首页英语词典locatelocate英英释意

locate

英[lə(ʊ)'keɪt] 美[lo'ket]
  • vt. 位于;查找…的地点
  • vi. 定位;定居

英英释意


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