locate

英 [ləʊˈkeɪt]

美 [ˈloʊkeɪt]

v.  找出…的准确位置; 确定…的准确地点; 把…安置在(或建造于); 创办于(某地)

过去分词：located　过去式：located　现在分词：locating　第三人称单数：locates　

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Oxford 3000 / Collins.2 / BNC.2303 / COCA.1682

牛津词典

verb

• 找出…的准确位置；确定…的准确地点
  to find the exact position of sb/sth
  1. The mechanic located the fault immediately.
     机修工立即找到了出故障的地方。
  2. Rescue planes are trying to locate the missing sailors.
     救援飞机正在努力查明失踪水手的下落。
• 把…安置在（或建造于）
  to put or build sth in a particular place
  1. They located their headquarters in Swindon.
     他们把总部设在了斯温登。
• 创办于（某地）
  to start a business in a particular place
  1. There are tax breaks for businesses that locate in rural areas.
     在农村地区创办企业享有税收减免。

柯林斯词典

• VERB 找到；探明；确定…的位置
  If youlocatesomething or someone, you find out where they are.
  1. The scientists want to locate the position of the gene on a chromosome...
     科学家们希望找出该基因在染色体中的位置。
  2. We've simply been unable to locate him.
     我们就是没办法找到他。
• VERB 放置；设立；建立
  If youlocatesomething in a particular place, you put it there or build it there.
  1. Atlanta was voted the best city in which to locate a business by more than 400 chief executives...
     逾400名行政总裁投票推选亚特兰大为最适宜开办公司的城市。
  2. Tudor Court represents your opportunity to locate at the heart of the new Birmingham.
     都铎宛，您在新伯明翰中心区置业的好机会。
• VERB 迁居；开办公司
  If youlocatein a particular place, you move there or open a business there.
  1. ...tax breaks for businesses that locate in run-down neighbor-hoods.
     针对开办在老旧街区的商户的减税措施

英英释义

verb

• take up residence and become established
  1. The immigrants settled in the Midwest
  Synonym:settle
• discover the location of
  1. Can you locate your cousins in the Midwest?
  2. My search turned up nothing
  Synonym:turn up
• assign a location to
  1. The company located some of their agents in Los Angeles
  Synonym:placesite
• determine or indicate the place, site, or limits of, as if by an instrument or by a survey
  1. Our sense of sight enables us to locate objects in space
  2. Locate the boundaries of the property
  Synonym:situate

双语例句

• They tested his ability to locate objects in space.
  他们测试了他的空间定位能力。
• In this way, you locate the file.
  通过这种方式，您对该文件进行了定位。
• In the Assets tool, you can locate directories, files, and attachments using the Explorer view.
  在Assets工具中，您可以使用Explorer视图定位目录、文件和附件。
• Locate the files or folders to add to your project from this list.
  从该列表中定位要添加到项目的文件或文件夹。
• There have been many attempts, both light-hearted and serious, to locate the Loch Ness Monster.
  有很多人或随意或认真地尝试过，想要找到尼斯湖水怪。
• When horizontal and vertical cutting may locate safely.
  在水平和竖直切削时可安全定位。
• This control provides a file dialog box that allows users to browse and locate the description file to import.
  此控件提供了一个文件对话框，允许用户浏览和查找要导入的说明文件。
• Of course, in this example, you can simply use the find() method to locate the button.
  当然，在本例中，您可以简单使用find（）方法来定位按钮。
• Tooling can then be used on the managing server to locate and analyze the slower transactions.
  然后可以在管理服务器上使用工具定位和分析较慢的事务。
• But you must make a few changes in the setup() method to locate and instantiate the EJB object.
  但是您必须在set（）方法中稍做变动，来对EJB对象进行定位和实例化。