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9.16 place
The adverb `there'' is used to refer back to the place that has just been mentioned.
I decided to try Newmarket. I soon found a job there.
I hurried back into the kitchen. There was nothing there.
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6.53 Giving information about place: prepositions
This section explains how to indicate the place where an action occurs, the place where someone or something is, the place they are going to or coming from, or the direction they are moving in.
This usually involves using a prepositional phrase as an adjunct. For general information on adjuncts, see paragraphs 6.1 to 6.15.
A prepositional phrase consists of a preposition and its object, which is nearly always a noun group.
The most basic use of most prepositions is to indicate position and direction.
He fumbled in his pocket.
On your left is the river.
Why did he not drive to Valence?
The voice was coming from my apartment.
I ran inside and bounded up the stairs.
6.54 A preposition is a word which opens up the possibilities of saying more about a thing or an action, because you can choose any appropriate noun group after it as its object. Most prepositions are single words, although there are some that consist of more than one word such as `out of'' and `in between''.
Here is a list of common one-word prepositions which are used to talk about place or destination:
about, above, across, along, alongside, among, around, at, before, behind, below, beneath, beside, between, beyond, by, down, from, in, inside, into, near, off, on, opposite, outside, over, past, round, through, throughout, to, towards, under, underneath, up, within
Here is a list of prepositions which consist of more than one word and which are used to talk about place or destination:
ahead of, all over, away from, close by, close to, in between, in front of, near to, next to, on top of, out of
6.55 Many prepositions can also be adverbs, that is, they can be used without an object. See paragraph 6.83 for a list of these.
6.56 WARNING
Because English has a large number of prepositions, some of them, such as `beside'', `by'', `near'' and `next to'', are very close in meaning. Other prepositions, for example, `at'' and `in'', can be used for several different meanings. The meaning and usage of prepositions should be checked where possible in a dictionary.
6.57 Prepositions have an object, which comes after the preposition.
The switch is by the door.
Look behind you, Willie!
Note that if a personal pronoun is used as the object of a preposition, it must be the object pronoun i.e. `me'', `you'', `him'', `her'', `it'', `us'', `them''.
Prepositions can also combine with complex noun groups to describe places in some detail. See paragraph 2.292 to 2.300 for information on the use of `of'' in noun groups.
I stood alone in the middle of the yard.
He was sitting towards the rear end of the room.
He went to the back of the store.
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Other ways of giving information about place
6.82 adverbs
As well as a prepositional phrase, an adverb can be used as an adjunct to give information about place. For more general information about adverbs see the section beginning at paragraph 6.16.
No birds or animals came near.
Seagulls were circling overhead.
In many cases the same word can used as a preposition and as an adverb.
The limb was severed below the elbow.
This information is summarized below.
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6.83 adverbs indicating position
Here is a list of words which are used as adverbs to indicate position. Note that some adverbs consist of more than one word, for example, `out of doors''.
abroad, ahead, aloft, ashore, away, close to, downstairs, downstream, downtown, downwind, eastward, halfway, here, indoors, inland, midway, nearby, next door, northward, offshore, out of doors, outdoors, overhead, overseas, southward, there, underfoot, underground, underwater, upstairs, upstream, uptown, upwind, westward
The common adverbs of place, such as `in'' and `up'', which are used as adverbs and as prepositions are sometimes called adverb particles or adverbial particles. The following list of words are used as adverbs to indicate position, and they can also be used as prepositions:
aboard, about, above, alongside, behind, below, beneath, beside, beyond, close by, down, in, in between, inside, near, off, opposite, outside, over, round, throughout, underneath, up
6.84 An adverb can be used as an adjunct if the adverb itself makes it clear what place or direction you mean.
The young men hated working underground.
The engine droned on as we flew northward.
You can also use an adverb as an adjunct when it is clear from the context what place or direction you are referring to. For example, you may have mentioned the place earlier, or the place may refer to your own location, or to the location of the person or thing being talked about.
We went to the bottom of the field where a wagon stood half-loaded. We crawled underneath, between the wheels.
She walked away and my mother stood in the middle of the road, watching.
They had spent the autumn of 1855 in the Seeoni hills. And it was here that Hilary had written a report on the events that followed the annexation.
