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locate

美音:[´ləu´keıt ]点这儿播放单词美音发声
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vt.查找...的地点,使...坐落于,位于 v.定位,位于

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名词:locater 动词过去式:located 过去分词:located 现在分词:locating 第三人称单数:locates 形容词:locatable

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loc=place(场所)

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locate


/ləʊ'keɪt; [US] 'ləʊkeɪt; `loket/
v
1 [Tn] discover the exact position or place of (sb/sth) 找出, 指出(某人[某事物])的准确位置或地点
*locate an electrical fault 查明电路出故障的地方
* locate a town on a map 在地图上找出一城市的位置
* I'm trying to locate Mr Smith. Do you know where he is? 我要找史密斯先生. 你知道他在哪里吗?
2 [esp passive 尤用于被动语态
*Tn, Tn.pr] establish (sth) in a place; situate 将(某物)设置在某处; 使座落于
*A new factory is to be located on this site. 新厂拟建于此.
* The information office is located in the city centre. 咨询处设在市中心.
3 [Ipr] (US) settle in a place; establish oneself 定居某处; 安顿
*The company has located on the West Coast. 公司设在西海岸.

locate


v
[Date: 1500-1600; Language: Latin;Origin: , past participle of locare 'to place', from locus; LOCUS]
[T]
to find the exact position of something
 We couldn't locate the source of the radio signal.
be located in/near etc sth
to be in a particular position or place
= be situated
 The business is located right in the center of town.
[T]
to put or build something in a particular place
 Large retail chains are usually only prepared to locate stores in areas of high population density.
[I always + adverb/preposition]AmE
to come to a place and start a business, company etc there
locate in/at etc
 We are offering incentives for companies to locate in our city.
1. It is now possible not only to locate a shoal but to tell if it is herring, cod, or other well-known fish, by the pattern of its echo.
    不仅能够确定鱼群的位置,而且可以根据鱼群回声的特点分辨出是鲱鱼、鳕鱼,这是人们所熟悉的其他鱼。

2. Shivering in their wet clothes, the teenagers looked on while three men dived repeatedly into the water to locate the dish.
    那些孩子们穿着湿衣服哆嗦,看着3个工人轮潜入水中以确定盘子的位置。

3. They can locate and steer clear of obstacles----or locate flying insects on which they feed.
    来确定并躲开障碍物,或找到它们赖以为生的昆虫。

4. I would be sure to come to this class again and locate this friendly person.
    我肯定还会来听这门课,并来寻找这个很友好的小伙子的。

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