| 词汇 | plate |
| 释义 | plate (verb) plate 14 ENTRIES FOUND: plate (noun) plate (verb) plate glass (noun) plate tectonics (noun) fashion plate (noun) gold-plated (adjective) home plate (noun) hot plate (noun) license plate (noun) number plate (noun) silver-plated (adjective) vanity plate (noun) clean (verb) step (verb) 1 plate /ˈpleɪt/ noun plural plates 1 plate /ˈpleɪt/ noun plural plates Learner's definition of PLATE 1 [count] a : a flat and usually round dish that is used for eating or serving food盘子；碟 plates, bowls, and cups盘子、碗和杯子 a paper plate纸盘 fancy dinner/salad/bread/dessert plates精美的餐盘/沙拉盘/面包盘/甜点盘 a large serving plate [=platter]盛饭菜的大盘 pie plates [=plates used to hold pies]馅饼盘 — see picture at place setting b : the food that is served on a plate一盘食物 a plate of cheese and crackers一盘奶酪和薄脆饼干 a fruit/vegetable/meat plate [=a plate filled with different fruits/vegetables/meats]一盘水果/蔬菜/肉 I ate a salad and a plate of spaghetti.我吃了一份沙拉和一盘意大利面。 2 [count] : a thin, flat piece of metal金属牌 A shiny metal plate was screwed to the door.门上钉了一块闪闪发光的金属牌。 He had a steel plate put in his shoulder after the accident.事故后他的肩膀里打了一个钢片。 a plate of armor一片铠甲 — see also breastplate, nameplate 3 [count] : license plate — usually plural通常用复数 a car with New York plates挂着纽约车牌的汽车 4 [count] : one of the usually flat, hard pieces that cover the body of some animals（某些动物身上的）鳞甲 a dinosaur covered in bony plates身上长有鳞甲的恐龙 5 [singular] : a dish or small container used in some churches to collect money（教堂中放捐款的）奉献盘 They passed around the plate during services.他们在礼拜过程中逐一传递奉献盘。 the collection plate募捐盘 6 the plate baseball : home plate The runner was tagged out at the plate.跑垒员在本垒被触杀出局。 — see also step up to the plate (below) 7 [count] geology : one of the very large sections of the Earth's surface that are believed to move and cause earthquakes where they touch each other板块 — see also plate tectonics 8 [noncount] a : metal that is covered with a thin layer of gold or silver镀金（或镀银）金属 gold/silver plate镀金/镀银盘 b : objects (such as dishes, knives, forks, etc.) that are covered with a thin layer of gold or silver（镀金或镀银的）餐具 The dishes were solid silver, not plate.这些餐具是纯银的，不是镀银的。 9 [count] : a special page in a book that has pictures on it插图页 The book is 500 pages long and contains over 50 color plates.这本书共500页，其中有50多页彩色插图。 — see also bookplate 10 [count] : a surface of metal, plastic, or wood that is used in printing words or pictures on paper（印刷用的）印版 printing plates印版 11 [count] : a sheet of glass or plastic that is treated with a special chemical and used in photography（摄影用的）感光板 photographic plates摄影感光板 12 [count] : the part of a set of false teeth that attaches to the mouth假牙床；假牙托 the upper/lower plate of a set of dentures一副假牙的上/下牙托 clean your plate — see 2clean on a plate informal : in a way that requires no effort : as a gift不费工夫地 He was handed the job on a plate. [=he was given the job without having to do anything to earn it]他那份工作得来全不费工夫。 The victory was handed to us on a plate.这场胜利是人家拱手相送的。 on your plate informal — used to refer to the things that a person has to do or deal with at one time要做的工作 She has a lot on her plate right now. [=she has a lot of things that she has to deal with right now]她此刻有很多事要做。 I've got enough on my plate to keep me busy this summer.我有很多事要做，够这个夏天忙的了。 step up to the plate baseball : to move into position next to home plate in order to bat（靠近本垒）准备下一个击球 — often used figuratively in U.S. English在美国英语中常用作比喻 He finally stepped up to the plate [=he finally took action] and asked her to marry him.他终于采取行动，向她求婚了。 If you want this promotion, you're going to have to step up to the plate. [=you will have to improve your work performance to show that you deserve the promotion]如果你想得到提拔，就得有所作为。 — see also fashion plate 2 plate /ˈpleɪt/ verb plates; plated; plating 2 plate /ˈpleɪt/ verb plates; plated; plating Learner's definition of PLATE [+ object] 1 : to add a layer of metal to the outside of (something)给…镀（金属） — usually used as (be) plated通常用作(be) plated The tin cups were plated with silver.锡杯镀上了银。 2 baseball : to cause (a run or a runner) to score使（跑垒或跑垒员）得分 His second hit plated [=drove in] two runs.他的第二击使跑垒得了两分。 |
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