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locate

英 [lə(ʊ)'keɪt] 美[lo'ket]
  • vt. 位于;查找…的地点
  • vi. 定位;定居

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词态变化


第三人称单数: locates;过去式: located;过去分词: located;现在分词: locating;

中文词源


locate 定位

来自locus,地点,-ate,动词后缀。引申词义定位。

英文词源


locate (v.)
1650s, "to establish oneself in a place, settle," from Latin locatus, past participle of locare "to place, put, set, dispose, arrange," from locus "a place" (see locus). Sense of "mark the limits of a place" (especially a land grant) is attested from 1739 in American English; this developed to "establish (something) in a place" (1807) and "to find out the place of" (1882, American English). Related: Located; locating.

双语例句


1. Try to locate exactly where the smells are entering the room.
找找看气味具体是从什么地方散入房间的。

来自柯林斯例句

2. We've simply been unable to locate him.
我们就是没办法找到他。

来自柯林斯例句

3. Rescue teams are using thermal imaging to locate survivors of the earthquake.
救援队伍正利用热成像确定地震幸存者的位置。

来自《权威词典》

4. After Father retires, he's going to locate in Hong Kong.
父亲退休后打算在香港定居.

来自《简明英汉词典》

5. The head company decided to locate in Qingdao.
总公司决定设在青岛.

来自《简明英汉词典》

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