n (1)地方(点) (particular part of space occupied by sb or sth) [C]： find an empty～for the book on the shelf 在书架上给书找个空地方;This is the～where the accident happened. 这就是事故发生的地方。get out of this～as soon as possible 尽快从这里出去;in a quiet/chilly～在一个安静/寒冷的地方;I can't be in two～s at once. 我不能同时身处两地。love to be seen in all the right～s 喜欢在所有重要的社交场合出头露面;There's no～like home. (prov) 哪里都不如家里好。〖同〗space，spot，site，position;
 (2)城市，镇，村等(city， town， village， etc) [C]： go to～s and see things 到各地旅行观光;a nice～to visit 好去处;(city/country) be a very cold～in winter (城市/国家)冬季非常冷;What～were you born in/do you come from? 你生于哪个城市/是哪里人?Australia is a big～. 澳大利亚是个地域广阔的国家。〖同〗area，region，zone，quarter;
 (3)(有特定用途的)建筑物(场所，地方);(某事发生的)地方 (room， building， or piece of land for a particular purpose or where sth occurs) [C] (常用于合成词)： a meeting-/hiding-/market-/birth～会场/躲藏处/市场/出生地;a～of worship/business/work/entertainment/learning 礼拜/营业/工作/娱乐/学习场所(或地点);The town has many～s of amusement such as theatres and cinemas. 该城有很多娱乐场所，如剧场、电影院。sb's～of birth/death 某人的出生/死亡地;
 (4)表面上的特定部分(particular spot or area on a surface) [C]： a sore～on my leg 我腿上疼痛的地方;(wall) be marked with damp in several～s (墙上)有几处潮湿的斑迹;Beware of that slick～on the sidewalk. 小心人行道上那块滑溜溜的地方。〖同〗spot;
 (5)(书、故事、剧中的)段落(部分) (particular part of a book， story or play) [C]： put a piece of paper in the book to keep/mark one's～在书中夹一张纸条以便记住读到什么地方;I can't find/I've lost my～now that you've closed the book. 你把书合上了，我找不到原来读的地方了。There's something about nationalism in this book， but I can't find the～. 这本书中有一些关于民族主义的内容，但我找不到在什么地方。〖同〗point;
 (6)(尤指预留或预订的)座(车)位，位置 (seat or position， esp one reserved for or occupied by a person， car， etc) [C]： keep sb a～/keep a～for sb 给某人留一个座位; Is there a～for one more at the dinner table/in the bus? 这张饭桌/这辆公共汽车还能再坐下一个人吗?take one's～at the table 在桌边就座;the～of honour at the head of the table 饭桌的上席;There were three empty～s in church last Sunday. 上星期日教堂有三个空座位。a～in the car park 停车场的一个车位;return to one's～回到自己的座位上去;lose one's～in the queue 找不到自己原来在队伍中的位置;have an assured～in the history of English literature (fig) 在英国文学史上有确定的地位;occupy a high～as an English novelist (fig) 作为英国小说家占有很高的地位;
 (7)(社会上的)阶级(地位;角色) (rank， position or role (in society)) [C， sing] (尤与例证中的动词连用)： sb's～in society 某人的社会地位;keep/know one's～保持个人的地位/知道自己的地位(识相);forget one's～做与自己社会地位不相称的事;
 (8)职责(权) (duty; what one has to do) [C， sing]： It is your～to welcome the guests/look after the children. 欢迎客人/照看孩子们是你的职责。It's not my～to tell him what to do/he's wrong. 告诉他做什么/他错了这不是我的职责。〖同〗duty， right;
 (9) 1)(尤指雇员的)职位(务) (position or office， esp as an employee) [C]： find a～as a teacher/in a store 谋到一份教员工作/在商店里找到一份工作;get a～in the Civil Service 在政府部门中得到一个职位;an important～in the incoming government 未来政府中的一个重要职务;〖同〗position，post， job，office; 2)(在学校里学习的)机会 (opportunity to study at a school or university) [C]： be awarded a～at the college 被奖励入学院学习;(school) offer free～s to children who are exceptionally talented (学校)对极有天赋的儿童提供免费学习的机会; 3)运动队成员的资格(membership of a sports team) [C]： He's got a～in/on his local football team. 他成了当地足球队的队员。work hard for one's～in the Olympic team 努力训练争取成为奥林匹克队的一员;
 (10) 1)(某物)通常(合适)的位置(a usual or suitable position (for sth)) [C]： put sth back to its～把某物放回原处;put everything away in its correct～把每样东西都放到正确的位置上;Each book is in its～on the shelf. 每一本书都整齐地摆放在书架上。have a～for everything and everything in its～(prov) 每一样东西都有自己的位置，而且每一样东西都在自己的位置上;2)(某人)适合的地方 (suitable position for sb to be) [C] (通常neg)： A street is no～for a girl to be left alone at night. 大街上不是女孩子独自过夜的地方。This is no～to be if you don't like noise or crowds. 如果你不喜欢噪音或人多，那么这里不适合你。
 (11)(小数点后的)位 (position of a figure in a row of figures after a decimal point) [C]： move the decimal point one～to the right 将小数点向右移动一位;The value of π is 3.14 calculated/correct to two decimal～s/two～s of decimals. 如果保留两位小数，π的值是3.14。
 (12) 1)(比赛的)名次 ((in a competition) position among the winning competitors) [C， 通常sing]： win/get/take first～赢得第一名;finish/come in third～取得第三名;leap from sixth～to second 从第六名跃至第二名; 2)(赛马)前三名中的任何名次(尤指第二或第三名) (any of the first three positions， esp second or third， in the result of a horse race) [C， 通常sing]： Did he back the horse for a～or to win? 他赌那匹马会得第二、三名还是第一名?
