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locate

🇬🇧 UK/ləʊˈkeɪt/🇺🇸 US/'lәukeit/
NGSL 2kTOEFLB1

Definitions

v.

To find the position of something; to place or establish something in a particular spot

找到,查明…的位置;把…设置在某处

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
locplace
+
ateto make, having
=locate

Common Collocations

  • 1.locate the source找到来源
  • 2.locate precisely精确定位

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    Police were unable to locate the missing child.

  • 2.

    The GPS helped us locate the lost hiker in the forest.

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