sites
sites — noun
- sitessingular
- sitesesplural
1. An area or piece of ground where a structure, community, or occurrence is situat
An area or piece of ground where a structure, community, or occurrence is situated, was situated, or will be situated.
The city council approved the site for a new public library last Tuesday.
site for [purpose or structure]
Archaeologists dug at the site of a Bronze Age settlement near Salisbury.
site of [past event or structure]
Several building sites in the area were closed after safety inspectors found problems.
Gabriel showed us the site where the old theater stood before it burned down.
The company is looking for suitable sites to build three new warehouses.
文法句型
site of [event/building]
building site
on site
常見錯誤
2. An area of land where people set up tents or park caravans and motorhomes, usual
An area of land where people set up tents or park caravans and motorhomes, usually while on holiday or travelling.
The camping site by the lake has hot showers and a small shop.
camping site + [amenities]
Obi booked a caravan site near the coast for two weeks in August.
The site manager showed Maeve where to park her motorhome.
Most holiday sites along the south coast are fully booked by June.
- campground
more common in American English for an area with tent pitches
- campsite
can mean either the whole site or a single pitch within it
- holiday park
a larger site with more facilities and often permanent caravans
文法句型
camping site
caravan site
holiday site
用法筆記
In British English, 'site' on its own can refer to a camping or caravan site when the context is clear. In American English, 'campground' or 'RV park' is more common.
3. A specific place on or inside a living body, especially where a medical procedur
A specific place on or inside a living body, especially where a medical procedure is done, an injury occurs, or a symptom is felt.
The nurse cleaned the injection site on Ingrid's upper arm before giving the vaccine.
injection site — specific medical collocation
Doctors examined the fracture site on Beatriz's wrist using an X-ray machine.
The pain is concentrated at the site of an old sports injury in Cyrus's knee.
A small rash appeared at the site where the plaster was removed from Anjali's skin.
文法句型
injection site
fracture site
wound site
用法筆記
Common in medical writing and doctor-patient communication. The noun that precedes 'site' identifies the type of medical event — injection, fracture, incision, graft, tumour, or biopsy are frequent modifiers.
常見錯誤
4. A set of internet pages that share a single web address and belong to a person,
A set of internet pages that share a single web address and belong to a person, company, or organisation.
The university website has all the course information for new students.
website — most common compound form
Amira found the recipe on a cooking site she visits almost every week.
[subject] site — e.g. cooking site, news site
Many news sites now require a monthly subscription to read full articles.
The company launched a new shopping site where customers can track orders.
Xiu runs a travel review site that gets over ten thousand visitors a day.
文法句型
website
[subject] site
site features [content]
用法筆記
In digital and online contexts, 'site' is a shortened form of 'website' and is very common in compound nouns like 'news site', 'shopping site', 'review site', 'job site', and 'social media site'. The word 'website' is the full form and is more formal or neutral, while 'site' on its often appears in topic-specific compounds. Avoid confusing this sense with the physical-location senses of 'site'.
常見錯誤
sites — verb
- sitespresent simple I / you / we / they
- siteses3rd person singular
- sitesing-ing form
- sitesedpast simple
1. To choose a specific place for a building, factory, or other structure and decid
To choose a specific place for a building, factory, or other structure and decide that it will be built there.
The architects decided to site the building at the top of the hill for better views.
site + [structure] + at/in/on + [location]
The new recycling plant will be sited next to the railway line.
passive: be sited + [prepositional phrase]
James's company plans to site the warehouse near the motorway for easy delivery access.
The hospital was carefully sited close to the main road so ambulances could reach it quickly.
文法句型
be sited [preposition] [location]
site something [preposition] [location]
用法筆記
Almost always used in formal or technical contexts — planning, architecture, engineering, and construction. The passive form ('be sited') is very common because the person making the decision is often less important than where the structure ends up.