
   2. They place a high value on punctuality.
      他们对守时极为重视。

辨认 recognize

4. 认出；辨认；识别
   to recognize sb/sth and be able to identify them/it
   1. I've seen her before but I just can't place her.
      我从前见过她，不过现在认不出她来。
   2. His accent was impossible to place.
      他的口音无法辨认。

打赌；订单；广告 bet/order/advertisement

5. 下指示；请求
   to give instructions about sth or make a request for sth to happen
   1. to place a bet/an order
      下注；下订单
   2. We placed an advertisement for a cleaner in the local paper.
      我们在当地报纸上登了广告，招一名清洁工。

找家 / 工作 find home/job

6. 安置家庭（或工作等）
   to find a suitable home, job, etc. for sb
   1. The children were placed with foster parents.
      这些小孩已安顿好，交给寄养父母了。
   2. The agency placed about 2 000 secretaries last year.
      去年，这家中介所为大约2 000名秘书找到了工作。

排档次 give rank

7. （经比较）归类，划分，排名次
   to decide that sb/sth has a particular position or rank compared with other people or things
   1. I would place her among the top five tennis players in the world.
      我会把她排在世界五名顶尖网球选手之列。
   2. Nursing attracts people who place relationships high on their list of priorities.
      对重视人际关系的人，护理工作很有吸引力。

体育竞赛 in race

8. 排名；获名次
   used to describe a person, a team or a horse, etc. finishing in a particular position in a race
   1. He was placed fifth in last Saturday's race.
      在上周六的径赛中，他名列第五。
   2. My horse has been placed several times (= it was among the first three or four to finish the race).
      我的马在竞赛中屡获名次。
   3. His horse placed in the last race (= it was among the first three to finish the race, usually in second place) .
      他的马在上次比赛中得了名次（常指亚军）。

1. N-COUNT 地方；地点；地区
   A place is any point, building, area, town, or country.
   1. ...Temple Mount, the place where the Temple actually stood.
      圣殿山，圣殿真正坐落的地方
   2. ...a list of museums and places of interest...
      博物馆和名胜目录
   3. We're going to a place called Mont-St-Jean.
      我们要去一个叫蒙圣让的地方。
   4. ...the opportunity to visit new places...
      游览新地方的机会
   5. The best place to catch fish on a canal is close to a lock...
      运河上捕鱼的最佳地点是靠近水闸的地方。
   6. The pain is always in the same place.
      疼痛总是出现在同一处。
2. N-SING （已提到过的）地方,地点，地区
   You can use the place to refer to the point, building, area, town, or country that you have already mentioned.
   1. Except for the remarkably tidy kitchen, the place was a mess...
      除了厨房特别干净外，这地方一片狼藉。
   2. For a ruin it was in good condition, as though the place was still being used.
      就一所破败的房子而言，它的状况还算不错，就好像仍在使用中一样。
3. N-COUNT （提供某种服务的）场所
   You can refer to somewhere that provides a service, such as a hotel, restaurant, or institution, as a particular kind of place.
   1. He found a bed-and-breakfast place...
      他找到了一家提供住宿与早餐的旅馆。
   2. My wife and I discovered some superb places to eat...
      我和妻子发现了一些就餐的极好去处。
   3. My hospital is one of many places that benefited from the support of Queen Alexandra.
      我的医院是诸多得益于亚历山德拉王后扶持的机构之一。
4. PHRASE （尤指在控制或组织下）发生，进行，举行
   When something takes place, it happens, especially in a controlled or organized way.
   1. The discussion took place in a famous villa on the lake's shore...
      商讨是在湖边一座著名的别墅内进行的。
   2. She wanted Hugh's wedding to take place quickly...
      她希望休快点举行婚礼。
   3. Elections will now take place on November the twenty-fifth.
      选举现定于11月25号举行。
5. N-SING （用于 any，no，some 或 every 之后）…地方
   Place can be used after 'any', 'no', 'some', or 'every' to mean 'anywhere', 'nowhere', 'somewhere', or 'everywhere'.
   1. The poor guy obviously didn't have any place to go for Easter...
      这个可怜的家伙显然复活节无处可去。
   2. Why not go out and see if there's some place we can dance?
      为什么不出去看看是否有我们可以跳舞的地方？
6. ADV 到处（旅行）；各处（游览）
   If you go places, you visit pleasant or interesting places.
   1. I don't have money to go places...
      我没有钱到处旅行。
   2. People were talking to him, listening to him, taking him places.
      人们和他交谈、听他讲话、带他游览。
7. N-COUNT 所属的位置；应在的位置；适当的位置
   You can refer to the position where something belongs, or where it is supposed to be, as its place .
   1. He returned the album to its place on the shelf...
      他把相册放回架子上原来的地方。
   2. He returned to his place on the sofa.
      他坐回到沙发上自己的位子。
8. N-COUNT 座位；位子；空位
   A place is a seat or position that is available for someone to occupy.
   1. He walked back to the table and sat at the nearest of two empty places...
      他走回到桌旁，在两个空位子中挑了一个就近的坐下。
   2. I found a place to park beside a station wagon.
      我在一辆旅行车旁边找到了一个车位。

