plate

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义
英 /ˈpleɪ̯t/|[ˈpʰl̥eɪ̯t]    美 /ˈpleɪ̯t/|[ˈpʰl̥eɪ̯t]|/ˈplæ̝ɪ̯t/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A slightly curved but almost flat dish from which food is served or eaten. countable,uncountable
    — I filled my plate from the bountiful table.
  2. Silver or gold, in the form of a coin, or less often silver or gold utensils or dishes. obsolete
    — […] realms and islands were As plates dropp’d from his pocket.
  3. Precious metal, especially silver. uncountable,usually
    — At every meal—and I have heard the meals at Petleighcote were neither abundant nor succulent—enough plate stood upon the table to pay for the feeding of the poor of the whole county for a month
  4. Such dishes collectively. uncountable
    — A valuable collection of silver plate was donated to the museum.
  5. A roundel of silver or argent.
  6. The contents of such a dish. countable,uncountable
    — I ate a plate of beans.
  7. A course at a meal. countable,uncountable
    — The meat plate was particularly tasty.
  8. An agenda of tasks, problems, or responsibilities countable,figuratively,uncountable
    — With revenues down and transfer payments up, the legislature has a full plate.
  9. A flat object of uniform thickness. countable,uncountable
    — The most important and most expensive part of any solar cell is a silicon plate.
  10. Vehicle license plates, registration plates. Australia,countable,especially,metonymically,plural
    — He stole a car and changed the plates as soon as he could.
  11. A taxi permit, especially of a metal disc. countable,uncountable
  12. Plate armor. countable,historical,uncountable
    — He was confronted by two knights in full plate.
  13. A layer of a material on the surface of something, usually qualified by the type of the material; plating countable,uncountable
    — The bullets just bounced off the steel plate on its hull.
  14. A material covered with such a layer. countable,uncountable
    — If you're not careful, someone will sell you silverware that's really only silver plate.
  15. An ornamental or food service item coated with silver or gold or otherwise decorated. countable,dated,uncountable
    — The tea was served in the plate.
  16. A weighted disk, usually of metal, with a hole in the center for use with a barbell, dumbbell, or exercise machine. countable,uncountable
  17. An engraved surface used to transfer an image to paper. countable,uncountable
    — We finished making the plates this morning.
  18. An image or copy. countable,uncountable
  19. An illustration in a book, either black and white, or colour, usually on a page of paper of different quality from the text pages. countable,uncountable
  20. A shaped and fitted surface, usually ceramic or metal that fits into the mouth and in which teeth are implanted; a dental plate. countable,uncountable
  21. A horizontal framing member at the top or bottom of a group of vertical studs. countable,uncountable
  22. A person's foot. Cockney,countable,slang,uncountable
    — Sit down and give your plates a rest.
  23. Home plate. countable,uncountable
    — There was a close play at the plate.
  24. A tectonic plate. countable,uncountable
    — Our planet's crust is split into eight major plates and many minor plates.
  25. Any of various larger scales found in some reptiles. countable,uncountable
  26. A flat electrode such as can be found in an accumulator battery, or in an electrolysis tank. countable,uncountable
  27. The anode of a vacuum tube. countable,uncountable
    — Regulating the oscillator plate voltage greatly improves the keying.
  28. A prize given to the winner in a contest. countable,uncountable
  29. Any flat piece of material such as coated glass or plastic. countable,uncountable
  30. A metallic card, used to imprint tickets with an airline's logo, name, and numeric code. countable,dated,uncountable
  31. The ability of a travel agent to issue tickets on behalf of a particular airline. broadly,countable,uncountable
  32. A VIN plate, particularly with regard to the car's year of manufacture. Australia,countable,uncountable
  33. One of the thin parts of the brisket of an animal. countable,uncountable
  34. A very light steel horseshoe for racehorses. countable,uncountable
  35. Skins for fur linings of garments, sewn together and roughly shaped, but not finally cut or fitted. countable,uncountable
  36. The fine nap (as of beaver, musquash, etc.) on a hat whose body is made from inferior material. countable,uncountable
  37. A record, usually vinyl. countable,uncountable
  38. trauma plate. countable,uncountable
    — The SAPI plate in his vest protected him from the bullet's impact.
  39. Any of the potential romantic or sexual partners with whom a person keeps in touch as part of plate spinning. countable,slang,uncountable
    — More plates means more dates!
  40. A Lego piece that is thin, 1/3 the height of a brick, and has studs on top. countable,uncountable
动词 v.
  1. To cover the surface material of an object with a thin coat of another material, usually a metal.
    — This ring is plated with a thin layer of gold.
  2. To place the various elements of a meal on the diner's plate prior to serving.
    — After preparation, the chef will plate the dish.
  3. To score a run.
    — The single plated the runner from second base.
  4. To arm or defend with metal plates. transitive
  5. To beat into thin plates. transitive
  6. To specify which airline a ticket will be issued on behalf of.
    — Tickets are normally plated on an itinerary's first international airline.
  7. to categorise stamps based on their position on the original sheet, in order to reconstruct an entire sheet.
  8. To identify the printing plate used.

词形变化

plates plural plates present,singular,third-person plating participle,present plated participle,past plated past plates plural plates plural

词汇关系

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词源

词源 1
From Middle English plate, from Old French plate, from Medieval Latin plata, from Vulgar Latin *plat(t)us, from Ancient Greek πλατύς (platús, “broad, flat, wide”). Compare Spanish plato.
(foot): Cockney rhyming slang, from "plates of meat" for "feet".
词源 2
From Middle English platen, from Old English platian and Old French plater, both ultimately from Latin plata (see above).
词源 3
From Middle English, partly from Anglo-Norman plate (“plate, bullion”) and partly from Latin plata (“silver”), from Vulgar Latin *platta (“metal plate”), from feminine of Latin *plattus (“flat”).
词源 4
From Spanish plata (“silver”).
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