6.85 USAGE NOTE
A small group of adverbs of position are used to indicate the area in which a situation exists:
globally, internationally, locally, nationally, universally, widely, worldwide
Unlike most other adverbs of position, they cannot be used after `be'' to state the position of something.
Everything we used was bought locally.
6.86 USAGE NOTE
Another small group of adverbs are used to indicate where two or more people or things are in relation to each other: `together'', `apart'', `side by side'' and `abreast''.
All the villagers and visitors would sit together round the fire.
...a little kneeling figure revealed by two angels holding the curtains apart.
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10.34 Describing a place or situation
If you want to describe the experience of being in a particular place, you can use `it'' followed by a link verb such as `be'', an adjective, and an adjunct of place.
It was very pleasant at the Hochstadts.
It was terribly cold in the trucks.
It''s nice down there.
For more information about adjuncts of place, see the section beginning at paragraph 6.53.
Similarly, you can indicate your opinion of a situation using `it'', `be'', an adjective, and a clause beginning with `when'' or `if''.
It''s so nice when it''s hot, isn''t it?
Won''t it seem odd if I have no luggage?
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10.35 using `it'' as an object
You can also use `it'' as the object of verbs such as `like'' and `hate'' to describe your feelings about a place or situation.
I like it here.
He knew that he would hate it if they said no.
Here is a list of common verbs that are used in this way:
adore, dislike, enjoy, hate, like, loathe, love, prefer
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应用举例27
A small group of adverbs of position are used to indicate how wide an area something exists in:
globally, internationally, locally, nationally, universally, widely, worldwide
Everything we used was bought locally.
Western culture was not universally accepted.
Unlike most other adverbs of position, these adverbs (with the exception of `worldwide'' cannot be used after `be'' to state the position of something.
The adverbs `deep'', `far'', `high'', and `low'', which indicate distance as well as position, are usually followed by another adverb or phrase indicating position, or are modified or qualified in some other way.
Many of the eggs remain buried deep among the sand grains.
One plane, flying very low, swept back and forth.
`Deep down'', `far away'', `high up'', and `low down'' are often used instead of the adverbs on their own.
The window was high up, miles above the rocks.
Sita scraped a shallow cavity low down in the wall.
adverbs: direction or destination
There are also many adverbs which indicate direction or destination.
They went downstairs hand in hand.
Go north from Leicester Square up Wardour Street.
She walked away.
Here is a list of the main ones:
aboard, abroad, ahead, along, anti-clockwise, around, ashore, back, backwards, clockwise, close, down, downstairs, downtown, downwards, east, eastwards, forwards, heavenward, here, home, homeward, in, indoors, inland, inside, inwards, left, near, next door, north, northwards, on, onward, out of doors, outdoors, outside, overseas, right, round, sideways, skyward, south, southwards, there, underground, up, upstairs, uptown, upwards, west, westwards
qualifier use
Place adverbs can be used after nouns as qualifiers.
...a small stream that runs through the sand to the ocean beyond.
My suitcase had become damaged on the journey home.
modifier use
Some place adverbs can be used in front of nouns as modifiers.
Gradually the underground caverns fill up with deposits.
There will be some variations in your heart rate as you encounter uphill stretches or increase your pace on downhill sections.
The following place adverbs can be used as modifiers:
anticlockwise, backward, clockwise, downhill, downstairs, eastward, inland, inside, nearby, northward, outside, overhead, overseas, southward, underground, underwater, uphill, upstairs, westward
indefinite place adverbs
There are four indefinite adverbs of position and direction: `anywhere'', `everywhere'', `nowhere'', and `somewhere''.
No-one can find Howard or Barbara anywhere.
There were bicycles everywhere.
I thought I''d seen you somewhere.
For information on when to use `anywhere'' and when to use `somewhere'', see entry at somewhere.
`Nowhere'' makes a clause negative.
I was to go nowhere without an escort.
In writing, you can put `nowhere'' at the beginning of a clause for emphasis. You put the subject of the verb after an auxiliary or a form of `be''.
Nowhere have I seen any serious mention of this.
Nowhere are they overwhelmingly numerous.
Note that you can put a `to''-infinitive clause after `anywhere'', `somewhere'', or `nowhere'' to indicate what you want to do in a place.
I couldn''t find anywhere to put it.