You can use place or, more often, seat to refer to somewhere where someone can sit. There was only one seat free on the train. More generally, you can refer to a space which someone or something can occupy. He was clearing a space for her to lie down. You do not use place as an uncount noun to refer to an open or empty area. You should use room or space instead. Room is more likely to be used when you are talking about space inside an enclosed area. There's not enough room in the bathroom for both of us… Leave plenty of space between you and the car in front.
指可以坐下的地方可用 place 或更常用的 seat：There was only one seat free on the train（火车上只有一个空座位）。space 则可更笼统地指人或物可以占据的空间：He was clearing a space for her to lie down（他正为她清出一处可以躺下的地方）。不应将 place 作为不可数名词来表示开阔的场地或空地，而应用 room 或 space。若指封闭区域内的空间，则更多地用 room：There's not enough room in the bathroom for both of us（卫生间里无法同时容纳下我们两个人），Leave plenty of space between you and the car in front（要和前面的车保持足够的距离）。

9. N-COUNT 地位；处境
   Someone's or something's place in a society, system, or situation is their position in relation to other people or things.
   1. They want to see more women take their place higher up the corporate or professional ladder.
      他们希望看到更多的女性在管理或职业的阶梯上占据高位。
   2. ...the important place of Christianity in our national culture.
      基督教在我们国家文化中的重要地位
10. N-COUNT （比赛或竞赛获得的）名次
    Your place in a race or competition is your position in relation to the other competitors. If you are in first place, you are ahead of all the other competitors.
    1. Jane's goals helped Britain win third place in the Barcelona games...
       简的进球帮助英国队在巴塞罗那奥运会上获得了第三名。
    2. He has risen to second place in the opinion polls.
       他在民意测验中已升至第二位。
11. N-COUNT 席位；名额
    If you get a place in a team, on a committee, or on a course of study, for example, you are accepted as a member of the team or committee or as a student on the course.
    1. He has found a place in the first team...
       他已在一队里获得了一席之地。
    2. All the candidates won places on the ruling council...
       所有候选人都在管理委员会赢得了席位。
    3. I eventually got a place at York University...
       我最终进了约克大学。
    4. They should be in residential care but there are no places available...
       他们应该接受住院护理，但现在没有床位。
    5. To book your place fill in the coupon on page 187 and return it by 1st October.
       如需预订名额，请填写187页上的订单，并于10月1号前寄回。
12. N-SING （合适的）时刻，时机
    A good place to do something in a situation or activity is a good time or stage at which to do it.
    1. It seemed an appropriate place to end somehow...
       不知怎的，似乎是到了该结束的合适时机了。
    2. This is not the place for a lengthy discussion.
       这会儿不是讨论个没完的时候。
13. N-COUNT 住所；寓所
    Your place is the house or flat where you live.
    1. Let's all go back to my place!...
       我们都回我那里吧！
    2. He kept encouraging Rosie to find a place of her own.
       他不断鼓励罗茜为自己找个住处。
14. N-COUNT （书等中）正读到的部分；（演说等中）正讲到的地方
    Your place in a book or speech is the point you have reached in reading the book or making the speech.
    1. ...her finger marking her place in the book...
       她用手指着她读到的地方
    2. He lost his place in his notes.
       他忘了稿子讲到哪里了。
15. N-COUNT （数学中的）位
    If you say how many decimal places there are in a number, you are saying how many numbers there are to the right of the decimal point.
    1. A pocket calculator only works to eight decimal places.
       袖珍计算器只能计算到小数点后8位数。
16. VERB （尤指小心、稳当或特意地）放置
    If you place something somewhere, you put it in a particular position, especially in a careful, firm, or deliberate way.
    1. Brand folded it in his handkerchief and placed it in the inside pocket of his jacket...
       布兰德用手绢把它包好，放到自己夹克的内兜里。
    2. Chairs were hastily placed in rows for the parents.
       椅子匆忙摆成了几排，等着家长们到来。
17. VERB 使处（于）；把…置（于）
    To place a person or thing in a particular state means to cause them to be in it.
    1. Widespread protests have placed the President under serious pressure...
       铺天盖地的抗议让总统倍感压力。
