locate
英 [lə(ʊ)'keɪt]
美 [lo'ket]
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locate 定位来自locus,地点,-ate,动词后缀。引申词义定位。
- 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.
- 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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