plate
noun uk/pleɪt/ us/pleɪt/
(DISH)
A1 [ C ]盘子，碟子
a flat, usually round dish with a slightly raised edge that you eat from or serve food from
paper/plastic/china plates 纸／塑料／瓷盘子
a dinner/salad plate 餐盘／色拉盘
clean/dirty plates 干净／脏盘子
There's still lots of food on your plate. 你的盘子里还有很多食物。
[ C ] (also plateful)一盘；一盘之量
an amount of food on a plate
Stephen ate three plates of spaghetti. 斯蒂芬吃了3盘意大利面条。
- More examples
- My plate was already full.
- He heaped more food onto his plate.
- I gave her a plate of food but she pushed it aside.
- I promised to replace the plate that I'd dropped.
- All the plates were old and chipped.
(FLAT PIECE)
[ C ]平板；板条；板材
a flat piece of something that is hard and does not bend
Thick bony plates protected the dinosaur against attack. 厚厚的骨质鳞甲帮助恐龙抵御攻击。
The ship's deck is composed of steel plates. 该船的甲板由钢板构成。
See also: licence plate number plate
[ C ] publishing specialized印版
a flat piece of metal with words and/or pictures on it that can be printed
- More examples
- The wooden beam is reinforced with a metal plate.
- The printing plates have to be inked before they will print on the paper.
- The boots had protective metal plates across the ankles.
- The damaged hull of the ship was repaired with steel plates.
- The body of a crustacean is covered in protective plates.
(PICTURE)
[ C ] publishing specialized（书籍的）插图，彩色插图
a picture, especially in colour, in a book
The three birds differ in small features (see Plate 4). 这3只鸟的细微特征有区别（见插图4）。
(IN BASEBALL)
the plate[ S ] US （棒球运动中的）本垒板（home plate的非正式说法）
informal for home plate
(THIN LAYER)
[ U ]表面有镀层的金属制品
ordinary metal with a layer of another metal on top
The knives and forks are silver plate. 这些刀叉是镀银的。
[ U ]贵重金属制品（尤指餐具）
objects, especially plates, dishes, and cups, completely made of a valuable metal such as gold or silver
The thieves got away with a large quantity of church plate. 小偷盗走了教堂中大量的餐具。
Idioms
give/hand something to someone on a plateidiom informal 把…拱手让给（某人）;让（某人）轻松赢得
to allow someone to get or win something very easily
They were handed the contract on a plate. 他们很轻松地得到了合同。
The Canadian team handed the game to them on a plate. 加拿大队让他们轻易取胜。
have something on your plateidiom informal 有（很多工作）要做
to have something, usually a large amount of important work, to deal with
She's got a lot on her plate - especially with two new projects starting this week. 她有很多工作要做——特别是这个星期她又开始了两个新项目。
The aid agencies have (more than) enough on their plate without having unnecessary visitors to take care of. 即使不接待那些不必要的来访者，援助事务所也已经忙得不可开交。
plate
verb [ T ] uk/pleɪt/ us/pleɪt/
镀上;用（金、银等）覆镀
to cover a metal object with a thin layer of another metal, especially gold or silver
We normally plate the car handles with nickel and then chrome. 我们通常先用镍再用铬来镀汽车的拉手。
Phrasal verb
plate something up 把…（食物）分装在盘子上，供每个人食用
to put food onto plates, so that one plate of food can be served to each person in a group
Will you collect the soup bowls while I plate up the main course? 在我把主菜分装到盘子上时，你能不能把汤碗收回来？