place

詞意辨析：

lay, place, put, set

這些動詞均有“放”之意。
lay: 指小心地把人或物平放或橫放，側重動作安穩。
place: 較正式用詞，指把某物放在一個正確的位置上，側重動作的正確。
put: 普通用詞，含義較廣泛。指把人或物置於某處，並將其留在該處。
set: 普通用詞，指為了某種目的而將人或物放在一定位置上。指物時多指立著放。

place, position, post, situation

這些名詞均有“職位”之意。
place: 指任何不分高低貴賤的職位；有時側重指在政府、法庭所謀求的職位。
position: 側重指社會地位較高，工作較為莊重，領取工資的職位。
post: 普通用詞，指人的職務，職位，崗位。
situation: 正式用詞，一般指雇員或為富有人家工作所擔任的職位，現多見於廣告中。

place, position, spot, situation, site, location, locality, setting, scene

這些名詞均含“地點、位置、場所”之意。
place: 含義廣泛，最普通用詞，既可指很小的地點，又可指很大很遠的地方或場所。
position: 多指物體相對於其他物體所處的位置或狀態。
spot: 指相對較小的特定地點或事物所在地。
situation: 指物體在其周圍環境中所處的位置或狀態，側重地點或場所的環境特徵。
site: 指或大或小的地方，既可指供專門用途或特定活動的地點，又可指某一事件的地址。
location: 指某物設定的方向或地點。
locality: 指某物所處的客觀位置和周圍地區。
setting: 一般特指戲劇或小說所寫的環境或場所。
scene: 常指真實事件或虛構故事發生的地點。

room, place, space

這一組名詞都有空間，地方的意思。
room: 有兩層含義，一為“房間”，是可數名詞；二表示人或物體所占的“空間或場所”、處事的“餘地”等意思，是不可數名詞，可用little，much，no，plenty等詞修飾。可構成make room for給......讓出地方；take up room占地方；leave room for留出空間給......等短語。

• There is room in improvement in your work.
  你在工作上還有上升空間。

place: 指人們從事各種活動的“地方，場所，位置”，是可數名詞，常用的短語有take one’s place就坐，入席；in place在適當的位置。

• Wuhan is a hot place in summer.
  武漢是個夏天很熱的地方。

space: 意為“空間”，是不可數名詞，表示萬物存在之處，太空；作“空隙、空白”解時，是可數名詞。

• There isn’t space in the classroom for thirty desks．

英文解釋：

名詞 place:

1. a point located with respect to surface features of some region
   同義詞：topographic point, spot
2. any area set aside for a particular purpose
   同義詞：property
3. an abstract mental location
4. a general vicinity
5. the post or function properly or customarily occupied or served by another
   同義詞：stead, position, lieu
6. a particular situation
   同義詞：shoes
7. where you live at a particular time
   同義詞：home
8. a job in an organization
   同義詞：position, post, berth, office, spot, billet, situation
9. the particular portion of space occupied by something
   同義詞：position
10. proper or designated social situation
    同義詞：station
11. a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)
    同義詞：seat
12. the passage that is being read
13. proper or appropriate position or location
14. a public square with room for pedestrians
    同義詞：plaza, piazza
15. an item on a list or in a sequence
    同義詞：position
16. a blank area
    同義詞：space, blank space

動詞 place:

1. put into a certain place or abstract location
   同義詞：put, set, pose, position, lay
2. place somebody in a particular situation or location
3. assign a rank or rating to
   同義詞：rate, rank, range, order, grade
4. assign a location to
   同義詞：locate, site
5. to arrange for
6. take a place in a competition; often followed by an ordinal
   同義詞：come in, come out
7. intend (something) to move towards a certain goal
   同義詞：target, aim, direct, point
8. recognize as being; establish the identity of someone or something
   同義詞：identify
9. assign to (a job or a home)
10. locate
    同義詞：set, localize, localise
11. estimate
    同義詞：put, set
12. identify the location or place of
    同義詞：localize, localise
13. make an investment
    同義詞：invest, put, commit
14. assign to a station
    同義詞：station, post, base, send
15. finish second or better in a horse or dog race
16. sing a note with the correct pitch

詞型變化：

名詞:placer 動詞過去式:placed 過去分詞:placed 現在分詞:placing 第三人稱單數:places 形容詞:placeable 

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英文造句：

1. She has a foreign accent that I can't quite place.
   她有外國口音，但我聽不出是哪兒的口音。
2. The stockbroker has placed the money in industrial stock.
   證券經紀人已用那筆錢購入了工業股票。
3. Australia is a big place.
   澳大利亞這個地方很大。
4. Put everything away in its correct place.
   把東西放到該放的地方去。
5. We must find a place for this new picture.
   我們必須找一個地方放這張新照片。
6. You place me in a very difficult position.
   你使我非常為難。
7. She's left her books all over the place.
   她把書到處亂放。