    2. The crisis could well place the relationship at risk...
       这场危机可能会使这一关系有破裂的危险。
    3. The remaining 30 percent of each army will be placed under UN control.
       每支军队余下那 30% 的兵力将由联合国控制。
18. VERB 把（重点等）放（在）；将（责任等）归（于）
    You can use place instead of 'put' or 'lay' in certain expressions where the meaning is carried by the following noun. For example, if you place emphasis on something, you emphasize it, and if you place the blame on someone, you blame them.
    1. We should teach the young by placing responsibility on them and by trusting them in real endeavors...
       我们应该通过让年轻人承担责任、令他们进行真正的尝试来教育他们。
    2. He placed great emphasis on the importance of family life and ties...
       他非常重视家庭生活和家人之间的关系。
    3. She seemed to be placing most of the blame on her mother...
       她好像把大部分责任都推到了母亲身上。
    4. His government is placing its faith in international diplomacy.
       他的政府对国际外交关系充满信心。
19. VERB 评定，划分（为某一等级或类别）
    If you place someone or something in a particular class or group, you label or judge them in that way.
    1. The authorities have placed the drug in Class A, the same category as heroin and cocaine...
       当局把这种毒品列为A类，与海洛因和可卡因一样。
    2. Dr. Boris Sidis was a Russian-born psychiatrist who enjoyed considerable prestige; some placed him on a par with Pierre Janet and Morton Prince.
       鲍里斯·西季斯医生是一位出生于俄国、素负盛名的精神病学家，有些人认为他堪与皮埃尔·雅内和莫顿·普林斯比肩。
20. VERB （在比赛或竞赛中）使获得第…名，使名列；（美国英语中常指）使获得亚军，使名列第二
    If a competitor is placed first, second, or last, for example, that is their position at the end of a race or competition. In American English, be placed often means 'finish in second position'.
    1. I had been placed 2nd and 3rd a few times but had never won...
       我好几次名列第二、第三，但从未得过冠军。
    2. Second-placed Auxerre suffered a surprising 2-0 home defeat to Nantes.
       排名第二的欧塞尔队出人意料地在主场以0比2败给了南特队。
21. VERB 发出（订单等）；点（菜等）
    If you place an order for a product or for a meal, you ask for it to be sent or brought to you.
    1. It is a good idea to place your order well in advance...
       早早就提前下单是个好主意。
    2. Before placing your order for a meal, study the menu.
       点菜前先仔细看一下菜单。
22. VERB （在报纸上）刊登（广告）
    If you place an advertisement in a newspaper, you arrange for the advertisement to appear in the newspaper.
    1. They placed an advertisement in the local paper for a secretary.
       他们在当地报纸上登了一则招聘秘书的广告。
23. VERB （请接线员帮助接通时）说出，给出（联系人的电话号码）
    If you place a telephone call to a particular place, you give the telephone operator the number of the person you want to speak to and ask them to connect you.
    1. I'd like to place an overseas call.
       我想打一个国际长途。
24. VERB 下（赌注）
    If you place a bet, you bet money on something.
    1. For this race, though, he had already placed a bet on one of the horses.
       但这场比赛他已经在其中一匹马身上下了赌注。
25. VERB 为…找到职位；安插；为…找到住处；安置
    If an agency or organization places someone, it finds them a job or somewhere to live.
    1. In 1861, they managed to place fourteen women in paid positions in the colonies...
       他们在1861年设法把14名女性安排到殖民地有报酬的职位上。
    2. In cases where it proves difficult to place a child, the reception centre provides long-term care.
       遇到难以安置的孩子，收容中心会提供长期的照顾。
26. VERB 认出；想起
    If you say that you cannot place someone, you mean that you recognize them but cannot remember exactly who they are or where you have met them before.
    1. Something about the man was familiar, although Hillsden could not immediately place him...
       这个男子让人感到有些熟悉，但是希尔斯滕一时认不出他是谁。
    2. It was a voice he recognized, though he could not immediately place it.
       尽管声音听上去耳熟，但他不能马上想起是谁。
27. See also: meeting place
28. PHRASE 到处；各处
    If something is happening all over the place, it is happening in many different places.
    1. Businesses are closing down all over the place...
       各处都有企业商家倒闭。
    2. There are picket lines all over the place.
       到处都有罢工纠察线。
29. PHRASE （通常指乱七八糟地）随处遍布
