place /pleis/ I. n.［c］1.地方, 住宅, 职位：I can’t be in two places at once.我不能同时在两个地方。She hopes to get a place in the Civil Service. 她希望在文职机构里寻得一个职位。He has a nice place in Guangzhou.他在广州有一处豪华的住宅。 2. 地位；名次：have a place in the history of English literature 在英国文学史上是有地位的；get/win/take the first place 夺得第一名 in place 在合适的位置：I like everything to be in place.我喜欢一切都井井有条。That remark was not in place.那话不恰当。in place of 或 in one’s place 代替：Who is here in place of the headmaster? 谁是这里的代理校长? The chairman was ill so his secretary spoke in his place.主席病了，因此他的秘书代替他发言。 in the first (second) place 第一，首先(其次)： In the first place, the book is very difficult, and in the second place, it is rather dull. 首先，这本书不易读，其次读了也没有什么味。 out of place 不在合适的位置；不恰当，不相称： Harry fell and knocked one of his teeth out of place. 哈利摔了一跤，把一颗牙摔歪了。He felt out of place in their company.在他们那些伙伴中他觉得格格不入。 take place 发生，举行： When does the meeting take place?会议什么时候举行? take the place of sb./sth.或 take one’s place代替：She couldn’t attend the meeting so her assistant took her place.她不能出席会议，因此她的助手代替了她。Nothing could take the place of the family he had lost. 什么也代替不了他失去的家庭。 ‖II. vt. 设，置，装；任命；发出；订购：The notice is placed too high — nobody can read it.布告贴得太高，谁也看不清。He placed the books in order on the shelf.他将书按顺序在书架上摆好They have placed an order with us for three new cars.他们向我们订购了三辆新轿车。We would place her among the world’s greatest singers.我们把她列为世界上最伟大的歌唱家之一。