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Felix placed first in the science fair and won a small trophy.

Felix 在科展中拿到第一名，還贏得了一座小獎盃。

Carlos placed last in his first marathon but felt proud of finishing.

Carlos 第一次跑馬拉松名列最後一名，但完賽讓他覺得很驕傲。

The mayor placed fourth in the election and lost her seat on the council.

市長在選舉中名列第四，因此失去了議會席次。

The shop placed an advertisement in the Sunday newspaper.

這家店在週日的報紙上刊登了一則廣告。

Customers can place an order online or call the store directly.

客人可以線上下訂單，或直接打電話到店裡。

Marta placed a bid of two hundred dollars on the old painting.

Marta 在那幅舊畫上出價兩百美元。

The university placed half of last year's graduates in major hospitals.

這所大學去年有半數畢業生被分發到大型醫院。

Mr. Patel was placed as head of the design team last month.

Patel 先生上個月被任命為設計團隊的負責人。

The charity helps place older workers in part-time jobs.

這個慈善機構幫助年長者找到兼職工作。

The judge placed the blame for the accident on the driver.

法官把這場意外的責任歸咎於那位駕駛。

Critics have placed too much emphasis on the singer's age.

評論者過度強調這位歌手的年齡。

The school places a high value on reading aloud at home.

這所學校非常重視在家朗讀的習慣。

Marisa's face looked familiar, yet Dr. Yu struggled to place her.

Marisa 的臉看起來很熟，但 Yu 醫師想了半天還是想不起她是誰。

It took me a moment to place him as the boy from my old class.

我想了一下才認出他就是我以前班上的那個男生。

I finally placed the accent — she was from the same village as my grandmother.

我終於聽出那個口音了——她和我祖母來自同一個村子。

The grey mare placed in three races last season but never crossed the line first.

那匹灰色母馬上一季有三場比賽跑第二名，但從來沒有第一個衝過終點。

If your horse places, the bookmaker pays a smaller amount than for a win.

如果你的馬跑第二名，組頭給的錢會比跑第一名少。

The trainer was happy that his young colt placed in such a strong field.

馴馬師很高興他的小公馬在這麼強的對手中也能跑進前三。

If a horse places in a six-runner race, you usually get half your odds back.

如果一匹馬在六匹競賽中跑進前三，你通常可以拿回一半的賠率。

We had the meeting at Daniel's place because his living room is bigger.

因為 Daniel 家的客廳比較大，我們就在他家開會。

The Watanabe family is looking for a new place near the park.

Watanabe 一家正在公園附近找新的住處。

I left my keys at your place last weekend.

上週末我把鑰匙忘在你家了。

The meeting between the two presidents took place behind closed doors.

兩位總統的會晤是在閉門狀態下進行的。

Carnival takes place in February and lasts for five noisy days.

嘉年華每年二月舉行，熱鬧地持續五天。

Sarah was nervous about the interview that would take place the following morning.

Sarah 對於隔天早上要進行的面試感到緊張。

In place of the usual Friday lecture, Professor Tanaka showed a short film.

代替平常的週五講課，Tanaka 教授放了一部短片。

The school sent Mr. Chen to the meeting in place of the principal.

學校派 Chen 老師代替校長出席會議。

Carlos signed the form in place of his elderly father.

Carlos 代替他年邁的父親簽了那份表格。

Nothing can take the place of a parent's love, the social worker told the volunteers.

社工告訴志工們，沒有任何東西能取代父母的愛。

Solar panels are slowly taking the place of coal plants on the island.

在這座島上，太陽能板正在慢慢取代燃煤電廠。

Marcus offered to take the place of his sister at the wedding rehearsal.

Marcus 主動提議在婚禮彩排上代替他妹妹出席。

Sara's boss reminded everyone that work was not the place for personal jokes.

Sara 的老闆提醒大家，工作場合不適合開私人玩笑。

A small fishing village is the perfect place to relax after a long week.

