site
/saɪt/ (bre, ipa) · /saɪt/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈsīt/ (ame, mw)
site — noun
- sitesingular
- sitesplural
1. a specific area of land or space where a building, a town, or an event is locate
a specific area of land or space where a building, a town, or an event is located, was located, or is planned to be located
The construction site behind the school will become a new public library.
collocation: construction site
Visitors to the historic site can see walls that were built over two thousand years ago.
collocation: historic site
The city council chose this empty lot as the site for the new fire station.
Sana showed her classmates the exact site where the old market once stood.
Residents gathered at the site of the accident to offer help to those injured.
文法句型
site + of + noun phrase
用法筆記
Often appears in compound nouns such as construction site, building site, historic site, or burial site. The preposition of is very common: the site of an event, the site of a battle.
常見錯誤
2. an outdoor area where travellers can sleep in a tent or live in a motor home for
an outdoor area where travellers can sleep in a tent or live in a motor home for a short time
Lien reserved a camping site near the lake with electric outlets and running water.
collocation: camping site
Each camping site in the national park costs twenty dollars per night.
Hugo parked his caravan at a site that had a shower block and a small shop.
The hikers set up their tents on a flat site just above the river bank.
Tamar checked the campsite rules before lighting a fire for the evening meal.
- campsite
the most common alternative, interchangeable in most contexts
- campground
American English term for a larger area with multiple individual sites
文法句型
camping site
campsite
用法筆記
Commonly used in camping site or caravan site (British English). Campsite is used in both British and American English and may also refer to the entire camping area with multiple individual sites.
常見錯誤
3. a specific spot on or within a human or animal body, often where a medical actio
a specific spot on or within a human or animal body, often where a medical action is performed
The nurse checked the injection site on Rania's upper arm for swelling.
collocation: injection site
Bleeding from the wound site should stop after a few minutes of pressure.
collocation: wound site
The surgeon made a small cut at the operation site just below Élise's knee.
Yuna felt a sharp pain at the fracture site whenever she moved her wrist.
Dahlia's doctor explained that the infection site would heal within two weeks.
文法句型
site + of + noun phrase
用法筆記
Common in medical and anatomical writing: injection site, wound site, fracture site, tumour site. Also used in clinical contexts such as the site of pain or the site of infection.
常見錯誤
4. a destination on the internet that a person or organisation runs, where visitors
a destination on the internet that a person or organisation runs, where visitors can read content, buy products, or find services
The company's website crashed because too many people tried to visit it at the same time.
collocation: company's website
You can find the full list of products on our website under the 'Shop' section.
preposition: on a website
The university website has a page where students can apply for housing online.
Sumin built her own website to show her photographs and design work to clients.
This website uses cookies to remember your preferences each time you log in.
- web page
refers to a single page rather than the whole collection of pages
- web address
refers to the URL, not the content itself
- portal
a larger website that serves as an entry point to many resources
文法句型
website
on a website
用法筆記
Frequently shortened to just site in informal contexts. The full form website is preferred in formal writing and when first introducing the term to a reader.
常見錯誤
site — verb
- sitepresent simple I / you / we / they
- sites3rd person singular
- siting-ing form
- sitedpast simple
1. to choose a location for a building, facility, or structure and put it there
to choose a location for a building, facility, or structure and put it there
The new factory will be sited near the main highway for easy access to suppliers.
passive: be sited + location
Adisa's company sited the office building right next to the train station.
The school was carefully sited on the north side of the hill to avoid noise from the road.
The architect sited the swimming pool in a sunny spot behind the main house.
文法句型
be sited + preposition + noun phrase
site + object + adverbial
用法筆記
Almost always used with a location phrase (preposition: at, on, in, near, next to, by). The passive form (be sited) is more common than the active when describing the final position of something.