We mentioned that we were looking for somewhere to live.
There was nowhere for us to go.
You can also put a relative clause after these adverbs. Note that you do not usually use a relative pronoun.
I could go anywhere I wanted.
Everywhere I went, people were angry or suspicious.
You can use `else'' after an indefinite place adverb to indicate a different or additional place.
We could hold the meeting somewhere else.
More people die in bed than anywhere else.
`Elsewhere'' can be used instead of `somewhere else'' or `in other places''.
It was obvious that he would rather be elsewhere.
Elsewhere in the tropics, rainfall is notoriously variable and unreliable.
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place
Place is usually used as a noun.
used in descriptions
You can use it after an adjective when you are describing a building, room, town, or area of land. For example, instead of saying `Richmond is nice'', you can say `Richmond is a nice place''.
It''s a beautiful place.
The cellar was a very dark place.
He''s building himself a really comfortable place to live in.
saying where something is
You can say where something is using the place followed by a clause beginning with `where''. For example, you can say `This is the place where I parked my car''.
He reached the place where I was standing.
He said he would walk with me to the place where I had been knocked down.
WARNING
You do not use `where'' with a `to''-infinitive after place. You do not say, for example, `I''m looking for a place where to park my car''. You say `I''m looking for a place to park my car'' or `I''m looking for a place where I can park my car''. You can also say `I''m looking for somewhere to park my car''.
I always tried to find a place to hide.
It was a place where they could go swimming or surfing.
We had to find somewhere to stop for lunch.
`anywhere''
You do not usually use place after `any'' in questions or negative statements. You do not say, for example, `She never goes to any place without her sister''. You say `She never goes anywhere without her sister''.
I changed my mind and decided not to go anywhere.
Is there an ashtray anywhere?
`there''
You do not use `that place'' to refer to somewhere that has just been mentioned. You do not say, for example, `I drove my car into a field and left it in that place''. You say `I drove my car into a field and left it there''.
I decided to try Newmarket. I soon found a job there.
I must get home. Bill''s there on his own.
`room''
You do not use place to say whether there is enough space for something. You do not say, for example, `There was not enough place for all my things''. You say `There was not enough room for all my things''.
There wasn''t enough room for everybody.
Just keep the crowd back so I have room to move.
`place'' used as a verb
Place is sometimes used as a verb with the same meaning as `put''.
Some of the women lit candles and placed them carefully among the flowers.
See entry at place - put.
`take place''
When something takes place, it happens.
The talks will take place in Vienna.
...the changes which are taking place at the moment.
See entry at take place.
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place - put
The verbs place and put are often used with the same meaning. Place is more formal than put, and is mainly used in writing.
If you place something somewhere, you put it there. You often use place to say that someone puts something somewhere neatly or carefully.
She placed the music on the piano and sat down.
Each stone is firmly and correctly placed.
pressure
If you place or put pressure on someone, you urge them to do something.
Renewed pressure will be placed on the Government this week.
For a long time he''s been trying to put pressure on us.
adverts
If you place or put an advert in a newspaper, you pay for the advert to be printed in the newspaper.
We placed an advert in an evening paper.
You could put an advert in the `Mail''.
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6.13 manner, place, then time
In clauses with more than one adjunct, the meaning of the adjuncts can also affect their order. The usual order is adjunct of manner, then adjunct of place, then adjunct of time.
They knelt quietly in the shadow of the rock.
I tried to reach you at home several times.
He was imprisoned in Cairo in January 1945.
Parents may complain that their child eats badly at meals.
The youngsters repeat this in unison at the beginning of each session.
However, if a clause contains an adverb of manner and an adverb of direction such as `down'', `out'', or `home'', the adverb of direction is usually put in front of the adverb of manner.
Lomax drove home fast.
I reached down slowly.
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应用举例27
Places
asking about someone''s home
If you want to know where someone''s home is, you say `Where do you live?'' or `Whereabouts do you live?''
`Where do you live?''---`I have a little studio flat, in Chiswick.''
`Where do you live?''---`Off Frogstone Road.''---`Where''s that?''
If you want to know where someone spent their early life, you can say `What part of the country are you from?'' You can also say, `Where do you come from?'' or `Where are you from?'', especially if you think they spent their early life in a different country.
