locate

动词 v.
中文释义
英 /lə(ʊ)ˈkeɪt/    美 /ˈloʊˌkeɪt/|/loʊˈkeɪt/

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To place; to set in a particular spot or position. transitive
    — The captives and emigrants whom he brought with him were located in the trans-Tiberine quarter.
  2. To find out where something is located. transitive
    — I really can't locate the sever files.
  3. To designate the site or place of; to define the limits of (Note: the designation may be purely descriptive: it need not be prescriptive.) transitive
    — The council must locate the new hospital.
  4. To place oneself; to take up one's residence; to settle. colloquial,intransitive

词形变化

locates present,singular,third-person locating participle,present located participle,past located past

词汇关系

衍生词
bilocate co-locate delocate dislocate echolocate electrolocate electrolocating geolocate immunolocate interlocate locatable locateable locatee locater mislocate phonolocate prelocate prelocated relocate translocate unlocated
相关词
allocate allocation collocate couch delocate local locality localization localize location locator locus

词源

Borrowed from Latin locātus, perfect passive participle of locō (“to place”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from locus (“place”) + -ō (verb-forming suffix). Cognate with French louer; see also local and lieu.
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