locate /ləuˈkeit/ vt. 1. 找到，探明，确定位置：Can you locate Paris and Berlin on the map? 你能在地图上找到巴黎和柏林吗? ［考句］The explorer lost his way so he climbed to the top of the hill to locate himself.探险者迷了路，所以他爬上了山头，辨认自己的位置。2. 把…放在某地，让…待在某处(坐落于…)：The company located its branch office in the suburbs. 公司把它的分支办公地点放在郊区。 be located 位于： The Fire House is located next to the river. 消防队位于河旁边。
location /ləuˈkeiʃən/ n. ［u］位置; ［c］场所，地点: a quiet location 安静地段；a house in a fine location 地点很好的房子The location of the factory is close to the railway. 那家工厂的地点在铁路附近。A post office should be built in a central location. 邮电局应该建在中心位置。
