plate

noun

食物 food

1. 盘子；碟子
   a flat, usually round, dish that you put food on
   1. sandwiches on a plate
      盘子上的三明治
   2. a pile of dirty plates
      一摞脏盘子
   3. dinner plates
      餐盘
2. 一盘所盛之量；一盘
   the amount of food that you can put on a plate
   1. a plate of sandwiches
      一盘三明治
   2. two large plates of pasta
      两大盘意大利面食
3. 一道主菜
   a whole main course of a meal, served on one plate
   1. Try the seafood plate.
      请尝尝这道海鲜。

强化用 for strength

4. （金属）板条，板材
   a thin flat piece of metal, used especially to join or make sth stronger
   1. The tanks were mainly constructed of steel plates.
      这些坦克车主要是用钢板制造的。
   2. She had a metal plate inserted in her arm.
      她的胳膊里嵌着一块接骨板。

提供信息 for information

5. （刻有名字等的）金属牌子
   a flat piece of metal with some information on it, for example sb's name
   1. A brass plate beside the door said ‘Dr Alan Tate’.
      门旁的铜牌上写着“艾伦∙泰特医生”。

车辆上 on vehicle

6. （车辆的）号码牌
   the pieces of metal or plastic at the front and back of a vehicle with numbers and letters on it

银；金 silver/gold

7. 镀金（或镀银）的金属
   ordinary metal that is covered with a thin layer of silver or gold
   1. The cutlery is plate, not solid silver.
      这套餐具是镀银的，不是纯银的。
8. 金的（或银的）餐具
   dishes, bowls, etc. that are made of silver or gold

动物 on animal

9. 盾片；鳞甲；护甲
   one of the thin flat pieces of horn or bone that cover and protect an animal
   1. the armadillo's protective shell of bony plates
      犰狳的一层防护性鳞甲

地质学 geology

10. 板块
    one of the very large pieces of rock that form the earth's surface and move slowly
    1. the Pacific plate
       太平洋板块
    2. Earthquakes are caused by two tectonic plates bumping into each other.
       地震是由两块地壳构造板块互相碰撞造成的。

印刷；摄影 printing/photography

11. 书籍插图照片；（尤指优质纸上的）整页插图
    a photograph that is used as a picture in a book, especially one that is printed on a separate page on high quality paper
    1. The book includes 55 colour plates.
       本书有55幅彩色插图。
    2. See plate 4.
       见彩图4。
12. （印刷用的）印版，图版
    a sheet of metal, plastic, etc. that has been treated so that words or pictures can be printed from it
    1. a printing plate
       印版
13. （玻璃、金属等）底片，感光板
    a thin sheet of glass, metal, etc. that is covered with chemicals so that it reacts to light and can form an image, used in larger or older cameras

口内 in mouth

14. 假牙托；托牙板； 假牙床
    a thin piece of plastic that fits inside your mouth, that has artificial teeth attached to it, or wire, etc. to make the teeth straight

棒球 in baseball

棒球 in baseball

教堂 in church

15. 奉献盘；捐款盘
    a flat dish that is used to collect money from people in a church

verb

1. 电镀（尤指镀金、镀银）
   to cover a metal with a thin layer of another metal, especially gold or silver
   1. a silver ring plated with gold
      一枚镀金的银戒指
2. 为…加设护板；（用金属板等）覆盖
   to cover sth with sheets of metal or another hard substance
   1. The walls of the vault were plated with steel.
      保险库的墙壁都装了钢板。

1. N-COUNT 盘；碟
   A plate is a round or oval flat dish that is used to hold food.
   1. Anita pushed her plate away; she had eaten virtually nothing.
      安妮塔把自己的盘子推开;她几乎什么都没吃。
   2. A plate of food is the amount of food on the plate.
      一盘（或碟）之量
   3. ...a huge plate of bacon and eggs.
      一大盘咸肉煎蛋
2. （尤指用于机械或建筑上金属制的）平板，薄板
   A plate is a flat piece of metal, especially on machinery or a building.
3. （通常置于办公室或住宅门边上的）金属姓名牌
   A plate is a small, flat piece of metal with someone's name written on it, which you usually find beside the front door of an office or house.
4. See also: ...dusty-looking cars with New Jersey plates. number plate license plate
5. N-UNCOUNT （尤指银或金质的）餐具
   Plate is dishes, bowls, and cups that are made of precious metal, especially silver or gold.
   1. ...gold and silver plate, jewellery, and roomfuls of antique furniture.
      金银餐具、珠宝，还有整屋整屋的古董家具
6. （印刷用的）印版，图版
   In printing, a plate is a sheet of metal which is carved or specially treated with chemicals so that it can be used to print text or pictures.
7. （摄影中的）感光板，（玻璃）干版
   In photography, a plate is a thin sheet of glass that is covered with a layer of chemicals which react to the light and on which an image can be formed.
8. N-COUNT （书中的）整版插图
   A plate in a book is a picture or photograph which takes up a whole page and is usually printed on better quality paper than the rest of the book.
   1. Fermor's book has 55 colour plates.
      弗莫尔的书里有55页整版彩色插图。
9. （显微镜下的长方形）载物片，玻璃片
   In a microscope, the plate is a small rectangular piece of glass onto which you put a small amount of the substance that you want to look at. You then slide the plate under the microscope to look at the substance.
10. 假牙托；（牙）托基
    A dental plate is a piece of plastic which is shaped to fit inside a person's mouth and which a set of false teeth is attached to.
11. N-COUNT （地质学中的大陆）板块
    In geology, a plate is a large piece of the earth's surface, perhaps as large as a continent, which moves very slowly.
    1. The United States Geological Survey has revealed that the earthquake was not caused by a simple horizontal movement of one plate past another.
       美国地质调查局揭示了此次地震并非由大陆板块间简单的水平交错运动所引起。
12. （棒球运动中）the plate 同 home plate
    In baseball, the plate is the same as the home plate.
13. PHRASE 有很多工作要做；有很多事要处理
    If you have enough on your plate or have a lot on your plate, you have a lot of work to do or a lot of things to deal with.
    1. We have enough on our plate. There is plenty of work to be done on what we have.
       我们有很多工作要做。仅是手头现有的事情就已经有的忙了。
14. PHRASE 把…拱手奉送给
    If you say that someone has things handed to them on a plate, you disapprove of them because they get good things easily.
    1. Even the presidency was handed to him on a plate.
       他甚至连总统之位都是得来全不费工夫。