 (13)房子(尤指乡间大宅);家 (house， esp a large country-house; home) [C] (infml)： He has a charming～in the country. 他在乡间有一所可爱的房子。Come over to my～for supper/tonight. 到我家来吃晚饭/今晚到我家来。have dinner/a party at sb's～在某人家里吃饭/聚会;〖同〗building;
 (14) 1)(用于城市里较短的街道或广场的名称)街，广场 (word used in a name for a short street， square， etc in a town) [C， sing] (尤BrE)： St James's P～圣詹姆斯街;I live at Queen's P～. 我住在女王广场。2)(用于乡间大宅的名称)别墅 (word used in a name for a large country house) [C， sing] (尤BrE)： Penshurst P～(in England) (英国)潘舍斯特别墅;
 all over the place (infml) 1)到处： I have been all over the～to find you. 我到处找过你。2)乱七八糟： The contents of the drawer were strewn all over the～. 抽屉里的东西摊得乱七八糟。(sb's hair/handwriting) be all over the～(某人的头发)很乱/(字迹)太潦草;
 change/swap places (with sb) 1)(与某人)交换位置(座位)： If you change～s with me， you'll be able to see better. 如果你与我交换一下座位，你就能看得更清楚一些。2)处于他人的情况下： I wouldn't change～s with her for anything， I'm happier the way I am. 无论如何我也不愿过她那样的生活，我这样更幸福。
 fall， fit， slot， etc into place 变得清楚(明了)：Things began to fall into～in her mind. 情况开始在她头脑中变得清楚起来。
 give place to 让位于;被……取代： Old methods must give～to new. 旧方法必须让位于新方法。The time has come for us to give～to younger men. 到了我们让位给年轻人的时候了。
 go places (尤指某人的事业)日益成功 (infml)： The coaching director says： “These kids can really go～s.” 教练说： “这些孩子的确能取得越来越好的成绩。”
 in the first， second， etc place (用于叙述论点)首先，其次等： I would not advise you to read that book， because， in the first～， it is very difficult and， in the second～， it is rather dull. 我劝你们不要读那本书;首先，那本书很难，其次是因为它枯燥乏味。
 in sb's place 处于某人的情况下： I don't know what I'd do in your～. 我不知道我要是你该做什么。
 in place 1)在本来应放的地方： She likes everything to be in～. 她喜欢样样东西都物归其位。2)适(恰)当： That remark was not in～. 那话说得不合适。
 in place of sb/sth; in sb's/sth's place 代替： Use water in～of milk. 用水代替牛奶。Will you go in my～? 你替我去好吗?
