locate
UK/ləʊˈkeɪt/US/'lәukeit/
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释义
v.
To find the exact place where someone or something is.
找到……的位置;定位。
v.
To put or build something in a particular place (often passive: be located).
把……设在某处;坐落于(常用被动 be located)。
词根拆分
词根派生loc(地方)+ -ate(动词后缀)=「放置/找到位置」。这个动词可双向使用:主动地找出某物在哪(locate the leak 找到漏点),或被动地说明某物所在(办公室坐落在市中心 be located downtown)。
词根 loc 还连着 37 个词常用搭配
- 1.locate the source找到来源
- 2.easy to locate易于定位
- 3.located in位于
- 4.locate precisely精确定位
例句
- 1.
Rescuers used drones to locate the missing hikers.
救援人员用无人机定位失踪的徒步者。
- 2.
The new factory is located just outside the city.
新工厂坐落在城市边缘。
- 3.
I can't locate the file you sent me yesterday.
我找不到你昨天发给我的文件。
易混词辨析
locate 与 find —— find 是日常用词,指发现任何东西(I found my keys 我找到钥匙了);locate 更刻意、更专业,常借助工具或系统(locate a fault 找出故障、locate a target 锁定目标)。你偶然 find 到一家好餐厅,但靠地址 locate 一栋楼。