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

• We've simply been unable to locate him.
  我们就是没办法找到他。
• 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。
• But you must make a few changes in the setup() method to locate and instantiate the EJB object.
  但是您必须在set（）方法中稍做变动，来对EJB对象进行定位和实例化。
• You can locate it in any project or folder.
  可以将它放置在任何项目或文件夹中。
• Of course, in this example, you can simply use the find() method to locate the button.
  当然，在本例中，您可以简单使用find（）方法来定位按钮。
• 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。
• In the file system, locate the package that you want to use as template.
  在文件系统中，找到要用作模板的包。
• 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。
• They tested his ability to locate objects in space.
  他们测试了他的空间定位能力。
• Extends capabilities to automatically locate all databases, in both production and test environments, for monitoring and protection.
  扩展生产和测试环境中的数据库自动定位功能，以便进行监控和保护。