plate

dish(盤子)

1. A1Countable(可數名詞)

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

   碟；盤

   • paper/plastic/china plates

     紙/塑膠/瓷盤

   • a dinner/salad plate

     晚餐/沙拉盤

   • clean/dirty plates

     乾淨/髒盤子

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2. Countable(可數名詞)

   An amount of food served on a plate.

   一盤食物；一盤的量。

   • Stephen consumed three plates of spaghetti.

     史蒂芬吃了三盤義大利麵。

   • She served herself a large plate of salad.

     她給自己盛了一大盤沙拉。

   • I ate a plate of vegetables today.

     我今天吃了一盤蔬菜。

flat piece(平板)

1. Countable(可數名詞)

   A flat, hard, and inflexible piece of material.

   板；片

   • Thick bony plates protected the dinosaurs from attacks.

     厚厚的骨板保護恐龍免受攻擊。

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

     這棟建築的牆壁是由厚厚的鋼板製成的。

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

     地球的結構是由移動的板塊組成的。

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2. Countable(可數名詞)publishing(出版)specialized(專業)

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

   印版；鋅版

picture(圖片)

1. Countable(可數名詞)publishing(出版)specialized(專業)

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

   （書中的）圖片，尤指彩色插圖。

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

     這三種鳥之間的細微差別如圖版4所示。

   • The book includes many color plates of plants.

     這本書包含了許多植物的彩色插圖。

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

     請參考圖表中的圖版以獲取更多資訊。

thin layer(薄層)

1. Uncountable(不可數名詞)

   Ordinary metal with a layer of another metal on top.

   鍍金屬層

   • The knives and forks are silver plate.

     刀叉是鍍銀的。

   • The trophy is gold plate.

     獎盃是鍍金的。

   • It is a chrome plate ornament.

     這是一個鍍鉻的裝飾品。

2. Uncountable(不可數名詞)

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

   貴重金屬製成的物品，尤指餐具。

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

     竊賊帶著大量教堂的金屬器皿逃走了。

   • The display case was full of silver plate.

     展示櫃裡裝滿了銀器。

   • She collects antique gold plate.

     她收藏古董金器。

1. Transitive(及物動詞)

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

   鍍；電鍍（金、銀等）

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

     我們通常會先將車門把手鍍鎳，然後再鍍鉻。

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

     這枚戒指鍍了金，讓它看起來更有價值。

   • This company offers plating services in silver.

     這家公司提供銀鍍服務。