英语词汇“platform”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

platformnoun

uk/ˈplæt.fɔːm/us/ˈplæt.fɔːrm/

platform noun (STRUCTURE)

B2 [ C ] a flat raised area or structure

A2 [ C ] a long, flat raised structure at a railway station, where people get on and off trains:

The next train for Aberdeen will depart from platform 9.

[ C ] the raised part of the floor in a large room, from which you make a speech or give a musical performance:

Speaker after speaker mounted/took the platform to denounce the policy.

This brilliant young violinist has appeared on concert platforms all round the world.

the platform UK

the people who are up on a platform in order to speak to an audience:

An elderly lady stood up and said she had a question for the platform.

The platform party (= the group on the platform) applauded loudly.

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All southbound trains leave from platform one.
Three men were feared dead last night after a helicopter veered off course into an oil platform.
I slipped as I stepped onto the platform.
He mounted the platform and began to speak to the assembled crowd.
Passengers wishing to take the Kings Cross train should go to platform 9.

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Parts of buildings: floors & parts of floors

basement
catwalk
ceiling
dais
decking
floor
ground level
landing
loft
low slung
mezzanine
planking
podium
rostrum
runway
story
the first floor
the ground floor
the second floor
top floor

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Train & bus stations & taxi ranks

Groups of people

platform noun (IDEAS)

C2 [ C usually singular ] an opportunity to make your ideas or beliefs known publicly:

By refusing to give us a grant to make this programme, they are denying us a platform.

[ S ] all the things that a political party promises to do if they are elected:

We campaigned on a platform of low taxation.

More examples

The television has provided the evangelists with yet another platform for their proselytizing.
This generous grant will provide a platform for new research and development.
These kind of TV-shows provide the platform for opinionated people to express their views.
the Labour party platform
a strong gay rights platform

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Opportunity

a free ride idiom
another/a second bite at/of the cherry idiom
best bet idiom
bite
break
chance
half
it's now or never idiom
look in
make hay while the sun shines idiom
manqué
miss
op
pass
the American dream
the run of sth idiom
the world is sb's oyster idiom
there are plenty more fish in the sea idiom
toehold
window

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Ideas, concepts and theories

Politics - general words

platform noun (COMPUTING)

[ C ] the type of computer system or smartphone you are using, in relation to the type of software (= computer programs) you can use on it:

This new personal banking software can be used with any Windows platform.

Both Apple's iOS and Google's Android mobile platforms now have emoji keyboards built into their software.

Idiom(s)

share a platform

单词	platform
释义	Contents noun (3) platform (STRUCTURE) platform (IDEAS) platform (COMPUTING) Contents noun (5) platform (1) platform (2) platform (3) platform (4) platform (5) English American Business platformnoun uk/ˈplæt.fɔːm/us/ˈplæt.fɔːrm/ platform noun (STRUCTURE) B2 [ C ] a flat raised area or structure A2 [ C ] a long, flat raised structure at a railway station, where people get on and off trains: The next train for Aberdeen will depart from platform 9. [ C ] the raised part of the floor in a large room, from which you make a speech or give a musical performance: Speaker after speaker mounted/took the platform to denounce the policy. This brilliant young violinist has appeared on concert platforms all round the world. the platform UK the people who are up on a platform in order to speak to an audience: An elderly lady stood up and said she had a question for the platform. The platform party (= the group on the platform) applauded loudly. More examples All southbound trains leave from platform one. Three men were feared dead last night after a helicopter veered off course into an oil platform. I slipped as I stepped onto the platform. He mounted the platform and began to speak to the assembled crowd. Passengers wishing to take the Kings Cross train should go to platform 9. Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Parts of buildings: floors & parts of floors basement catwalk ceiling dais decking floor ground level landing loft low slung mezzanine planking podium rostrum runway story the first floor the ground floor the second floor top floor See more results » You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Train & bus stations & taxi ranks Groups of people platform noun (IDEAS) C2 [ C usually singular ] an opportunity to make your ideas or beliefs known publicly: By refusing to give us a grant to make this programme, they are denying us a platform. [ S ] all the things that a political party promises to do if they are elected: We campaigned on a platform of low taxation. More examples The television has provided the evangelists with yet another platform for their proselytizing. This generous grant will provide a platform for new research and development. These kind of TV-shows provide the platform for opinionated people to express their views. the Labour party platform a strong gay rights platform Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Opportunity a free ride idiom another/a second bite at/of the cherry idiom best bet idiom bite break chance half it's now or never idiom look in make hay while the sun shines idiom manqué miss op pass the American dream the run of sth idiom *the world is sb's* oyster idiom there are plenty more fish in the sea idiom toehold window See more results » You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Ideas, concepts and theories Politics - general words platform noun (COMPUTING) [ C ] the type of computer system or smartphone you are using, in relation to the type of software (= computer programs) you can use on it: This new personal banking software can be used with any Windows platform. Both Apple's iOS and Google's Android mobile platforms now have emoji keyboards built into their software. Idiom(s) share a platform platformnoun [ C ] us/ˈplætˌfɔrm/ a flat, raised area or structure: We waited on the platform for the train to arrive from Boston. Politicians’ or political parties’ platforms are the things they say they believe in and that they will achieve if they are elected: He campaigned on a platform of reducing taxes and cutting the costs of government. platformnoun [ C ] uk/ˈplætfɔːm/us IT a particular computer technology that can be used with some types of software programs but not with others: Companies are creating standard platforms to collect and process massive amounts of data. a computer/technology/software platform CIM systems are the technology platform of this organization. COMMUNICATIONS a method of communication or entertainment, for example television, radio, or the internet: We are currently selling advertisements across several different platforms - web, internet phones, and multiple sections of the newspaper. COMMUNICATIONS a particular technology that is used for broadcasting television or radio programmes: The club has now set up its own television channel, aiming to launch a paid-for service on an existing broadcast platform before the year's end. a set of actions or ideas that forms the basis for future development: a platform for sth Every euro spent on marketing and market development will provide a platform for long-term growth and profits. a strong/solid/sound platform The board believes that the group has a strong platform on which to grow. POLITICS a set of ideas and plans that a politician or party promises to act on if elected: on a platform He won a decisive victory on a platform of economic reform. See also** cross-platform oil platform trading platform
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