`Where do you come from?''---`India.''
place names
Place names such as `Italy'' and `Amsterdam'' are a type of proper noun and are spelled with a capital letter.
The table on this page and the following page shows ways of referring to different types of places. Those marked with a star are less common.
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Most place names are used with a singular verb form. Even place names that look like plural nouns, for example `The United States'' and `The Netherlands'', are used with a singular verb form.
Canada still has large natural forests.
Milan is the most interesting city in the world.
...when the United States was prospering.
However, the names of groups of islands or mountains are usually used with a plural verb form.
...one of the tiny Comoro Islands that lie in the Indian Ocean midway between Madagascar and Tanzania.
The Andes split the country down the middle.
The name of a country or its capital city is often used to refer to the government of that country.
Britain and France jointly suggested a plan.
Washington had put a great deal of pressure on Tokyo.
You can also sometimes use the name of a place to refer to the people who live there. You use a singular verb form even though you are talking about a group of people.
Europe was sick of war.
...to pay for additional imports that Poland needs.
For other ways of referring to the people of a country, see entry at Nationality words.
Place names can also be used to refer to a well-known event that occurred in that place, such as a battle or a disaster.
After Waterloo, trade and industry surged again.
...the effect of Chernobyl on British agriculture.
modifier use
You can use a place name as a modifier to indicate that something is in a particular place, or that something comes from or is characteristic of a particular place.
...a London hotel.
She has a Midlands accent.
adverbials
Many adverbials -- that is, prepositional phrases and adverbs -- are used to talk about place. For information on where to put these adverbials in a clause, see entry at Adverbials.
prepositions: position
The main prepositions used to indicate position are `at'', `in'', and `on''.
Sometimes we went to concerts at the Albert Hall.
I am back in Rome.
We sat on the floor.
For the difference in use between `by'' and `near'', see entry at by.
Here is a full list of prepositions which are used to indicate position:
aboard, about, above, across, against, ahead of, all over, along, alongside, amidst, among, around, astride, at, away from, before, behind, below, beneath, beside, between, beyond, by, close by, close to, down, in, in between, in front of, inside, near, near to, next to, off, on, on top of, opposite, out of, outside, over, past, through, throughout, under, underneath, up, upon, with, within
prepositions: destination and direction
The main preposition used to indicate a destination is `to''.
I went to the door.
She went to Australia in 1970.
Note that `at'' is not usually used to indicate a person''s destination. It is used to indicate what someone is looking towards, or what they cause an object to move towards.
They were staring at a garage roof.
Supporters threw petals at his car.
See also entries at into and onto. See also entry at go into for information on how to talk about entering vehicles.
Here is a full list of prepositions which are used to indicate where something goes:
aboard, about, across, ahead of, all over, along, alongside, around, at, away from, behind, below, beneath, beside, between, beyond, by, down, from, in, in between, in front of, inside, into, near, near to, off, on, onto, out of, outside, over, past, round, through, to, towards, under, underneath, up
As you can see from the above lists, many prepositions can be used to indicate both place and direction.
The bank is just across the High Street.
I walked across the room.
We live in the house over the road.
I stole his keys and escaped over the wall.
qualifier use
Prepositional phrases are used after nouns as qualifiers to indicate the location of the thing or person referred to by the noun.
The table in the kitchen had a tablecloth over it.
The driver behind me began hooting.
prepositions with parts and areas
If you want to say explicitly which part of something else an object is nearest to, or exactly which part of an area it is in, you can use `at'', `by'', `in'', `near'', or `on''. `To'' and `towards'' (which are usually used to indicate direction) are used to express position in a more approximate way.
You use `at'', `near'', and `towards'' with the following nouns:
back, base, bottom, centre, edge, end, foot, front, rear, side, top
At the bottom of the stairs you will find a rough patch of mosaic paving.
The old building of University College is near the top of the street.
He was sitting towards the rear.
You also use `to'' with `rear'' and `side''.
A company of infantry was swiftly redeployed in a stronger position to the rear.
There was one sprinkler in front of the statue and one to the side of it.
You use `on'' or `to'' with `left'' and `right'', and `in'' with `middle''. You can also use `on'' instead of `at'' with `edge''.
The church is on the left and the town hall and police station are on the right.
