/'pleɪsmənt; `plesmənt/
n [U] action of placing or state of being placed 放置; 安置; 辨认; 评价; 预订; 下赌注; 定名次
*[attrib 作定语] the placement of orphans 对孤儿的安置
* a placement agency for secretarial staff 秘书介绍所.

n [U and C]
the act of finding a place for someone to live or work
　The centre provides a job placement service.
placement of
　the placement of children in foster homes
　They lived on campus, but this was just a temporary placement.
BrE a job, usually as part of a course of study, which gives you experience of a particular type of work
on placement
　Students are sent out on placement for training.
　a forty-five day placement in a factory
when something is placed somewhere or when you decide where something should go
placement of
　the placement of fire hydrants along the city's streets