    If things are all over the place, they are spread over a very large area, usually in a disorganized way.
    1. Our fingerprints are probably all over the place...
       我们的指纹可能到处都是。
    2. There was ammunition lying all over the place.
       军火堆了遍地。
30. PHRASE 困惑；糊涂；一团糟
    If you say that someone is all over the place, you mean that they are confused or disorganized, and unable to think clearly or act properly.
    1. He was careful and diligent. I was all over the place.
       他细心且勤奋，我则稀里糊涂。
31. PHR-RECIP （与…）调换处境，互换角色
    If you change places with another person, you start being in their situation or role, and they start being in yours.
    1. When he has tried to identify all the items, you can change places, and he can test you...
       等他试过识别所有的物品后，你们可以互换角色，让他来测试你。
    2. With his door key in his hand, knowing Millie and the kids awaited him, he wouldn't change places with anyone.
       手里拿着房门钥匙，知道米莉和孩子们在等他，这一刻千金不换。
32. PHRASE （情况）豁然开朗
    If you have been trying to understand something puzzling and then everything falls into place or clicks into place, you suddenly understand how different pieces of information are connected and everything becomes clearer.
    1. When the reasons behind the decision were explained, of course, it all fell into place...
       当然，在这一决定背后的原因得到解释之后，一切就变得豁然开朗了。
    2. But it wasn't until I saw the photograph in the paper that everything clicked into place.
       但是直到我看见报纸上的照片后才明白了一切。
33. PHRASE （事件等）自然而然地按所希望的方式发生
    If things fall into place, events happen naturally to produce a situation you want.
    1. Once the decision was made, things fell into place rapidly...
       一旦作出决定，事情就立刻顺理成章地发展下去了。
    2. Keep your options open and everything will fall into place.
       给自己留出选择的余地，一切将会水到渠成。
34. PHRASE （很可能）获得成功，飞黄腾达
    If you say that someone is going places, you mean that they are showing a lot of talent or ability and are likely to become very successful.
    1. You always knew Barbara was going places, she was different.
       不用说，芭芭拉定会大有作为，因为她与众不同。
35. PHRASE （在政府、社会或组织中）身居高位
    People in high places are people who have powerful and influential positions in a government, society, or organization.
    1. He had friends in high places...
       他有身居要职的朋友。
    2. The discontent has been fuelled by allegations of corruption in high places.
       关于身居高位者腐败行为的指控更激起了人们的不满。
36. PHRASE 在/不在正确的位置；在/不在通常的位置
    If something is in place, it is in its correct or usual position. If it is out of place, it is not in its correct or usual position.
    1. Geoff hastily pushed the drawer back into place...
       杰夫匆忙把抽屉推回去。
    2. Not a strand of her golden hair was out of place.
       她的金发纹丝不乱。
37. PHRASE （法律、政策、行政体系等）正在运作，就位
    If something such as a law, a policy, or an administrative structure is in place, it is working or able to be used.
    1. Similar legislation is already in place in Wales...
       类似的法规在威尔士已经就位。
    2. They're offended by the elaborate security measures the police have put in place.
       他们被警方部署的繁复安全措施惹怒了。
38. PHRASE 代替；取代
    If one thing or person is used or does something in place of another, they replace the other thing or person.
    1. Cooked kidney beans can be used in place of French beans...
       煮熟的红芸豆可以代替四季豆。
    2. Laurence Waters visited us in place of John Trethewy who was unfortunately ill...
       劳伦斯·沃特斯代替不幸生病的约翰·特雷休伊来拜访我们。
    3. They're nice pictures and we've nothing to put in their place.
       这些照片很漂亮，我们拿不出可以取而代之的。
39. PHRASE 在某些地方；有几处
    If something has particular characteristics or features in places, it has them at several points within an area.
    1. The snow along the roadside was six feet deep in places...
       路边某些地方的积雪有六英尺深。
    2. His face was scarred and oddly puffy in places.
       他脸上有疤痕，还有几处奇怪的肿包。
40. PHRASE 身在…的处境；处于…的位置
    If you say what you would have done in someone else's place, you say what you would have done if you had been in their situation and had been experiencing what they were experiencing.