To the left were the kitchens and staff quarters.
My mother stood in the middle of the road, watching.
He lives on the edge of Sefton Park.
You use `to'' or `in'' with the following nouns:
east, north, north-east, north-west, south, south-east, south-west, west
To the south-west lay the city.
The National Liberation Front forces were still active in the north.
You use `at'' or `by'' with the following nouns:
bedside, dockside, fireside, graveside, kerbside, lakeside, poolside, quayside, ringside, riverside, roadside, seaside, waterside
...sobbing bitterly at the graveside.
We found him sitting by the fireside.
Note that you generally use `the'' with the nouns in the three previous lists.
I ran inside and bounded up the stairs. Wendy was standing at the top.
To the north are the main gardens.
However, you can also use a possessive determiner with the nouns in the first list above (`back'', `base'', etc), and with `left'', `right'', and `bedside''.
We reached another cliff face, with trees and bushes growing at its base.
There was a gate on our left leading into a field.
I was at his bedside at the very last.
Note that `in front of'' and `on top of'' are fixed phrases, without a determiner. They are compound prepositions.
She stood in front of the mirror.
I fell on top of him.
adverbs: position
There are many adverbs which indicate position. Many of these indicate that something is near a place, object, or person that has already been mentioned.
Seagulls were circling overhead.
Nearby, there is another restaurant.
This information is summarized below.
Here is a list of the main adverbs which are used to indicate position:
aboard, about, above, abroad, ahead, aloft, alongside, ashore, away, behind, below, beneath, beside, beyond, close by, close to, down, downstairs, downstream, downwind, here, in, in between, indoors, inland, inside, near, nearby, next door, off, offshore, opposite, out of doors, outdoors, outside, over, overhead, overseas, round, there, throughout, underfoot, underground, underneath, underwater, up, upstairs, upstream, upwind
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应用举例27
30 place
If you change places with another person, you start being in their situation or role, and they start being in yours.
When he has tried to identify all the items, you can change places, and he can test you.
With his door key in his hand, knowing Millie and the kids awaited him, he wouldn''t change places with anyone.
PHR-RECIP: V inflects, pl-n PHR, PHR with n
= swap
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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.
When the reasons behind the decision were explained, of course, it all fell into place.
But it wasn''t until I saw the photograph in the paper that everything clicked into place.
PHR: V inflects
32 place
If things fall into place, events happen naturally to produce a situation you want.
Once the decision was made, things fell into place rapidly.
Keep your options open and everything will fall into place.
PHR: V inflects
33 place
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.
You always knew Barbara was going places, she was different.
PHR: V inflects, oft cont
34 place
People in high places are people who have powerful and influential positions in a government, society, or organization.
He had friends in high places.
The discontent has been fuelled by allegations of corruption in high places.
PHR: usu n PHR
35 place
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.
Geoff hastily pushed the drawer back into place.
Not a strand of her golden hair was out of place.
PHR: PHR after v, v-link PHR
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If something such as a law, a policy, or an administrative structure is in place, it is working or able to be used.
Similar legislation is already in place in Wales.
They''re offended by the elaborate security measures the police have put in place.
PHR: v-link PHR, PHR after v
37 place
If one thing or person is used or does something in place of another, they replace the other thing or person.
Cooked kidney beans can be used in place of French beans.
Laurence Waters visited us in place of John Trethewy who was unfortunately ill.
They''re nice pictures and we''ve nothing to put in their place.
PHR
38 place
If something has particular characteristics or features in places, it has them at several points within an area.
Even now the snow along the roadside was five or six feet deep in places.
His face was scarred and oddly puffy in places.
PHR: PHR with cl/group
39 place
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.
In her place I wouldn''t have been able to resist it.
What would you have done in my place, my dear?
PHR
40 place
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.
What brought you to Washington in the first place?.
The emphasis is swinging away from simply finding cures for illness to ways of preventing illness in the first place.
I don''t think we should have been there in the first place.
PHR: PHR after v
41 place
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.
In the first place you are not old, Norman. And in the second place, you are a very strong and appealing man.
She could not have taken these massive doses orally. In the first place, she did not have enough pills.
PHR: PHR with cl
= firstly
42 place
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.
He says that it is not his place to comment on government commitment to further funds.
