locate

英 [ləʊˈkeɪt]

美 [ˈloʊkeɪt]

v.  找出…的准确位置; 确定…的准确地点; 把…安置在(或建造于); 创办于(某地)

过去分词：located　过去式：located　现在分词：locating　第三人称单数：locates　

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Oxford 3000 / Collins.2 / BNC.2303 / COCA.1682

牛津词典

verb

• 找出…的准确位置；确定…的准确地点
  to find the exact position of sb/sth
  1. The mechanic located the fault immediately.
     机修工立即找到了出故障的地方。
  2. Rescue planes are trying to locate the missing sailors.
     救援飞机正在努力查明失踪水手的下落。
• 把…安置在（或建造于）
  to put or build sth in a particular place
  1. They located their headquarters in Swindon.
     他们把总部设在了斯温登。
• 创办于（某地）
  to start a business in a particular place
  1. There are tax breaks for businesses that locate in rural areas.
     在农村地区创办企业享有税收减免。

柯林斯词典

• VERB 找到；探明；确定…的位置
  If youlocatesomething or someone, you find out where they are.
  1. The scientists want to locate the position of the gene on a chromosome...
     科学家们希望找出该基因在染色体中的位置。
  2. We've simply been unable to locate him.
     我们就是没办法找到他。
• VERB 放置；设立；建立
  If youlocatesomething in a particular place, you put it there or build it there.
  1. Atlanta was voted the best city in which to locate a business by more than 400 chief executives...
     逾400名行政总裁投票推选亚特兰大为最适宜开办公司的城市。
  2. Tudor Court represents your opportunity to locate at the heart of the new Birmingham.
     都铎宛，您在新伯明翰中心区置业的好机会。
• VERB 迁居；开办公司
  If youlocatein a particular place, you move there or open a business there.
  1. ...tax breaks for businesses that locate in run-down neighbor-hoods.
     针对开办在老旧街区的商户的减税措施

英英释义

verb

• take up residence and become established
  1. The immigrants settled in the Midwest
  Synonym:settle
• discover the location of
  1. Can you locate your cousins in the Midwest?
  2. My search turned up nothing
  Synonym:turn up
• assign a location to
  1. The company located some of their agents in Los Angeles
  Synonym:placesite
• determine or indicate the place, site, or limits of, as if by an instrument or by a survey
  1. Our sense of sight enables us to locate objects in space
  2. Locate the boundaries of the property
  Synonym:situate

双语例句

• This control provides a file dialog box that allows users to browse and locate the description file to import.
  此控件提供了一个文件对话框，允许用户浏览和查找要导入的说明文件。
• We will be analysing all the things she has told us in the hope that we can locate the person responsible.
  我们将分析她告诉我们的所有事情，希望能找出罪魁祸首。
• It is difficult to locate a tree typical of a pure species in the arboretum and park collections of the United States and europe.
  当你在美国和欧洲的树木园或公园采集时，很难找到一株典型的纯种树。
• Locate and install depended-upon software.
  定位和安装依赖软件。
• When horizontal and vertical cutting may locate safely.
  在水平和竖直切削时可安全定位。
• Locate the files or folders to add to your project from this list.
  从该列表中定位要添加到项目的文件或文件夹。
• Expand the project and module nodes in the navigator view, and locate the WebContent folder.
  在navigator视图中展开项目和模块节点，并找到WebContent文件夹。
• Knowing this structure will help you locate important files and directories.
  了解这个结构有利于您定位重要文件和目录。
• Designed to both locate and clamp material.
  同时设计定位和夹紧材料。
• You can locate this file in your project directory structure.
  您可以在项目目录结构中找到此文件。