    1. In her place I wouldn't have been able to resist it...
       如果我是她就可能抗拒不了。
    2. What would you have done in my place, my dear?
       亲爱的，你如果处在我的位置会怎么做？
41. PHRASE 起初；一开始
    You say in the first place when you are talking about the beginning of a situation or about the situation as it was before a series of events.
    1. What brought you to Washington in the first place?...
       最初是什么让你来到华盛顿的？
    2. The emphasis is swinging away from simply finding cures for illness to ways of preventing illness in the first place...
       重点正从简单地对症下药转移到先期预防的方法上来。
    3. I don't think we should have been there in the first place.
       我认为我们从一开始就不该在那儿。
42. PHRASE （用于列举事项）第一/第二，首先/其次；（用于强调）首要的是
    You say in the first place and in the second place to introduce the first and second in a series of points or reasons. In the first place can also be used to emphasize a very important point or reason.
    1. In the first place you are not old and in the second place you are a very attractive man...
       首先你不老，其次你是个富有魅力的男人。
    2. She could not have taken these massive doses orally. In the first place, she did not have enough pills.
       她不可能口服这么大的剂量，因为她根本没有足够的药丸了。
43. PHRASE （做…）不正确，不妥当，不在职责范围内
    If you say that it is not your place to do something, you mean that it is not right or appropriate for you to do it, or that it is not your responsibility to do it.
    1. He says that it is not his place to comment on government commitment to further funds...
       他说他不适宜就政府进一步投入资金的承诺发表评论。
    2. It's not my place to do their job.
       他们的工作不该由我来做。
44. PHRASE 格格不入；不相称；不适当；不适时
    If someone or something seems out of place in a particular situation, they do not seem to belong there or to be suitable for that situation.
    1. I felt out of place in my suit and tie...
       我穿着西服、打着领带感觉十分别扭。
    2. Her use of the word hate sounded strange and out of place.
       她用憎恨一词听起来怪怪的，不合时宜。
    3. ...a noble building that would not have been out of place along the Grand Canal in Venice.
       与威尼斯大运河边景物相称的宏伟建筑
45. 有利的境遇；一帆风顺的位置
    If you say that someone has found their place in the sun, you mean that they are in a job or a situation where they will be happy and have everything that they want.
46. PHRASE 把…置于…之上（或之前）
    If you place one thing above ,before, or over another, you think that the first thing is more important than the second and you show this in your behaviour.
    1. Many provincial governments have taken advantage of this to place local interests above those of the central government...
       很多省级政府已利用了这一点，把地方利益置于中央政府利益之上。
    2. He continued to place security above all other objectives.
       他继续把安保问题置于所有目标之上。
47. PHRASE 杀…的气焰；使安分
    If you put someone in their place, you show them that they are less important or clever than they think they are.
    1. In a few words she had put him in his place.
       她简单几句话就杀了他的威风。
48. PHRASE （常为幽默用法）使有自知之明，使识相
    If you say that someone should be shown their place or be kept in their place, you are saying, often in a humorous way, that they should be made aware of their low status.
    1. ...an uppity publican who needs to be shown his place.
       需要让他知道自己几斤几两的傲慢的酒馆老板
    2. ...discrimination intended to keep women soldiers in their place.
       旨在使女兵安分守己的歧视
49. PHRASE （与…相比）居次要地位
    If one thing takes second place to another, it is considered to be less important and is given less attention than the other thing.
    1. My personal life has had to take second place to my career.
       我的私人生活不得不让位于事业。
50. PHRASE 代替；取代
    If one thing or person takes the place of another or takes another's place, they replace the other thing or person.
    1. Optimism was gradually taking the place of pessimism...
       乐观情绪逐渐取代了悲观主义。
    2. He eventually took Charlie's place in a popular Latin band.
       他最终在一个很受欢迎的拉丁乐队中取代了查利的位置。
51. pride of place → see: pride

