单词 | plate |
释义 | plate (pleɪt ) Word forms: plates 1. countable noun A1 A plate is a round or oval flat dish that is used to hold food. Anita pushed her plate away; she had eaten virtually nothing. A plate of food is the amount of food on the plate. ...a huge plate of spaghetti. [+ of] 2. countable noun A plate is a flat piece of metal, especially on machinery or a building. 3. countable noun A plate is a small, flat piece of metal with someone's name written on it, which you usually find beside the front door of an office or house. 4. plural noun On a road vehicle, the plates are the panels at the front and back which display the license number in the United States, and the registration number in Britain. ...dusty-looking cars with New Jersey plates. 5. See also license plate, number plate 6. uncountable noun Plate is dishes, bowls, and cups that are made of precious metal, especially silver or gold. ...gold and silver plate, jewellery, and roomfuls of antique furniture. 7. countable noun In printing, a plate is a sheet of metal which is carved or specially treated with chemicals so that it can be used to print text or pictures. 8. countable noun In photography, a plate is a thin sheet of glass that is covered with a layer of chemicals which react to the light and on which an image can be formed. 9. countable noun A plate in a book is a picture or photograph which takes up a whole page and is usually printed on better quality paper than the rest of the book. Fermor's book has 55 colour plates. Synonyms: illustration, picture, photograph, print 10. countable noun In a microscope, the plate is a small rectangular piece of glass onto which you put a small amount of the substance that you want to look at. You then slide the plate under the microscope to look at the substance. 11. countable noun A dental plate is a piece of plastic which is shaped to fit inside a person's mouth and which a set of false teeth is attached to. 12. countable noun In geology, a plate is a large piece of the Earth's surface, perhaps as large as a continent, which moves very slowly. [technical] The United States Geological Survey has revealed that the earthquake was not caused by a simple horizontal movement of one plate past another. 13. countable noun [usually the NOUN in singular] In baseball, the plate is the same as the home plate. [US] 14. have enough on one's plate/have a lot on one's plate phrase If you have enough on your plate or have a lot on your plate, you have a lot of work to do or a lot of things to deal with. We have enough on our plate. There is plenty of work to be done on what we have. 15. hand sth to sb on a plate phrase If you say that someone has things handed to them on a plate, you disapprove of them because they get good things easily. [mainly British, disapproval] Even the presidency was handed to him on a plate. Image of plate © 24/04/2018, Shutterstock Idioms: have enough on your plate or have a lot on your plate to have a lot of work to do or a lot of things to deal with He's got enough on his plate without worrying about tactics and the performances of others. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers something is handed to someone on a plate [mainly British] said to mean that someone is given something desirable without having to work for it or make an effort to get it He conveyed the unfortunate impression of never having had to fight for anything in his life: even the presidency was handed to him on a plate. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers step up to the plate [US] to come forward and take responsibility for something He's got to step up to the plate and deal with these accusations. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Collocations: porcelain plate This vitreous porcelain plate (32cm diameter) sums up the stormy palette of 2014. Times, Sunday Times They claimed to have eaten off fine porcelain plates with high-quality cutlery. Times, Sunday Times Initial excavations have revealed beautiful green glazed porcelain plates, blue porcelain and tin pots, as well as chinaware specially designed for foreign markets. Times, Sunday Times In another, the earl's collection of porcelain plates are suspended from a gold ceiling. Times, Sunday Times He used a combination of sheet iron, copper and porcelain plates, and a solution of sulphate of copper and dilute acid. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 When, in 1970, she threw an aluminium printing plate from the fourth-floor balcony of a building, it marked a new beginning instead. Times, Sunday Times In the offset lithography process, the mechanicals would be photographed with a stat camera to create a same-size film negative for each printing plate required. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The three digits state sequential printing plates. 001, for example, would be the first printing plate created by the printer. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 They function as a transfer vehicle, picking up ink from the printing plate, and transferring it to the part (substrate). Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 During the printing of stamps for booklets, the pages of stamps are usually printed in multiples from a larger printing plate. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Tip the sauce into a bowl and place in the middle of a large serving plate or board. Times, Sunday Times Loosen the omelette with a spatula and slide it onto a warmed serving plate. Times, Sunday Times Place it on a serving plate, drizzle the drizzle over the top, slice into 12 and serve. Times, Sunday Times Remove from the oven and leave to stand for 5 minutes before inverting on to a large, flat serving plate. Times, Sunday Times Remove to a serving plate, handling them carefully. Times, Sunday Times Nothing was left of the 3/4 inch steel plate from which the stacks had been formed. Christianity Today A rumour spread that he had fitted his shoe with a steel plate. Times, Sunday Times The tunnellers appeared to be having a problem getting through the company's final line of defence: a concrete floor reinforced with a heavy-gauge steel plate. Times,Sunday Times The problem appears to arise from the metal under-frame of the door scraping against the steel plate at the base of the doorway. Times, Sunday Times If you take any single part-be it a steel plate out of the hull or the huge rudder-and throw it into the ocean, it will sink. Christianity Today The usual practice in the 18th century was to have the movement between two parallel plates and the balance wheel outside the top plate. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 These actuators are mounted in pairs to the mechanism's base, crossing over to three mounting points on a top plate. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Some time after that the engraving of the top plate was dropped and instead an engraved disc was placed under the shutter speed dial. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Rather than merely a slightly-curved top plate with triangular gussets, it was now possible to roll a semi-circular plate. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Another method was to make a much deeper mortise in the top plate. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Spoon the mash in the middle of a warm plate, making a nest for the meat. Times, Sunday Times Scoop on to a warmed plate and keep warm. Times, Sunday Times Arrange the asparagus on a warm plate and spoon the hollandaise over to serve. Times, Sunday Times Set the pancake aside on a warm plate and cover loosely with foil. The Sun Slip onto a warm plate and spread with a quarter of the filling. Times, Sunday Times Translations: Chinese: 盘子 Japanese: 平皿 |
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