| 单词 | locate |
| 释义 | Word family noun local location relocation locale locality localization dislocation relocation adjective local localized dislocated verb locate dislocate relocate localize adverb locally lo·cate /ləʊˈkeɪt $ ˈloʊkeɪt/ ●●○ W3 AWL verb 1 be located in/near etc something PLACEto be in a particular position or place 位于某处/位于某处附近等 SYN be situated The business is located right in the center of town. 这家商店就在市中心。2 [transitive]FIND to find the exact position of something 找出…的准确位置 We couldn’t locate the source of the radio signal. 我们无法确定无线电信号的来源。► see thesaurus at find3 [transitive] to put or build something in a particular place 把…设置在；把…建造在 Large retail chains are usually only prepared to locate stores in areas of high population density. 大型零售连锁店一般只愿意开在人口密集的地区。4 [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] American EnglishLEAVE YOUR HOME/COUNTRY to come to a place and start a business, company etc there 到…创业locate in/at etc We are offering incentives for companies to locate in our city. 我们提供优惠条件，鼓励企业来本市落户。→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpuslocate• I try the quarter where I know Meurent was born, where the rue Folie-Mericourt is located.• If you have difficulty locating a particular book, please ask one of the librarians for assistance.• Whales use low-frequency calls to locate each other.• Androids have been sent to locate her.• The block is located in the Murzuk basin between proven oil discoveries and first drilling is expected in 1993.• Nearly 20 percent of that cash went toward constructing a fire substation conveniently located south of the Industrial Park.• It may well be argued that any attempt at locating sUch a remote people is itself an idle one.• Investigators searched through the plane's wreckage for several hours before locating the flight recorder.• I choose to define this tradition as labourism, and attempt to locate the Labour Party within it.• The unit immediately locates the nearest station, with a vertical green line traversing a gray screen until locking into a signal.locate in/at etc• The whirlpools and other necessities are located in a smaller room.• Confusion also arose when schools took over administrative functions which traditionally had been located in LEAs.• The school site is located in prime pygmy owl habitat.• Twelve are located in the Bay Area.• They manufacture this liquid in nectaries that are usually located in the farthest depths of a flower.• Training Centres are located at the following Singer shops: In addition to the complimentary courses, others will be available from time to time.• More particulars about these growers can be located in the Village Directory of Champagne Growers.From Longman Business Dictionarylocatelo‧cate /ləʊˈkeɪtˈloʊkeɪt/ verb [intransitive, transitive]1to start a business or company in a particular placeForeign companies began to locate new plants in the United States.locate inA growing number of small factories are finding it pays to locate in cities.2be located to be based in a particular placeThe offices are located in Portland, Oregon.→ See Verb tableOrigin locate (1500-1600) Latin past participle of locare “to place”, from locus; → LOCUSlo·cate verbChineseSyllable in Business to Corpus a position particular be or place |
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