1. We're going to a place called Mont-St-Jean.
   我们要去一个叫蒙圣让的地方。
2. Except for the remarkably tidy kitchen, the place was a mess
   除了厨房特别干净外，这地方一片狼藉。
3. He found a bed-and-breakfast place
   他找到了一家提供住宿与早餐的旅馆。
4. The discussion took place in a famous villa on the lake's shore
   商讨是在湖边一座著名的别墅内进行的。
5. The poor guy obviously didn't have any place to go for Easter
   这个可怜的家伙显然复活节无处可去。
6. I don't have money to go places
   我没有钱到处旅行。
7. He returned the album to its place on the shelf
   他把相册放回架子上原来的地方。
8. He walked back to the table and sat at the nearest of two empty places
   他走回到桌旁，在两个空位子中挑了一个就近的坐下。
9. They want to see more women take their place higher up the corporate or professional ladder.
   他们希望看到更多的女性在管理或职业的阶梯上占据高位。
10. Jane's goals helped Britain win third place in the Barcelona games
    简的进球帮助英国队在巴塞罗那奥运会上获得了第三名。
11. He has found a place in the first team
    他已在一队里获得了一席之地。
12. It seemed an appropriate place to end somehow
    不知怎的，似乎是到了该结束的合适时机了。
13. Let's all go back to my place!
    我们都回我那里吧！
14. He lost his place in his notes.
    他忘了稿子讲到哪里了。
15. A pocket calculator only works to eight decimal places.
    袖珍计算器只能计算到小数点后8位数。
16. Brand folded it in his handkerchief and placed it in the inside pocket of his jacket
    布兰德用手绢把它包好，放到自己夹克的内兜里。
17. Widespread protests have placed the President under serious pressure
    铺天盖地的抗议让总统倍感压力。
18. We should teach the young by placing responsibility on them and by trusting them in real endeavors
    我们应该通过让年轻人承担责任、令他们进行真正的尝试来教育他们。
19. The authorities have placed the drug in Class A, the same category as heroin and cocaine
    当局把这种毒品列为A类，与海洛因和可卡因一样。
20. I had been placed 2nd and 3rd a few times but had never won
    我好几次名列第二、第三，但从未得过冠军。
21. It is a good idea to place your order well in advance
    早早就提前下单是个好主意。
22. They placed an advertisement in the local paper for a secretary.
    他们在当地报纸上登了一则招聘秘书的广告。
23. I'd like to place an overseas call.
    我想打一个国际长途。
24. For this race, though, he had already placed a bet on one of the horses.
    但这场比赛他已经在其中一匹马身上下了赌注。
25. In 1861, they managed to place fourteen women in paid positions in the colonies
    他们在1861年设法把14名女性安排到殖民地有报酬的职位上。
26. Something about the man was familiar, although Hillsden could not immediately place him
    这个男子让人感到有些熟悉，但是希尔斯滕一时认不出他是谁。
27. Businesses are closing down all over the place
    各处都有企业商家倒闭。
28. Our fingerprints are probably all over the place
    我们的指纹可能到处都是。
29. He was careful and diligent. I was all over the place.
    他细心且勤奋，我则稀里糊涂。
30. When he has tried to identify all the items, you can change places, and he can test you
    等他试过识别所有的物品后，你们可以互换角色，让他来测试你。

