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单词 locate
释义
locate
verb
uk
/ləʊˈkeɪt/us
/loʊˈkeɪt/

locateverb(BE SITUATED)

be located in, near, on, etc.
B1
to be in aparticularplace:
位于…／在…附近／坐落在…（等等）
Ourofficeis located in midtown Manhattan.我们的办事处位于曼哈顿市中心。
More examples
  • Thepharmacyis located within thehospital.
  • Theschoolis located near theriver.
  • Thehouseswill be located on theoutskirtsoftown.
  • Thepalacewas located in themiddleof aforest.
  • Thefactorywas located toocloseto aresidentialarea.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Placing and positioning an object
  • -based
  • appose
  • around
  • changesomethingaround
  • circle
  • consign
  • fit
  • install
  • lie
  • manoeuvrable
  • pile(something)up
  • plant
  • reinstall
  • reinstallation
  • relocate
  • reorientate
  • reorientation
  • stick
  • transpose
  • transposition
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locateverb(FIND)

B2[T]
tofindordiscovertheexactpositionof something:
确定…的位置，发现…的位置
Policeare stilltryingto locate thesuspect.警察仍在努力寻找嫌疑人。
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples
to find someone or something
  • findI've looked everywhere for my keys but can't find them.
  • discoverThe missing wallet was discovered under the chair.
  • locatePolice are still trying to locate the suspect.
  • uncoverReporters uncovered evidence of corruption.
  • unearthOur investigation unearthed mountains of evidence that implicated the city.
  • come acrossWe came across a lovely little restaurant in the village.
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More examples
  • Engineers areendeavouringto locate thesourceof theproblem.
  • Usingtheirhigh-techwizardry, thepolicewereableto locate theownersof thestolenpropertywithinhoursof it beingseized.
  • Snifferdogslocated thedrugs.
  • They wereunableto locate themurderweapon.
  • We aretryingto locate a newsupplierforourcoffee.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Finding and discovering
  • a fishing expeditionidiom
  • ascertain
  • break (fresh/new) groundidiom
  • breakthrough
  • bringsomethingto lightidiom
  • catchsomeonered-handedidiom
  • finding
  • flushsomeone/somethingout
  • fossick
  • found
  • pinpoint
  • putsomeoneontosomething
  • putyourfinger onsomethingidiom
  • rake
  • rakesomethingout
  • red-handed
  • rediscover
  • rumble
  • sniff
  • uncover
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locateverb(MOVE)

[I+ adv/prep]US
tomoveto aplaceto dobusiness:
搬至…办公
Thecompanyhopesto locateinitsnewofficesbyJune.该公司希望在六月前搬进新的办公楼。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Success & failure in business
  • administration
  • axe
  • bankrupt
  • bankruptcy
  • be running on fumesidiom
  • belly
  • dying
  • fold
  • go darkidiom
  • go to the wallidiom
  • growth hacker
  • growth hacking
  • have a corner on a marketidiom
  • receiver
  • spin
  • spinsomethingoff
  • start (something) up
  • subscale
  • turn around
  • turn round
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(Definition oflocatefrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

locate| American Dictionary

locate
verb
us
/ˈloʊ·keɪt,loʊˈkeɪt/

locateverb(FIND POSITION)

[T]
tofindordiscovertheexactpositionof something:
Archeologists have located theremainsof anancienttemple.

locateverb(PUT IN PLACE)

[I/T]
to put orestablishsomething in aparticularplace:
[T]Thecompanydecidedto locateitsheadquartersinDenver.
(Definition oflocatefrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

locate| Business English

locate
verb
PROPERTY
uk
/ləʊˈkeɪt/us
[IorT]
tochooseaparticularplacetostartorbuildabusiness:
locate (sth) in sthPayments wereofferedtoencouragecompaniesto locate in Kansas.
Wehelppeopledeterminethe mostidealcitiesto locatetheirbusinesses.
Compare
relocate
be located
to be in aparticularplace:
They havesubstantialR&Dactivitieswhich are locatedabroad.
be located at/in/on somewhereThecompanyis located at 7100 BaysideStreet, Fremont.
be located just outside/near/west of, etc. somewhereHe is the co-owner of the Canyon mine, located 15mileswestof Hunter.
be centrally/conveniently locatedTheresortiscentrallylocated in anareavisitedby millions oftouristseachyear.
[T]formal
tofindsomeone or something:
After aperiodoftime, alandlordisentitledtokeepitemsleftin thepropertyif he isunableto locate thetenant.
(Definition oflocatefrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesoflocate

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Seeds that were located undamaged were returned to the plot.
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The video then returned to the scene depicting the remaining three located objects and the puppet then removed and relocated one of these objects.
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Granivores were even able tolocateseeds from which dung beetles had removed the surrounding faeces.
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Most of the book's 250 tables and 137 graphs and maps are located in these last chapters.
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Values, themes and meaning clearlylocatethe individual within a historical cultural cohort.
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Because my research started out by locating sufficient conditions for stability in heterogeneous capital goods models, and that problem still fascinates me to this day.
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But they also suggest that the blackboard may be located in the visual cortex (which might be taken as support for the depictive view).
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They are located approximately in. from the walls.
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Numerous semi-public courtyards are also located along the southern, eastern and western walls of this palace.
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A permanent plot o of about 1/3 ha (80 x 30 m) was located on each section.
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On two pepper farms, the wilt disease infection was located on a few subplots only and had no correlation with liming treatments.
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This analysis helped tolocatethe position of the translation start codon more precisely.
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The second objection differs from the first, however, by locating the idea of precision at the level of distinguishing between clumpy and non-clumpy covering considerations.
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The present study was designed to more preciselylocatethe resistance gene and define a small number of candidates.
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Sometimes they are located far from the garrison in different parts of the country.
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