It''s not my place to do their job.
PHR: V inflects, usu PHR to-inf
43 place
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.
I felt out of place in my suit and tie.
Her use of the word hate sounded strange and out of place.
...a noble building that would not have been out of place along the Grand Canal in Venice.
PHR: v-link PHR
44 place
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.
PHR: usu poss PHR
45 place
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.
Many provincial governments have taken advantage of this to place local interests above those of the central government.
He continued to place security above all other objectives.
PHR
= put
46 place
If you put someone in their place, you show them that they are less important or clever than they think they are.
In a few words she had not only put him in his place but delivered a precise and damning assessment of his movie.
PHR: V inflects
= humble
47 place
If you say that someone should be shown their place or be kept in their place, you are saying that they should be made aware of their low status, often in a humorous way.
...an uppity publican who needs to be shown his place.
...discrimination intended to keep women soldiers in their place.
PHR
48 place
If one thing takes second place to another, it is considered to be less important and is given less attention than the other thing.
My personal life has had to take second place to my career.
PHR: V inflects, oft PHR to n
49 place
If one thing or person takes the place of another or takes another''s place, they replace the other thing or person.
Optimism was gradually taking the place of pessimism.
He eventually took Charlie''s place in a popular Latin band.
PHR: V inflects
= replace
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Place
Place
Place is used as part of the name of a square or short street in a town.
...15 Portland Place, London W1A 4DD.
N-IN-NAMES
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place
noun
1 spot, area, location, point, position, site, venue, whereabouts
2 region, district, locale, locality, neighbourhood, quarter, vicinity
3 position, grade, rank, station, status
4 space, accommodation, room
5 home, abode, domicile, dwelling, house, pad (slang), property, residence
6 duty, affair, charge, concern, function, prerogative, responsibility, right, role
7 job, appointment, employment, position, post
8 take place
happen, come about, go on, occur, transpire (informal)
verb
9 put, deposit, install, lay, locate, position, rest, set, situate, stand, station, stick (informal)
10 classify, arrange, class, grade, group, order, rank, sort
11 identify, know, put one''s finger on, recognize, remember
12 assign, allocate, appoint, charge, entrust, give
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sunyuting1 发表于 >2004-5-28 8:56:06←
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[3 楼] | Posted:2004-12-23 07:58|
应用举例27
place
1 place places
A place is any point, building, area, town, or country.
...Temple Mount, the place where the Temple actually stood.
...a list of museums and places of interest...
We''re going to a place called Mont-St-Jean.
...the opportunity to visit new places...
The best place to catch fish on a canal is close to a lock.
The pain is always in the same place.
N-COUNT: usu with supp
2 place
You can use the place to refer to the point, building, area, town, or country that you have already mentioned.
Except for the remarkably tidy kitchen, the place was a mess.
For a ruin it was in good condition, as though the place was still being used.
N-SING: the N
3 place places
You can refer to somewhere that provides a service, such as a hotel, restaurant, or institution, as a particular kind of place.
He found a bed-and-breakfast place.
My wife and I discovered some superb places to eat.
My hospital is one of many places that benefited from the support of Queen Alexandra.
N-COUNT: usu with supp
= establishment
4 place
When something takes place, it happens, especially in a controlled or organized way.
The discussion took place in a famous villa on the lake''s shore.
She wanted Hugh''s wedding to take place quickly.
Elections will now take place on November the twenty-fifth.
PHR: V inflects
5 place
Place can be used after `any'', `no'', `some'', or `every'' to mean `anywhere'', `nowhere'', `somewhere'', or `everywhere''. (mainly AM, INFORMAL)
The poor guy obviously didn''t have any place to go for Easter.
Why not go out and see if there''s some place we can dance?
N-SING: det N
6 place
If you go places, you visit pleasant or interesting places. (mainly AM)
I don''t have money to go places.
People were talking to him, listening to him, taking him places.
ADV: ADV after v
7 place places
You can refer to the position where something belongs, or where it is supposed to be, as its place.
He returned the album to its place on the shelf.
He returned to his place on the sofa.
N-COUNT: poss N
8 place places
A place is a seat or position that is available for someone to occupy.
He walked back to the table and sat at the nearest of two empty places.
I found a place to park beside a station wagon.