  place location position scene site spot【导航词义：位置，地点】

  place n. 地方，地点，场所

〔辨析〕普通用词，既可以指比较笼统的地方，又可以指某一具体的地点。

  location n. 地点，位置

〔辨析〕尤指相对于其他建筑物、地区等而言某人或某物所处的地理位置。

  position n. 位置，方位

〔辨析〕指某人、某物相对于其他人、物或地方而言所处的方位。

  scene n. 现场

〔辨析〕多指事故、罪案等不愉快事件发生的地点。

  site n. 地点，场所

〔辨析〕既可指发生过重要或有趣事件的场所，也可指有专门用途的场地。

  spot n. 地点

〔辨析〕指相对范围较小的特定地点，尤指休闲场所。

n.

all over the place

• 到处；各处
  everywhere
  1. New restaurants are appearing all over the place.
     新餐馆如雨后春笋般纷纷出现了。
• 凌乱；狼藉；杂乱无章
  not neat or tidy; not well organized
  1. Your calculations are all over the place (= completely wrong) .
     你算得一塌糊涂。

change/swap places (with sb)

• （与某人）交换位置，交换处境
  to be in sb else's situation
  1. I'm perfectly happy─I wouldn't change places with anyone.
     我幸福极了，谁也甭想跟我交换位置。

fall/slot into place

• 明朗化；清晰；理出头绪
  if sth complicated or difficult to understand falls or slots into place , it becomes organized or clear in your mind

give place to sb/sth

• 让位于；被…代替
  to be replaced by sb/sth
  1. Houses and factories gave place to open fields as the train gathered speed.
     火车逐渐加速驶过了房屋和工厂进入旷野。

be going places

• 事业顺利；春风得意
  to be getting more and more successful in your life or career
  1. a young architect who's really going places
     一位春风得意的青年建筑师

if I was/were in your place

• 若是换了我呀；我若在你的位置
  used to introduce a piece of advice you are giving to sb
  1. If I were in your place, I'd resign immediately.
     我要是你呀，我就立即辞职。

in the first place

• （用于句尾，谈论某事为何或是否应该做）究竟，到底，当初
  used at the end of a sentence to talk about why sth was done or whether it should have been done or not
  1. I still don't understand why you chose that name in the first place.
     我仍不明白，你究竟为什么取了这么个名字。
  2. I should never have taken that job in the first place.
     我当初就不该接受那份工作。

in the first, second, etc. place

• （用于句首）第一、第二等等
  used at the beginning of a sentence to introduce the different points you are making in an argument
  1. Well, in the first place he has all the right qualifications.
     噢，首先，他符合一切条件。

in my, your, etc. place

• 处于我（或你等）的境况
  in my, your, etc. situation
  1. I wouldn't like to be in your place.
     我可不想处于你的境地。

in place

• 在正确位置；准备妥当
  in the correct position; ready for sth
  1. Carefully lay each slab in place.
     要仔细铺好每一块石板。
  2. The receiver had already clicked into place.
     听筒咔的一声放回原位了。
• 在工作；准备就绪
  working or ready to work
• 在工作；准备就绪
  working or ready to work

in place of sb/sth

in sb's/sth's place

• 代替；顶替
  instead of sb/sth
  1. You can use milk in place of cream in this recipe.
     这道食谱可以用牛奶代替奶油。
  2. He was unable to come to the ceremony, but he sent his son to accept the award in his place.
     他不能亲自来参加仪式，但派了他儿子前来代他领奖。

out of place

• 位置不当
  not in the correct place
  1. Some of these files seem to be out of place.
     有些档案似乎没放对地方。
• 不得体；不适当
  not suitable for a particular situation
  1. Her remarks were out of place.
     她出言不当。
  2. I felt completely out of place among all these successful people.
     夹在这些事业有成的人中间，我觉得格格不入。

a place in the sun

• 舒适的状态；有利地位；优越境况
  a position in which you are comfortable or have an advantage over other people

put yourself in sb else's/sb's place

• 设身处地替别人着想；设想自己处于别人的境地
  to imagine that you are in sb else's situation
  1. Of course I was upset─just put yourself in my place.
     我当然不高兴——你设身处地为我想想。

put sb in their place

• 挫某人的锐气；杀某人的威风；使明白自己的身份
  to make sb feel stupid or embarrassed for showing too much confidence
  1. At first she tried to take charge of the meeting but I soon put her in her place.
     起初她很想主持会议，但我很快就把她轰下来了。

take place

• （尤指根据安排或计划）发生，进行
  to happen, especially after previously being arranged or planned
  1. The film festival takes place in October.
     电影节将于十月举行。
  2. We may never discover what took place that night.
     我们可能永远不会知道那一夜发生了什么事。

take sb's/sth's place

take the place of sb/sth

• 代替；替换
  to replace sb/sth
  1. She couldn't attend the meeting so her assistant took her place.
     她不能参加会议，所以她的助手代她出席。
  2. Computers have taken the place of typewriters in most offices.
     在大多数办公室，电脑已经取代了打字机。

take your place

• 就位；入座
  to go to the physical position that is necessary for an activity
  1. Take your places for dinner.
     请各位入席。
• 得到应有的社会地位；名副其实
  to take or accept the status in society that is correct or that you deserve

not have a hair out of place

• 显得非常整洁
  to look extremely clean and neat

sb's heart is in the right place

• 本意是好的；心眼是好的
  used to say that sb's intentions are kind and sincere even though they sometimes do the wrong thing

pride of place

• 显要位置；最突出（或最重要）的位置
  the position in which sth is most easily seen, that is given to the most important thing in a particular group

(caught/stuck) between a rock and a hard place

• 进退两难；左右为难
  in a situation where you have to choose between two things, both of which are unpleasant

v.

