place

lay, place, put, set

place, position, post, situation

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

room, place, space

• there is room in improvement in your work.
  你在工作上还有上升空间。

• wuhan is a hot place in summer.
  武汉是个夏天很热的地方。

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

名词 place:

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

动词 place:

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

1. She has a foreign accent that I can't quite place.
   她有外国口音，但我听不出是哪儿的口音。
2. The stockbroker has placed the money in industrial stock.
   证券经纪人已用那笔钱购入了工业股票。
3. Australia is a big place.
   澳大利亚这个地方很大。
4. Put everything away in its correct place.
   把东西放到该放的地方去。
5. We must find a place for this new picture.
   我们必须找一个地方放这张新照片。
6. You place me in a very difficult position.
   你使我非常为难。
7. She's left her books all over the place.
   她把书到处乱放。

place

n.（名词）

An area with definite or indefinite boundaries; a portion of space.
地方：一块有确定或不确定的边界的地方；一块空间
Room or space, especially adequate space:
空间：房间或空间，尤指足够的空间：
例句：
There is place for everyone at the back of the room.
房间后面可以容纳所有的人

The particular portion of space occupied by or allocated to a person or thing.
场所，住所：由某人或物占据的特定的空间
A building or an area set aside for a specified purpose:
场所：某一建筑或地区，为特定的目的设立：
例句：
a place of worship.
朝拜地

A dwelling; a house:
居住点；房子：
例句：
bought a place on the lake.
在湖边买所房子

A business establishment or office.
办事处，公司：商业办事处或办公室
A locality, such as a town or a city:
地区：区域，如城镇或大城市：
例句：
visited many places.
参观了许多地区

Often Place Abbr. pl.,Pl.A public square or street with houses in a town.
常作 Place 缩写 pl.,Pl.广场，街：镇上的公共广场或有房屋的街

A space in which one person, such as a passenger or a spectator, can sit or stand.
席位、空位：一个可坐或站的空间，如乘客或观众站立或坐的空间
A setting for one person at a table.
位，座位：桌边可由一人坐的位子
A position regarded as belonging to someone or something else; stead:
替代：一个本该属于某人或某物的位置；替代：
例句：
She was chosen in his place.
她被选去替代他

A particular point that one has reached, as in a book:
页数：某人所达到的某一点，如在一本书中：
例句：
I have lost my place.
我忘记看到哪一页了

A particular spot, as on the body:
（身体）特定部位：特殊的地方，如身体：
例句：
the place that hurts.
受伤的地方

The proper or designated role or function:
地位，身份：合适的或指定的角色或功能：
例句：
the place of the media in a free society.
媒体在言论自由社会中的地位

The proper or customary position or order:
合适的位置，适当的场合：适当的或习惯性的位置或顺序：
例句：
These books are out of place.
这些书摆乱了

A suitable setting or occasion:
适当的时刻，合适的场合：
例句：
not the place to argue.
不是争辩的场合

The appropriate right or duty:
职权：适当的权利或责任：
例句：
not her place to criticize.
她无权指责

Social station:
社会地位：
例句：
He overstepped his place.
他越级了

A particular situation or circumstance:
特定场合：特定的情况或环境：
例句：
Put yourself in my place.
把你自己放在我的位置上

High rank or status.
高等级或地位
A job, post, or position:
工作、责任或职位：
例句：
found a place in the company.
在这公司谋职

Relative position in a series; standing.
名次：在一系列中的相对位置；地位
Games Second position for betting purposes, as in a horserace.
【游戏】 第二名：如在以赌博为目的赛马中获第二名
The specified stage in a list of points to be made, as in an argument:
阶段：在一序列讨论话题中某一特定的阶段：
例句：
in the first place.
首先

Mathematics The position of a figure in a numeral or series.
【数学】 位：某一数列中一个数目的位置
v.（动词）
placed,plac.ing,plac.es
v.tr.（及物动词）
To put in or as if in a particular place or position; set.
放，安置，安排：放到某一特定的位置或地方；放置
To put in a specified relation or order:
排列：按特定关系或顺序安排：
例句：
Place the words in alphabetical order.
将单词按字母顺序排列

To offer for consideration:
提出以供考虑：
例句：
placed the matter before the board.
向委员会提议这件事

To find accommodation or employment for.
为…找住处，为…安排职位
To put into a particular condition:
使…置于：将…放到特定的条件下：
例句：
placed him under arrest.
将他逮捕

To arrange for the publication or display of:
出版，刊登：安排…出版或公布：
例句：
place an advertisement in the newspaper.
在报纸上登上广告

To appoint to a post:
安排：委派到某一位置：
例句：
placed her in a key position.
她被安排到一重要位置

To rank in an order or a sequence:
排…的名次，位置：在一序列或名单中的位置：
例句：
I`d place him second best.
我把他排在第二位

To estimate:
评估，估计：
例句：
placed the distance at 00 feet.
估计有00英尺远

To identify or classify in a particular context:
认定，认清：在一特定的背景下鉴别或分类：
例句：
could not place that person`s face.
不能认清那人的脸

To give an order for:
对…下命令：
例句：
place a bet.
打赌

To apply or arrange for:
申请或安排：
例句：
place an order.
按次序安排

To adjust (one`s voice) for the best possible effects.
调整声音：调整（某人的声音）获得最佳效果
v.intr.Sports Games （不及物动词）【体育运动】 【游戏】
To arrive among the first three finishers in a race, especially to finish second.
在比赛中取得前三名之一，尤指第二名

<习惯用语>in place
In the appropriate or usual position or order:
就绪：在适合的或通常的位置或序列上：
例句：
With everything in place, she started the slide show.
一切就绪，她开始放幻灯片

In the same spot; without moving forwards or backwards:
原地：同一地点；不向前也不向后移动：
例句：
While marching in place, the band played a popular tune.
乐队在原地踏步，并奏起流行乐曲

in place of
Instead of.
替代
keep (one`s) place 或
know (one`s) place
To recognize one`s social position and act according to traditional decorum.
知趣，守本分：知道自己的社会身份，依传统行事
put (someone) in his or her place
To lower the dignity of (someone); humble.
降低某人的尊严；贬抑
place in the sun
A dominant or favorable position or situation.
处于占优势或有利的地位或位置
来源：
Middle English
中古英语
from Old English plôce
源自 古英语 plôce
Old French [open space] from Medieval Latin placea from Vulgar Latin *plattea
古法语 [开阔的空间] 源自 中世纪拉丁语 placea 源自 俗拉丁语 *plattea
both from Latin platôa [broad street]
都源自 拉丁语 platôa [宽街道]
from Greek plateia (hodos) [broad (street)] [feminine of] platus * see plat-
源自 希腊语 plateia (hodos) [宽（街）] [] platus的阴性词 *参见 plat-

【引伸】
place.able
adj.（形容词）
plac.er
n.（名词）