N-COUNT: usu with supp
9 place places
Someone''s or something''s place in a society, system, or situation is their position in relation to other people or things.
They want to see more women take their place higher up the corporate or professional ladder.
It would be foolish to exclude Christianity from the curriculum, in view of its important place in our national culture.
N-COUNT: with poss
10 place places
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.
Jane''s goals helped Britain win third place in the Barcelona games.
He has risen second place in the opinion polls.
N-COUNT: usu sing, usu ord N
11 place places
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.
He has found a place in the first team.
All the candidates won places on the ruling council.
I eventually got a place at York University.
They should be in residential care but there are no places available.
To book your place fill in the coupon on page 187 and return it by 1st October.
N-COUNT: usu with supp
12 place
A good place to do something in a situation or activity is a good time or stage at which to do it.
It seemed an appropriate place to end somehow.
This is not the place for a lengthy discussion.
N-SING: with supp, oft N to-inf, N for n/-ing
= time
13 place places
Your place is the house or flat where you live. (INFORMAL)
Let''s all go back to my place!.
He kept encouraging Rosie to find a place of her own.
N-COUNT: usu sing, usu poss N
14 place places
Your place in a book or speech is the point you have reached in reading the book or making the speech.
...her finger marking her place in the book...
He lost his place in his notes.
N-COUNT: usu sing, usu poss N
15 place places
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.
A pocket calculator only works to eight decimal places.
N-COUNT: usu num N
16 place places placing placed
If you place something somewhere, you put it in a particular position, especially in a careful, firm, or deliberate way.
Brand folded it in his handkerchief and placed it in the inside pocket of his jacket.
Chairs were hastily placed in rows for the parents.
VB
= put
17 place places placing placed
To place a person or thing in a particular state means to cause them to be in it.
Widespread protests have placed the President under serious pressure.
The crisis could well place the relationship at risk.
The remaining 30 percent of each army will be placed under UN control.
VB
= put
18 place places placing placed
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.
We should teach the young by placing responsibility on them and by trusting them in real endeavors.
He placed great emphasis on the importance of family life and ties.
She seemed to be placing most of the blame on her mother.
His government is placing its faith in international diplomacy.
VB
= put
19 place places placing placed
If you place someone or something in a particular class or group, you label or judge them in that way.
The authorities have placed the drug in Class A, the same category as heroin and cocaine.
Dr. Boris Sidis was a Russian-born psychiatrist who enjoyed considerable prestige; some placed him on a par with Pierre Janet and Morton Prince.
VB
= put, rank
20 place places placing placed
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''.
I had been placed 2nd and 3rd a few times but had never won.
Second-placed Auxerre suffered a surprising 2-0 home defeat to Nantes.
VB: usu passive
21 place places placing placed
If you place an order for a product or for a meal, you ask for it to be sent or brought to you.
It is a good idea to place your order well in advance as delivery can often take months rather than weeks.
Before placing your order for a meal, study the menu.
VB
22 place places placing placed
If you place an advertisement in a newspaper, you arrange for the advertisement to appear in the newspaper.
They placed an advertisement in the local paper for a secretary.
VB
= put
23 place places placing placed
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.
I''d like to place an overseas call.
VB
24 place places placing placed
If you place a bet, you bet money on something.
For this race, though, he had already placed a bet on one of the horses.
VB
25 place places placing placed
If an agency or organization places someone, it finds them a job or somewhere to live.
In 1861, they managed to place fourteen women in paid positions in the colonies.
In cases where it proves very difficult to place a child, the reception centre might end by providing relatively long-term care.
VB
26 place places placing placed
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.
Something about the man was familiar, although Hillsden could not immediately place him.
It was a voice he recognized, though he could not immediately place it.
VB
27 place
If something is happening all over the place, it is happening in many different places.
Businesses are closing down all over the place.
There are picket lines all over the place.
PHR: PHR after v, v-link PHR
28 place
If things are all over the place, they are spread over a very large area, usually in a disorganized way.
Our fingerprints are probably all over the place.
There was ammunition lying all over the place.
PHR: v-link PHR, PHR after v
29 place
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. (mainly BRIT)
He was careful and diligent. I was all over the place.
PHR: v-link PHR
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[4 楼] | Posted:2004-12-23 07:59|
