n.
1. silver articles银器 。
△2H.IV.2.1.157(140):“I must be fain to pawn both my plate and the tapestryof my dining-chambers” 我一定得把我的银器盘盏连同餐厅里的挂幔都当掉啦。
△Rom.1.5.8 (7):“look to theplate.”i.e.take care of the silverware. 小心银器。
2. gold and silver articles for domestic use金银器皿。
△H.VIII.3.2.126(125): “The several parcels of hisplate.”各式各样的金银器皿。
plate
vt. clothe in plate-armour使…披上金属片铠甲。
△Lr.4.6.170(165):“Plate sin with gold. / And thestrong lance of justice hurtless breaks；”i.e. Clothe sinin gold plate-armour,and the strong weapon of thelaw breaks without causing any hurt. 罪恶披上黄金铠甲，法律的坚硬长枪就会折断，不能伤它毫分。
plate[pleit]
n.盘子，金属牌，插图，板，图版，金银餐具，投手板，本垒板，金奖杯 v.镀
◇ foul a plate with和…共餐
hand sth. to sb.on a plate轻易使某人得到某物
have a lot on one’s plate有许多事需要处理
on a plate现成的
‖ plate appearance at bat轮击
plate constants底片常数
plate engraving ink雕刻凹版油墨
plate finish光泽装饰
plate lens平透镜
plate magazine底片暗盒
plate making制版
plate race领发奖品的赛马
plate scale底片比例
plate tectonics板块构造论
plate umpire司球裁判员