忙了一整週後，小漁村是放鬆心情的最佳去處。

This is neither the time nor the place to start that conversation.

現在既不是時間，也不是場合來開始那段對話。

Marcus found the place in the book where he had stopped reading.

Marcus 找到了書中他上次停下來的那個地方。

The mechanic pointed to the exact place on the engine that was leaking oil.

技師指著引擎上正在漏油的確切位置。

Rosa rubbed the sore place above her ankle gently.

Rosa 輕輕揉著腳踝上方那塊痠痛的地方。

Marcus moved to a quieter place at the back of the train.

Marcus 換到火車後段一個比較安靜的位子。

The teacher asked the children to return to their places after lunch.

老師要孩子們午餐後回到自己的座位。

There were no places left in the front row of the cinema.

電影院前排已經沒有空位了。

Marcus lost his place on the school football team after the injury.

Marcus 受傷後失去了校隊足球隊的位置。

His uncle offered Yusuf a place in the bakery once he finished school.

Yusuf 的叔叔答應他畢業後可以到那間麵包店工作。

More than five hundred students applied for fifty places in the program.

超過五百名學生申請這個計畫的五十個名額。

There was no place to sit on the crowded bus to Kaohsiung.

前往高雄的公車太擠了，根本沒有地方坐。

Every place we visited in Kyoto had cherry blossoms in bloom.

我們在京都去過的每個地方都開滿了櫻花。

Strict checks are in place to stop dangerous goods entering the port.

港口已實施嚴格的檢查，以阻擋危險物品進入。

The mayor wants better support systems in place before the typhoon season starts.

市長希望颱風季開始前能備妥更完善的支援系統。

Once the funding was in place, building work began the following week.

資金一到位，下週就開始了建築工程。

The dance teacher told the children to march in place until the music started.

舞蹈老師要小朋友原地踏步，等音樂響起。

Soldiers were ordered to run in place beside their packs.

士兵被命令在背包旁邊原地跑步。

On rainy mornings, Aunt Rosa skips in place by the kitchen window for exercise.

下雨的早上，Rosa 阿姨會在廚房窗邊原地跳繩運動。

Maya complained that her thesis research was just running in place.

Maya 抱怨她的論文研究只是在原地打轉。

The peace talks have been stuck in place since the spring elections.

和平談判從春季選舉之後就一直停滯不前。

Daniel forgot to lay a place for the new neighbour and ran back to the kitchen.

Daniel 忘了幫新鄰居擺餐位，趕緊跑回廚房拿。

Grandma's place at the head of the table was always set with her favourite blue plate.

奶奶在餐桌主位的位子總是擺著她最喜歡的藍色盤子。

The waiter cleared two empty places before bringing dessert.

服務生在端上甜點之前先收走了兩個空著的餐位。

Aunt Rita's loud joke seemed out of place during the quiet memorial service.

Rita 阿姨在安靜的追思禮拜上開的玩笑，顯得很不合時宜。

A single book lay out of place on the carefully arranged shelf.

整理得整整齊齊的書架上，有一本書擺錯了位置。

Lina felt out of place among the experienced lawyers at her first court hearing.

Lina 第一次出庭時，在資深律師之間覺得格格不入。

Strong tape held the broken window in place during the storm.

暴風雨中，強力膠帶把破掉的窗戶固定住。

The librarian checked that each book was back in place on the shelf.

圖書館員確認每本書都歸回了書架原位。

Two heavy stones kept the tent in place through the windy night.

兩塊大石頭在大風的夜裡把帳篷壓得穩穩的。

The young intern knew his place and waited quietly for the senior lawyers to speak.

年輕的實習生很守本分，安靜等資深律師先發言。

Old custom kept women in their place at the back of the temple courtyard.

舊習俗讓女性只能待在寺廟院子的後方，不得逾越分際。

The new manager put the rude clerk firmly in his place at the staff meeting.

新主管在員工會議上嚴厲地讓那位無禮的職員知道自己的分際。