be well, ideally, uniquely, better, etc. placed for sth/to do sth

• 有良好的（或理想的、独特的等）机遇；处于有利等的位置
  to be in a good, very good, etc. position or have a good, etc. opportunity to do sth
  1. Engineering graduates are well placed for a wide range of jobs.
     工程科毕业生在很多职业中处于优势。
  2. The company is ideally placed to take advantage of the new legislation.
     这家公司条件理想得很，恰好可以充分利用新法规。
• 坐落在方便宜人的地方；位于合宜的地点
  to be located in a pleasant or convenient place
  1. The hotel is well placed for restaurants, bars and clubs.
     这家宾馆位置适中，适宜经营餐厅、酒吧和俱乐部。

to put/place sb on a pedestal

• 把某人奉为完人；盲目崇拜某人
  to admire sb so much that you do not see their faults

put/place/set a premium on sb/sth

• 重视；珍视
  to think that sb/sth is particularly important or valuable

put/place sth on (the) record

be/go on (the) record (as saying…)

• 公开发表（意见等）
  to say sth publicly or officially so that it may be written down and repeated
  1. He didn't want to go on the record as either praising or criticizing the proposal.
     他不想公开赞扬或批评这项提议。

noun

1. a job in an organization
   1. he occupied a post in the treasury

   Synonym:    positionpostberthofficespotbilletsituation

2. the post or function properly or customarily occupied or served by another
   1. can you go in my stead?
   2. took his place
   3. in lieu of

   Synonym:    steadpositionlieu

3. an abstract mental location
   1. he has a special place in my thoughts
   2. a place in my heart
   3. a political system with no place for the less prominent groups

4. a blank area
   1. write your name in the space provided

   Synonym:    spaceblank space

5. the passage that is being read
   1. he lost his place on the page

6. an item on a list or in a sequence
   1. in the second place
   2. moved from third to fifth position

   Synonym:    position

7. any area set aside for a particular purpose
   1. who owns this place?
   2. the president was concerned about the property across from the White House

   Synonym:    property

8. where you live at a particular time
   1. deliver the package to my home
   2. he doesn't have a home to go to
   3. your place or mine?

   Synonym:    home

9. a public square with room for pedestrians
   1. they met at Elm Plaza
   2. Grosvenor Place

   Synonym:    plazapiazza

10. the particular portion of space occupied by something
    1. he put the lamp back in its place

    Synonym:    position

11. a general vicinity
    1. He comes from a place near Chicago

12. a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)
    1. he booked their seats in advance
    2. he sat in someone else's place

    Synonym:    seat

13. a point located with respect to surface features of some region
    1. this is a nice place for a picnic
    2. a bright spot on a planet

    Synonym:    topographic pointspot

14. a particular situation
    1. If you were in my place what would you do?

    Synonym:    shoes

15. proper or designated social situation
    1. he overstepped his place
    2. the responsibilities of a man in his station
    3. married above her station

    Synonym:    station

16. proper or appropriate position or location
    1. a woman's place is no longer in the kitchen

verb

1. recognize as being
   1. She identified the man on the 'wanted' poster

   Synonym:    identify

2. assign a rank or rating to
   1. how would you rank these students?
   2. The restaurant is rated highly in the food guide

   Synonym:    raterankrangeordergrade

3. take a place in a competition
   1. Jerry came in third in the Marathon

   Synonym:    come income out

4. estimate
   1. We put the time of arrival at 8 P.M.

   Synonym:    putset

5. to arrange for
   1. place a phone call
   2. place a bet

6. sing a note with the correct pitch

7. finish second or better in a horse or dog race
   1. he bet $2 on number six to place

8. assign to a station

   Synonym:    stationpostsend

9. intend (something) to move towards a certain goal
   1. He aimed his fists towards his opponent's face
   2. criticism directed at her superior
   3. direct your anger towards others, not towards yourself

   Synonym:    targetaimdirectpoint

10. put into a certain place or abstract location
    1. Put your things here
    2. Set the tray down
    3. Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children
    4. Place emphasis on a certain point

    Synonym:    putsetposepositionlay

11. locate
    1. The film is set in Africa

    Synonym:    setlocalizelocalise

12. make an investment
    1. Put money into bonds

    Synonym:    investputcommit

13. assign a location to
    1. The company located some of their agents in Los Angeles

    Synonym:    locatesite

14. place somebody in a particular situation or location
    1. he was placed on probation

15. assign to (a job or a home)

16. identify the location or place of
    1. We localized the source of the infection

    Synonym:    localizelocalise