plate
n.（名词）A smooth, flat, relatively thin, rigid body of uniform thickness.片：光滑的，平整的，比较薄的，均匀厚度的硬物体
A sheet of hammered, rolled, or cast metal.金属板：锻造、轧制，或铸造而成的金属板A very thin applied or deposited coat of metal.薄板：很薄的应用的或沉淀的一层金属
A flat piece of metal forming part of a machine:锅炉板：构成机器一个部件的金属平板：例句：a boiler plate.锅炉板
A flat piece of metal on which something is engraved.金属板面：可在上面雕刻的金属平片
A thin piece of metal used for armor.铁板：用于制作铠甲的薄金属片Armor made of such pieces.铠甲：用薄金属片制成的铠甲Abbr. pl.Printing 缩写 pl.【印刷术】 A sheet of metal, plastic, rubber, paperboard, or other material prepared for use as a printing surface, such as an electrotype or a stereotype.印刷版面：准备用作印刷表面的一片金属，塑料，橡胶，纸板或其它材料，例如电版或铅版A print of a woodcut, lithograph, or other engraved material, especially when reproduced in a book.铅版：木刻，平版或其它雕刻材料的印模，尤指在书中复制时的印版A full-page book illustration, often in color and printed on paper different from that used on the text pages.彩色插图：书的整页图解，经常为彩色，印刷在与印刷正文页材料不同的纸张上Abbr. pl.Photography A light-sensitive sheet of glass or metal on which a photographic image can be recorded.缩写 pl.【摄影术】 感光版：在其上能记录摄影图像的一片感光玻璃或金属Dentistry A thin metallic or plastic support fitted to the gums to anchor artificial teeth.【牙科学】 假牙托：安装在牙床上固定假牙的薄金属或塑料支持物Architecture In wood-frame construction, a horizontal member, capping the exterior wall studs, upon which the roof rafters rest.【建筑学】 横木：木结构建筑物中覆盖外墙壁骨的水平构件，屋横椽被支撑在它的上面Baseball Home plate.【棒球】 本垒板
A shallow dish in which food is served or from which it is eaten.盘子：上食物或用来吃食物的浅盘子The contents of such a dish:一盘食物：盘子里所盛放的东西：例句：ate a plate of spaghetti.吃一盘圆条面
A whole course served on such a dish.全餐：放在盘子中的整个一道菜Service and food for one person at a meal:一人份的餐点：一顿饭中提供给一个人的服务或所吃的食品：例句：dinner at a set price per plate.以人头计算的晚餐
Household articles, such as hollowware, covered with a precious metal, such as silver or gold.家庭日用品：用贵金属，如银或金覆盖的家用物品，如凹形器皿A dish passed among the members of a group or congregation for the collection of offerings.奉献盘：在一群人中传递的用于收集捐献物的盘子Sports 【体育运动】 A dish, cup, or other article of silver or gold offered as a prize.奖杯：作为奖品授予的银的或金的盘，杯或其它物品A contest, especially a horserace, offering such a prize.体育奖杯赛：授予这样一个奖杯的竞赛，尤指赛马A thin cut of beef from the brisket.牛的下部胸肉：牛胸部的一片薄肉Anatomy Zoology 【解剖学】 【动物学】 A thin, flat layer or scale, as that of a fish.外表组织：薄而平的一层或鳞状物，如鱼鳞A platelike part, organ, or structure, such as that covering some reptiles.板形器官：片状的零件，器官或结构，例如覆盖在某些爬行动物身上的鳞甲Electricity 【电学】 An electrode, as in a storage battery or capacitor.极板：蓄电池或电容器中的电极The anode in an electron tube.阳极：电子管中的阳极Geology In the theory of plate tectonics, one of the sections into which the earth`s crust is divided and that is in constant motion relative to other plates, which are also in motion.【地质学】 板块：在板块构造地质学理论中地壳被划分的几部分之一，它相对于其它板块处于持续的运动中，同时其它板块也在运动v.tr.（及物动词）plat.ed,plat.ing,plates To coat or cover with a thin layer of metal.覆盖：用一薄层金属涂层或覆盖To cover with armor plate:覆以钢板：用铠甲覆盖：例句：plate a warship.给军舰包装甲
Printing To make a stereotype or electrotype from.【印刷术】 制版：从…制铅版或电版To give a glossy finish to (paper) by pressing between metal sheets or rollers.电镀：通过金属板或滚筒之间的挤压给（纸）抛光
来源：Middle English 中古英语 from Old French [from feminine of] plat [flat] 源自 古法语 [] 源自plat的阴性词 [平坦的] from Vulgar Latin *plattus 源自 俗拉丁语 *plattus from Greek platus * see plat- 源自 希腊语 platus *参见 plat-
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