1. This hand-decorated plate measures 30cm across
   这个手绘盘子直径为30厘米。
2. The waitress whipped the plate away and put down my bill
   服务员把盘子撤走，放下了我的账单。
3. On the table beside an empty plate was a pile of books
   桌上空盘子的旁边是一堆书。
4. The plate broke
   盘子打破了。
5. He carried the plate through to the dining room
   他端着盘子来到餐厅。
6. The fish is laid out on a large serving plate to catch the juices.
   鱼盛在一个大盘子里，以防汤汁洒出来。
7. The plate had a crack in it
   盘子上有一道裂纹。
8. The gatepost was dignified by the weathered brass plate of Dr Harcourt Sibley.
   在那块刻有哈考特·西布利医生姓名的久经风雨的黄铜牌映衬下，门柱更增添了几分庄重。
9. He dropped his plate into the sink.
   他把盘子丢到水槽里。
10. He flipped it neatly on to the plate.
    他干净利索地把它盛到了盘子里。
11. Visitors see the painting from behind a plate glass window
    参观者隔着平板玻璃橱窗欣赏那幅画。
12. John handed round the plate of sandwiches
    约翰把三明治盘子递给每一个人。
13. Mrs. Madrigal heaped more carrots onto Michael's plate.
    马德里加尔夫人将更多的胡萝卜堆到了迈克尔的盘子里。
14. The work interposes a glass plate between two large circular mirrors.
    该艺术品在两面圆形大镜子中间插入一块玻璃板。
15. She laid down her knife and fork and pushed her plate away.
    她放下刀叉，推开盘子。
16. Mr. Dambar had loaded his plate with lasagne
    丹巴尔先生盛了一大盘千层面。
17. Mama made him clean up the plate
    妈妈要他把盘子洗干净。
18. She sat picking at her small plate of rice salad with an air of martyrdom.
    她坐在那里一点点地吃着一小盘米饭色拉，一副可怜兮兮的模样。
19. He drove a Rolls-Royce with a personalised number plate.
    他开一辆个性车牌的劳斯莱斯。
20. He picked the napkin from his lap and placed it alongside his plate
    他拿起腿上的餐巾，放在盘子旁边。
21. Sarah picked at a plate of cheese for supper, but she wasn't really hungry.
    萨拉晚餐时只吃一盘奶酪，但她并没有真觉得饿。
22. Even the presidency was handed to him on a plate.
    他甚至连总统之位都是得来全不费工夫。
23. On a plate in front of him was piled a pyramid of flat white biscuits.
    在他面前的盘子上有一摞摆成金字塔形状的白色薄饼。
24. Garnish the plate with whipped cream rosettes and fresh fruits.
    用玫瑰花形的掼奶油和新鲜的水果作配菜点缀盘子。
25. She'd just as soon throw your plate in your face as serve you.
    她宁可把盘子砸到你脸上也不愿伺候你。
26. Remove the wafers with a spoon and transfer them to a plate
    用勺子抄起薄饼，把它们转盛到盘子里。
27. Every day without variation my grandfather ate a plate of cold ham.
    我的祖父每天都会吃一盘冷火腿，雷打不动。
28. Melt down the gold plate.
    把这金盘子化掉。
29. He heaped food on the plate.
    他把食物堆放在盘子里。
30. The weight of this steel plate is one ton.
    这块钢板的重量是一吨。

n.

have enough/a lot/too much on your plate

• 问题（或工作等）成堆
  to have a lot of work or problems, etc. to deal with

hand sth to sb on a plate

• 把某事物拱手送给某人
  to give sth to sb without the person concerned making any effort
  1. Nobody's going to hand you success on a plate.
     没有人会把胜利白白地送给你的。

noun

1. a dental appliance that artificially replaces missing teeth

   Synonym:    denturedental plate

2. (baseball) base consisting of a rubber slab where the batter stands
   1. he ruled that the runner failed to touch home

   Synonym:    home platehome basehome

3. dish on which food is served or from which food is eaten

4. a metal sheathing of uniform thickness (such as the shield attached to an artillery piece to protect the gunners)

   Synonym:    scaleshell

5. a sheet of metal or wood or glass or plastic

6. a shallow receptacle for collection in church

   Synonym:    collection plate

7. structural member consisting of a horizontal beam that provides bearing and anchorage

8. a full-page illustration (usually on slick paper)

9. a flat sheet of metal or glass on which a photographic image can be recorded

   Synonym:    photographic plate

10. the positively charged electrode in a vacuum tube

11. any flat platelike body structure or part

12. a main course served on a plate
    1. a vegetable plate
    2. the blue plate special

13. the thin under portion of the forequarter

14. a rigid layer of the Earth's crust that is believed to drift slowly

    Synonym:    crustal plate

15. the quantity contained in a plate

    Synonym:    plateful

verb

1. coat with a layer of metal
   1. plate spoons with silver