lay, place, put, set

place, position, post, situation

place, position, spot, situation, site, location, locality, setting, scene

room, place, space

• there is room in improvement in your work.
  你在工作上還有上升空間。

• there isn’t space in the classroom for thirty desks．

名詞 place:

1. a point located with respect to surface features of some region
   同義詞：topographic point, spot
2. any area set aside for a particular purpose
   同義詞：property
3. an abstract mental location
4. a general vicinity
5. the post or function properly or customarily occupied or served by another
   同義詞：stead, position, lieu
6. a particular situation
   同義詞：shoes
7. where you live at a particular time
   同義詞：home
8. a job in an organization
   同義詞：position, post, berth, office, spot, billet, situation
9. the particular portion of space occupied by something
   同義詞：position
10. proper or designated social situation
    同義詞：station
11. a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)
    同義詞：seat
12. the passage that is being read
13. proper or appropriate position or location
14. a public square with room for pedestrians
    同義詞：plaza, piazza
15. an item on a list or in a sequence
    同義詞：position
16. a blank area
    同義詞：space, blank space

動詞 place:

1. put into a certain place or abstract location
   同義詞：put, set, pose, position, lay
2. place somebody in a particular situation or location
3. assign a rank or rating to
   同義詞：rate, rank, range, order, grade
4. assign a location to
   同義詞：locate, site
5. to arrange for
6. take a place in a competition; often followed by an ordinal
   同義詞：come in, come out
7. intend (something) to move towards a certain goal
   同義詞：target, aim, direct, point
8. recognize as being; establish the identity of someone or something
   同義詞：identify
9. assign to (a job or a home)
10. locate
    同義詞：set, localize, localise
11. estimate
    同義詞：put, set
12. identify the location or place of
    同義詞：localize, localise
13. make an investment
    同義詞：invest, put, commit
14. assign to a station
    同義詞：station, post, base, send
15. finish second or better in a horse or dog race
16. sing a note with the correct pitch

1. She has a foreign accent that I can't quite place.
   她有外國口音，但我聽不出是哪兒的口音。
2. The stockbroker has placed the money in industrial stock.
   證券經(jīng)紀人已用那筆錢購入了工業(yè)股票。
3. Australia is a big place.
   澳大利亞這個地方很大。
4. Put everything away in its correct place.
   把東西放到該放的地方去。
5. We must find a place for this new picture.
   我們必須找一個地方放這張新照片。
6. You place me in a very difficult position.
   你使我非常為難。
7. She's left her books all over the place.
   她把書到處亂放。

place

n.（名詞）

An area with definite or indefinite boundaries; a portion of space.
地方：一塊有確定或不確定的邊界的地方；一塊空間
Room or space, especially adequate space:
空間：房間或空間，尤指足夠的空間：
例句：
There is place for everyone at the back of the room.
房間后面可以容納所有的人

The particular portion of space occupied by or allocated to a person or thing.
場所，住所：由某人或物占據(jù)的特定的空間
A building or an area set aside for a specified purpose:
場所：某一建筑或地區(qū)，為特定的目的設立：
例句：
a place of worship.
朝拜地

A dwelling; a house:
居住點；房子：
例句：
bought a place on the lake.
在湖邊買所房子

A business establishment or office.
辦事處，公司：商業(yè)辦事處或辦公室
A locality, such as a town or a city:
地區(qū)：區(qū)域，如城鎮(zhèn)或大城市：
例句：
visited many places.
參觀了許多地區(qū)

Often Place Abbr. pl.,Pl.A public square or street with houses in a town.
常作 Place 縮寫 pl.,Pl.廣場，街：鎮(zhèn)上的公共廣場或有房屋的街

A space in which one person, such as a passenger or a spectator, can sit or stand.
席位、空位：一個可坐或站的空間，如乘客或觀眾站立或坐的空間
A setting for one person at a table.
位，座位：桌邊可由一人坐的位子
A position regarded as belonging to someone or something else; stead:
替代：一個本該屬于某人或某物的位置；替代：
例句：
She was chosen in his place.
她被選去替代他

A particular point that one has reached, as in a book:
頁數(shù)：某人所達到的某一點，如在一本書中：
例句：
I have lost my place.
我忘記看到哪一頁了

A particular spot, as on the body:
（身體）特定部位：特殊的地方，如身體：
例句：
the place that hurts.
受傷的地方

The proper or designated role or function:
地位，身份：合適的或指定的角色或功能：
例句：
the place of the media in a free society.
媒體在言論自由社會中的地位

