emplacement
/ɪmˈpleɪsmənt/ (bre, ipa) · /ɪmˈpleɪsmənt/ (ame, ipa) · /im-ˈplā-smənt/ (ame, mw)
emplacement — 名詞
- emplacementsingular
- emplacementsplural
1. a reinforced position or platform, usually built from concrete or packed earth,
火砲陣地
為大型武器特別修建的發射位置
a reinforced position or platform, usually built from concrete or packed earth, where a large weapon such as an artillery gun or missile launcher is set up and fired
Sergeant Amara Osei inspected the concrete emplacement before the morning artillery drill.
Amara Osei 士官在早晨火砲演練前檢查了混凝土火砲陣地。
collocation: concrete emplacement; military context
The old coastal emplacement still held its rusted cannon, pointing out to sea.
那座老舊的沿海砲陣地上仍架著生鏽的大砲，砲口指向大海。
collocation: coastal emplacement
Engineers spent three weeks building a new emplacement for the anti-aircraft battery.
工兵花了三週時間為防空砲連建造新的火砲陣地。
Corporal Dmitri Volkov watched the valley from his emplacement on the ridge.
Dmitri Volkov 下士從他在山脊上的火砲陣地觀察山谷。
Heavy rain had flooded the machine-gun emplacement, forcing the crew to move inland.
豪雨淹沒了機槍陣地，迫使組員向內陸轉移。
- gun position
less formal and more descriptive; used in both military and non-military contexts
- battery
refers to a group of artillery pieces together with their emplacement, rather than a single position
- pillbox
a small, low concrete emplacement for machine guns, typically partly buried for protection
文法句型
emplacement + for + weapon type
emplacement + on + location
用法筆記
Used specifically for military positions that are built or prepared in advance for heavy weapons. It is not used for ordinary places where someone happens to stand or place a small object.
2. the action of putting an object into its intended place or location, usually wit
安置；就位
將物體放入特定位置的正式動作
the action of putting an object into its intended place or location, usually with care and in a deliberate manner
Yuki Tanaka supervised the careful emplacement of the granite statue in the plaza.
Yuki Tanaka 監督了花崗岩雕像在廣場上的仔細安置。
emplacement + of [object]; formal register
The emplacement of the new bridge section required a crane and twelve workers.
新橋段的就位需要一臺起重機和十二名工人。
emplacement as subject; formal or technical context
Dr. Fatima El-Amin checked each sensor after its emplacement along the fault line.
Fatima El-Amin 博士檢查了沿斷層線安置的每一個感測器。
Proper emplacement of the wooden beams was critical to the barn's stability.
木樑的正確安置對穀倉的穩定性至關重要。
The contract specified exact coordinates for the emplacement of the boundary stones.
合約規定了界石安置的精確座標。
- placement
more common and less formal; used in everyday contexts without the technical overtones of 'emplacement'
- positioning
emphasizes choosing the right spot, rather than the physical act of installing or fixing something there
- installation
used when the object is large equipment or machinery being permanently set up and connected
- removal
the act of taking something away from its position
文法句型
emplacement + of + object being placed
用法筆記
More formal than 'placement'. Common in technical, engineering, or legal writing where the precision of the act is emphasized. For everyday actions, 'placement' or 'putting' is more natural.