 lay/set a place 在餐桌上摆放一套餐具： Set a～for her when you lay the table. 你在桌子上摆餐具时给她摆上一套。
 out of place 1)不在原来(应在)的地方： Some of the books are out of～. Please put them in the right order. 有些书放的地方不对。请按正确顺序放好。2)不合适(恰当)：It was out of～for him to laugh at the old lady. 他笑话那老太太是不合适的。
 a place in the sun 好(平等)的境遇，有利的地位：Nations that have been oppressed for centuries are now fighting for a～in the sun. 几个世纪以来一直受压迫的国家现在正在为争取平等待遇而战。
 put oneself in sb else's/sb's place 设想自己处于他人的情况之下：If you put yourself in his～， you can understand why he is so careful. 设身处地想一想，你就能理解他为什么如此小心谨慎。
 put sb in his (proper) place 使某人安分(不敢越轨)： He tried to kiss her but she quickly put him in his～. 他试图吻她，但是她立刻就使他打消了非分之想。
 take place 发(产)生;举(进)行： The accident/wedding took～yesterday. 事故是昨天发生的/婚礼是昨天举行的。
 take sb's/sth's place; take the place of sb/sth 代替，取代：My brother is ill， and I've come to take his～. 我哥哥病了，我来替他。Electric trains have now taken the～of steam trains in this country. 在这个国家，电气火车已经取代了蒸汽火车。
 →′place-name n 地名;′place-setting n 饭桌上供一人进食用的一套餐具;
 vt (1)放(安)置 (put (sth) in a certain position) [T+n+prep， T+n+adv]：～the chair in the corner/the money in sb's hands把椅子放在角落里/钱放在某人的手中;～the books in alphabetical order 将书按字母顺序摆放好;Isn't that notice～d too high?那张通知是不是贴得太高了?〖同〗put，set; 〖反〗remove;
 (2)使处于(某种境况);给(某人)某种职权 (put sb in a situation or in office or authority) [T+n+prep， T+n+adv]：～sb in a dilemma/a difficult position/a quandary 使某人处于进退两难/困难/困惑的境地;～sb under arrest 逮捕某人;～sb in charge of the trade union work/in command of the First Army 任命某人负责工会工作/指挥第一军团;
 (3)寄托，给予 (fix; put (with certainty)) [T+n+prep]：～one's faith/one's trust in sb 信任/相信某人;～one's faith in knowledge/science 相信知识/科学;～confidence in sb 相信某人;～responsibility for the negotiations in sb's hands 将谈判的职责交给某人;～a great deal of importance on correct grammar/spelling 十分重视正确的语法/拼写;～one's affections on the wrong person 爱错了人;
 (4)认(辨别)出 (identify by connecting with one's memory or past experience) [T+n]： I remember the man's name but can't～him/his face. 我记得那人的名字但认不出他的人来/认不出他的脸。He had a foreign accent that I couldn't quite～. 他一口外国腔，我听不出是哪国口音。〖同〗identify，remember，recognize;
 (5)评价，估计;将……分等级(make a judgement about sb/sth in comparison with others; classify) [T+n， T+n+prep， T+n+adv]：～the value of the estate too high 将不动产的价值估得太高;iron ore reserves～d at 1.4 billion metric tons 估计为14亿吨的铁矿石储量;～sb among the world's greatest composers 认为某人是全世界最伟大的作曲家之一;How high would you～him among the singers of this country? 你认为他在该国的歌唱家中属于哪一等级?〖同〗group，classify，sort;
 (6)发出(订单)，订(货);下(赌注)(give an order or a bet to) [T+n， T+n+prep(with)]：～an order for hats with this store/fifty machines with this firm 向这家商店订购帽子/这家公司订购50台机床;He～d a bet on the last race. 他对最后一次比赛下了赌注;〖同〗order;
 (7)安排(工作，住处等) (find employment， a home， etc for sb) [T+n， T+n+prep(in/with)]： (agency)～about 3000 secretaries per annum (介绍所)每年安排大约3000份秘书工作;～sb with an insurance firm 安排某人到一家保险公司工作;He was～d in the infantry. 他被分配在步兵。～a homeless child 安置无家可归的孩子;The children were～d in an orphanage. 孩子们被送进孤儿院。The orphans were～d with foster-parents. 给孤儿们找到了养父母。〖同〗assign;
 (8)投(资) (invest (money)， esp to earn interest) [T+n， T+n+prep]：～$100 to sb's credit in the bank 将100美元存入某人在银行里的账户;～the money in industrial stock/bonds 将钱投资于工业股票/债券;～half of the capital of the firm in plane production 将公司的一半资本投资于飞机制造;〖同〗invest;
 (9)宣布(比赛名次) (state the final position of runners (in a race) or contestants (in athletics)) [尤pass： T+n， C+n+adj]： be responsible for～ing the winners 负责宣布获胜者的名次;He was～d second. 他名列第二。Their sole duty is to～the horses. 他们唯一的责任是决定赛马的名次。
 be placed 1)(BrE)(赛马)得前三名;2)(AmE) (赛马)得第二名;
 →′placement n (被)安置;
 【辨异】place、room、space 和seat均指房间、建筑物、车辆等中可容纳人或物的地方。space (地方，空间，作可数或不可数名词)和room (地方，作不可数名词)最为普通，指一个不确定的范围，可容下某物或用于某目的，如： We must find some space/room for this new wardrobe. (我们必须给这个新衣橱找个地方放。) place(地点，位置)和seat (座位) 则用于指某人或某物在空间中所占的一个具体位置(如座位等)，如： Which will be the best place (不用room或space) to put the desk? (写字台放在什么位置最好?) places/seats at the front of the hall (大厅前排的座位)。
 【辨异】place与lay、put和set的区别见LAY。