/pleɪs ||; ples/noun[C] 1 a particular position or area 地方；地点: Show me the exact place where it happened. 给我指出事情发生的确切地点。This would be a good place to sit down and have a rest. 在这里坐下来休息一会儿很不错。The wall was damaged in several places. 这堵墙有几处受损了。
2 a particular village, town, country, etc 地方（指某村、镇、国家等）: Which places did you go to in Italy? 你意大利去了哪些地方？Vienna is a very beautiful place. 维也纳是个很美丽的地方。
3 a building or an area that is used for a particular purpose （作某种用途的）建筑物，地区: The square is a popular meeting place for young people. 这个广场是年轻人约会处。The town is full of inexpensive eating places. 这镇上到处都是价廉的餐馆。
4 a seat or position that can be used by sb/sth 座位；位子；位置: They went into the classroom and sat down in their places. 他们走进教室，坐在自己的位子上。Go on ahead and save me a placein the queue. 你先去排队，给我留个位子。 ☞A place is a seat or position for sb/sth. A place where you can park your car is also called a space. You use space and room when you are talking about empty areas This piano takes up too much space. There is enough room for three people in the back of the car. place是指某人或某物的座位或位置。用来停放车辆的位置亦可叫做space。space和room用于指空间：This piano takes up too much space.这台钢琴占了太多空间。·There is enough room for three people in the back of the car.汽车的后座有足够空间容纳三个人。
5 [sing] your position in society; your role 社会地位；身分: I feel it is not my place to criticize my boss. 我认为我没有资格批评上司。
6 an opportunity to study at a college, play for a team, etc 入读某学校或入选某体育队伍的机会: Abina has got a place to study law at Hull. 阿比纳已获准进赫尔攻读法律。Laila is now sure of a place on the team. 莱拉现已肯定入选该队。
7 the usual or correct position or occasion for sth 惯常或适当的位置；适当的场合: The room was tidy. Everything had been put away in its place. 那个房间很整齐，每样东西都放在适当的位置。A funeral is not the place to discuss business. 葬礼不是谈生意的场合。
8 the position of a number after the DECIMAL POINT （小数点后的）位: Your answer should be correct to three decimal places. 你的答案必须准确到小数点后三位数。
9 [sing] (spoken 口语) a person's home 住所；寓所；家: Her parents have got a place on the coast. 她的父母在海滨有一处住所。
10 [usu.sing] the position that you have at the end of a race, competition, etc （赛跑、比赛等的）名次: Cara finished in second place. 卡拉得了第二名。
all over the place everywhere 到处
change/swap places (with sb) to take sb's seat, position, etc and let him/her have yours （与某人）交换座位或位置等:
Let's change places so that you can look out of the window. 让我们换换座位吧，这样你就可以往窗外看。 fall/slot into place (used about sth that is complicated or difficult to understand) to become organized or clear in your mind （指复杂或费解的事物）变得清楚、有条不紊:
After two weeks in my new job, everything suddenly started to fall into place. 我在新的岗位做了两个星期后，突然一切都开始明朗起来。 in my, your, etc place/shoes in my, your, etc situation or position 在我或你…的处境或地位:
If I were in your place I would wait a year before getting married. 如果我处于你的情况，我会等一年再结婚。 in place 1 in the correct or usual position 在正确或通常的位置: Use tape to hold the picture in place. 用胶纸把图片固定住。
2 (used about plans or preparations) finished and ready to be used （指计划或准备工作）完成，就绪: All the preparations for the trip are now in place. 这次旅行的一切准备工作现在都已就绪。
in place of sb/sth;in sb/sth's place instead of sb/sth 代替；取代
in the first, second, etc place(
informal 非正式) used when you are giving a list of reasons for sth or explaining sth; firstly, secondly, etc （用于解释或提出理由）第一，第二…
out of place 1 not suitable for a particular situation 不合适；格格不入: I felt very out of place among all those clever people. 跟那些聪明人在一起，我真感到与他们格格不入。
2 not in the correct or usual place 不在适当或惯常的位置
put sb in his/her place to show that sb is not as clever, important, etc as he/she believes 使某人明白他或她并不那么聪明、重要…；煞某人的气焰:
It really put her in her place when she failed to qualify for the race. 她没有获得参赛资格，这确实煞了煞她的气焰。 put yourself in sb's place to imagine that you are in the same situation as sb else 设身处地；站在他人的立场想:
Put yourself in Steve's place and you will realize how worried he must be. 站在斯蒂夫的立场想想，你就知道他是多么担心了。 take place (used about a meeting, an event, etc) to happen （指会议、事件等）举行，发生，进行:
The ceremony took place in glorious sunshine. 典礼在灿烂的阳光下举行。