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plate

英[pleɪt] 美[plet]
  • n. 碟;金属板;金属牌;感光底片
  • vt. 电镀;给…装甲
  • n. (Plate)人名;(英、德、俄、西、意、瑞典)普拉特

英英释意


1. a sheet of metal or wood or glass or plastic
2. (baseball) base consisting of a rubber slab where the batter stands; it must be touched by a base runner in order to score;
"he ruled that the runner failed to touch home"
3. a full-page illustration (usually on slick paper)
4. dish on which food is served or from which food is eaten
5. the quantity contained in a plate
6. a rigid layer of the Earth's crust that is believed to drift slowly
7. the thin under portion of the forequarter
8. a main course served on a plate;
"a vegetable plate"
"the blue plate special"
9. any flat platelike body structure or part
10. the positively charged electrode in a vacuum tube
11. a flat sheet of metal or glass on which a photographic image can be recorded
12. structural member consisting of a horizontal beam that provides bearing and anchorage
13. a shallow receptacle for collection in church
14. a metal sheathing of uniform thickness (such as the shield attached to an artillery piece to protect the gunners)
15. a dental appliance that artificially replaces missing teeth
16. the position on a baseball team of the player who is stationed behind home plate and who catches the balls that the pitcher throws;
"a catcher needs a lot of protective equipment"
"he plays behind the plate"