| 词组 | place |
| 释义 | place Place is usually used as a noun. ◊ used in descriptions You can use it after an adjective when you are describing a building, room, town, or area of land. For example, instead of saying 'Richmond is nice', you can say 'Richmond is a nice place'. It's a beautiful place. The cellar was a very dark place. He's building himself a really comfortable place to live in. ◊ saying where something is You can say where something is using the place followed by a clause beginning with 'where'. For example, you can say 'This is the place where I parked my car'. He reached the place where I was standing. He said he would walk with me to the place where I had been knocked down. ◊ WARNING You do not use 'where' with a 'to'-infinitive after place. You do not say, for example, 'I'm looking for a place where to park my car'. You say 'I'm looking for a place to park my car' or 'I'm looking for a place where I can park my car'. You can also say 'I'm looking for somewhere to park my car'. I always tried to find a place to hide. It was a place where they could go swimming or surfing. We had to find somewhere to stop for lunch. ◊ 'anywhere' You do not usually use place after 'any' in questions or negative statements. You do not say, for example, 'She never goes to any place without her sister'. You say 'She never goes anywhere without her sister'. I changed my mind and decided not to go anywhere. Is there an ashtray anywhere? ◊ 'there' You do not use 'that place' to refer to somewhere that has just been mentioned. You do not say, for example, 'I drove my car into a field and left it in that place'. You say 'I drove my car into a field and left it there'. I decided to try Newmarket. I soon found a job there. I must get home. Bill's there on his own. ◊ 'room' You do not use place to say whether there is enough space for something. You do not say, for example, 'There was not enough place for all my things'. You say 'There was not enough room for all my things'. There wasn't enough room for everybody. Just keep the crowd back so I have room to move. ◊ 'place' used as a verb Place is sometimes used as a verb with the same meaning as 'put'. Some of the women lit candles and placed them carefully among the flowers. See entry at ↑ ◊ 'take place' When something takes place, it happens. The talks will take place in Vienna. ...the changes which are taking place at the moment. See entry at ↑ |
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