plate

noun

UK/pleɪt/
US/pleɪt/

Definitions of plate noun

dish(盘子)

  1. A1Countable(可数名词)

    A flat, typically round dish with a slightly raised edge used for eating or serving food.

    碟;盘

    • paper/plastic/china plates

      纸/塑料/瓷盘

    • a dinner/salad plate

      晚餐/沙拉盘

    • clean/dirty plates

      干净/脏盘子

  2. Countable(可数名词)

    An amount of food served on a plate.

    一盘食物;一盘的量。

    • Stephen consumed three plates of spaghetti.

      史蒂芬吃了三盘意大利面。

    • She served herself a large plate of salad.

      她给自己盛了一大盘沙拉。

    • I ate a plate of vegetables today.

      我今天吃了一盘蔬菜。

flat piece(平板)

  1. Countable(可数名词)

    A flat, hard, and inflexible piece of material.

    板;片

    • Thick bony plates protected the dinosaurs from attacks.

      厚厚的骨板保护恐龙免受攻击。

    • The building's walls are made of thick steel plates.

      这栋建筑的墙壁是由厚厚的钢板制成的。

    • The Earth's structure is made up of moving plates.

      地球的结构是由移动的板块组成的。

  2. Countable(可数名词)publishing(出版)specialized(专业)

    A flat piece of metal containing words or pictures for printing.

    印版;锌版

picture(图片)

  1. Countable(可数名词)publishing(出版)specialized(专业)

    A picture, especially a color illustration, in a book.

    (书中的)图片,尤指彩色插图。

    • The subtle differences between these three birds are shown in Plate 4.

      这三种鸟之间的细微差别如图版4所示。

    • The book includes many color plates of plants.

      这本书包含了许多植物的彩色插图。

    • Refer to the plate in the diagram for more information.

      请参考图表中的图版以获取更多信息。

thin layer(薄层)

  1. Uncountable(不可数名词)

    Ordinary metal with a layer of another metal on top.

    镀金属层

    • The knives and forks are silver plate.

      刀叉是镀银的。

    • The trophy is gold plate.

      奖杯是镀金的。

    • It is a chrome plate ornament.

      这是一个镀铬的装饰品。

  2. Uncountable(不可数名词)

    Objects, especially plates, dishes, and cups, made of a valuable metal such as gold or silver.

    贵重金属制成的物品,尤指餐具。

    • The thieves escaped with a large amount of church plate.

      窃贼带着大量教堂的金属器皿逃走了。

    • The display case was full of silver plate.

      展示柜里装满了银器。

    • She collects antique gold plate.

      她收藏古董金器。

verb

UK/pleɪt/
US/pleɪt/

Definitions of plate verb

  1. Transitive(及物动词)

    To cover a metal object with a thin layer of another metal, especially gold or silver.

    镀;电镀(金、银等)

    • We typically plate car handles with nickel and then chrome.

      我们通常会将车门把手镀镍,然后再镀铬。

    • The ring was plated with gold to make it look more valuable.

      这枚戒指镀了金,让它看起来更有价值。

    • This company offers plating services in silver.

      这家公司提供银镀服务。

Idioms

  • have something on your plate

    to have a lot of work or responsibilities to manage.

    身负重任

    I already have enough on my plate this week; I can't take on any new tasks.

    我这个星期已经有很多事情要处理了;我无法再接手任何新任务。

  • give/hand something to someone on a plate

    To allow someone to obtain or achieve something very easily, without much effort.

    指某人毫不费力地获得或赢得某事物;轻松获取。

    He shouldn't have been given the award on a plate; he put in no effort at all.

    他不应该被轻易地颁发这个奖项;他根本没有付出任何努力。