The proper or customary position or order:
合適的位置，適當?shù)膱龊希哼m當?shù)幕蛄晳T性的位置或順序：
例句：
These books are out of place.
這些書擺亂了

A suitable setting or occasion:
適當?shù)臅r刻，合適的場合：
例句：
not the place to argue.
不是爭辯的場合

The appropriate right or duty:
職權：適當?shù)臋嗬蜇熑危?/br>例句：
not her place to criticize.
她無權指責

Social station:
社會地位：
例句：
He overstepped his place.
他越級了

A particular situation or circumstance:
特定場合：特定的情況或環(huán)境：
例句：
Put yourself in my place.
把你自己放在我的位置上

High rank or status.
高等級或地位
A job, post, or position:
工作、責任或職位：
例句：
found a place in the company.
在這公司謀職

Relative position in a series; standing.
名次：在一系列中的相對位置；地位
Games Second position for betting purposes, as in a horserace.
【游戲】 第二名：如在以賭博為目的賽馬中獲第二名
The specified stage in a list of points to be made, as in an argument:
階段：在一序列討論話題中某一特定的階段：
例句：
in the first place.
首先

Mathematics The position of a figure in a numeral or series.
【數(shù)學】 位：某一數(shù)列中一個數(shù)目的位置
v.（動詞）
placed,plac.ing,plac.es
v.tr.（及物動詞）
To put in or as if in a particular place or position; set.
放，安置，安排：放到某一特定的位置或地方；放置
To put in a specified relation or order:
排列：按特定關系或順序安排：
例句：
Place the words in alphabetical order.
將單詞按字母順序排列

To offer for consideration:
提出以供考慮：
例句：
placed the matter before the board.
向委員會提議這件事

To find accommodation or employment for.
為…找住處，為…安排職位
To put into a particular condition:
使…置于：將…放到特定的條件下：
例句：
placed him under arrest.
將他逮捕

To arrange for the publication or display of:
出版，刊登：安排…出版或公布：
例句：
place an advertisement in the newspaper.
在報紙上登上廣告

To appoint to a post:
安排：委派到某一位置：
例句：
placed her in a key position.
她被安排到一重要位置

To rank in an order or a sequence:
排…的名次，位置：在一序列或名單中的位置：
例句：
I`d place him second best.
我把他排在第二位

To estimate:
評估，估計：
例句：
placed the distance at 00 feet.
估計有00英尺遠

To identify or classify in a particular context:
認定，認清：在一特定的背景下鑒別或分類：
例句：
could not place that person`s face.
不能認清那人的臉

To give an order for:
對…下命令：
例句：
place a bet.
打賭

To apply or arrange for:
申請或安排：
例句：
place an order.
按次序安排

To adjust (one`s voice) for the best possible effects.
調(diào)整聲音：調(diào)整（某人的聲音）獲得最佳效果
v.intr.Sports Games （不及物動詞）【體育運動】 【游戲】
To arrive among the first three finishers in a race, especially to finish second.
在比賽中取得前三名之一，尤指第二名

<習慣用語>in place
In the appropriate or usual position or order:
就緒：在適合的或通常的位置或序列上：
例句：
With everything in place, she started the slide show.
一切就緒，她開始放幻燈片

In the same spot; without moving forwards or backwards:
原地：同一地點；不向前也不向后移動：
例句：
While marching in place, the band played a popular tune.
樂隊在原地踏步，并奏起流行樂曲

in place of
Instead of.
替代
keep (one`s) place 或
know (one`s) place
To recognize one`s social position and act according to traditional decorum.
知趣，守本分：知道自己的社會身份，依傳統(tǒng)行事
put (someone) in his or her place
To lower the dignity of (someone); humble.
降低某人的尊嚴；貶抑
place in the sun
A dominant or favorable position or situation.
處于占優(yōu)勢或有利的地位或位置
來源：
Middle English
中古英語
from Old English plôce
源自 古英語 plôce
Old French [open space] from Medieval Latin placea from Vulgar Latin *plattea
古法語 [開闊的空間] 源自 中世紀拉丁語 placea 源自 俗拉丁語 *plattea
both from Latin platôa [broad street]
都源自 拉丁語 platôa [寬街道]
from Greek plateia (hodos) [broad (street)] [feminine of] platus * see plat-
源自 希臘語 plateia (hodos) [寬（街）] [] platus的陰性詞 *參見 plat-

【引伸】
place.able
adj.（形容詞）
plac.er
n.（名詞）