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单词 platform
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platform
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A platform is any raised surface you can stand on, like the platform beside subway tracks where you wait for the train to arrive.
When you're standing on something that's higher than the surrounding area, you can call it a platform, like a train platform or a viewing platform at a historic site. A platform is also the official stance of a politician or a political group, like a platform of improving public education. Also, there is the footwear known as a platform shoe, which has a very thick sole which makes the wearer appear taller, like standing on a platform.
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platform: platforms
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“Happy New Year!” shouts an older man swigging from a plastic bottle of vodka on the subway platform.
New York Times(Jan 02, 2017)
The company is also marketing a package that executives say is the only off-the-shelf hardware and software platform for builders of self-driving cars available today.
Seattle Times(Jan 01, 2017)
“It provides my daughter a platform to learn how to volunteer, serve and help.”
Washington Times(Jan 01, 2017)
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1n a raised horizontal surface
the speaker mounted the platform
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auction block, block
a platform from which an auctioneer sells
bandstand, outdoor stage, stand
a platform where a (brass) band can play in the open air
catwalk
narrow platform extending out into an auditorium
crow's nest
platform for a lookout at or near the top of a mast
ambo, dais, podium, pulpit, rostrum, soapbox, stump
a platform raised above the surrounding level to give prominence to the person on it
deck
any of various platforms built into a vessel
dock, loading dock
a platform where trucks or trains can be loaded or unloaded
fly floor, fly gallery
a narrow raised platform at the side of a stage in a theater; stagehands can work the ropes controlling equipment in the flies
footboard
a narrow platform on which to stand or brace the feet
footplate
the platform in the cab of a locomotive on which the engineer stands to operate the controls
foretop
a platform at the head of a foremast
landing
an intermediate platform in a staircase
landing stage
platform from which passengers and cargo can be (un)loaded
launch area, launch pad, launching pad, launchpad, pad
a platform from which rockets or space craft are launched
monkey bridge
a high narrow platform above a deck or in an engine room or boiler room
pallet
a portable platform for storing or moving goods that are stacked on it
dock, pier, wharf, wharfage
a platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles; provides access to ships and boats
ring
a platform usually marked off by ropes in which contestants box or wrestle
runway
a narrow platform extending from the stage into the audience in a theater or nightclub etc.
scaffold
a platform from which criminals are executed (hanged or beheaded)
stage
a large platform on which people can stand and can be seen by an audience
microscope stage, stage
a small platform on a microscope where the specimen is mounted for examination
stairhead
platform at the top of a staircase
top
platform surrounding the head of a lower mast
turntable
a circular horizontal platform that rotates a phonograph record while it is being played
turntable
a rotatable platform with a track; used to turn locomotives and cars
afterdeck
a deck abaft of midships
boxing ring, prize ring
a square ring where boxers fight
downstage
the front half of the stage (as seen from the audience)
flight deck, landing deck
the upper deck of an aircraft carrier; used as a runway
foredeck
the deck between the bridge and the forecastle
gun deck
formerly any deck other than the weather deck having cannons from end to end
awning deck, hurricane deck, hurricane roof, promenade deck
a deck at the top of a passenger ship
levee
a pier that provides a landing place on a river
lido deck
an open deck including a swimming pool
lower deck, third deck
the deck below the main deck
main deck, second deck
the uppermost sheltered deck that runs the entire length of a large vessel
mise en scene, setting, stage setting
arrangement of scenery and properties to represent the place where a play or movie is enacted
fourth deck, orlop, orlop deck
the fourth or lowest deck
apron, forestage, proscenium
the part of a modern theater stage between the curtain and the orchestra (i.e., in front of the curtain)
quarterdeck
the stern area of a ship's upper deck
quay
wharf usually built parallel to the shoreline
running board
a narrow footboard serving as a step beneath the doors of some old cars
sumo ring
the circular ring in which Sumo wrestlers compete
theater stage, theatre stage
a stage in a theater on which actors can perform
upper deck
a higher deck
backstage, offstage, wing
a stage area out of sight of the audience
wrestling ring
a square ring in which wrestlers compete
horizontal surface, level
a flat surface at right angles to a plumb line
2n a woman's shoe with a very high thick sole
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chopine
shoe
footwear shaped to fit the foot (below the ankle) with a flexible upper of leather or plastic and a sole and heel of heavier material
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n any military structure or vehicle bearing weapons
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weapons platform
gun enclosure, gun turret, turret
a self-contained weapons platform housing guns and capable of rotation
construction, structure
a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts
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n a document stating the aims and principles of a political party
their candidate simply ignored the party platform
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political platform, political program, program
document, papers, written document
writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature)
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n the combination of a particular computer and a particular operating system
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ADP system, ADPS, automatic data processing system, computer system, computing system
a system of one or more computers and associated software with common storage
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