plates
plates — 動詞
- platespresent simple I / you / we / they
- plateses3rd person singular
- platesing-ing form
- platesedpast simple
1. to put a thin coat of one metal onto the surface of another metal object — for e
鍍上金屬
在金屬表面覆蓋一層其他金屬
to put a thin coat of one metal onto the surface of another metal object — for example, a silver ring plated with gold
Keiko had her grandmother's old silver ring plated with gold.
Keiko 把祖母的舊銀戒指鍍上了一層金。
plate + something + with + gold
Amir bought a steel necklace plated with rose gold for his wife.
Amir 買了一條鍍玫瑰金的鋼項鍊送給妻子。
The workshop plates copper pots with tin to stop them from rusting.
這間作坊在銅鍋上鍍錫以防止生鏽。
Fatima's bracelet was plated with rhodium to give it a bright shine.
Fatima 的手鐲鍍了銠，散發出明亮的光澤。
The jeweller plates old brass pendants with silver before selling them.
珠寶商在出售前將舊黃銅墜子鍍上銀。
- coat
broader — can be any substance (paint, plastic), not only metal
- gild
specifically coating with gold; more literary or formal
- electroplate
technical — uses electricity to bond the metal layer
- strip
remove the coating from a metal surface
文法句型
plate + something + with + gold/silver/copper etc.
用法筆記
Frequently passive: something is plated with gold, silver, etc. The active subject is usually a person or workshop doing the plating.
常見錯誤
plates — 名詞
- platessingular
- platesesplural
1. a round, flat container with a low raised edge, used for putting food on during
盤子
盛裝食物用的扁平圓形容器
a round, flat container with a low raised edge, used for putting food on during a meal
Mei-Lin set the warm dinner plates on the table before calling everyone to eat.
美琳把溫熱的晚餐盤子擺上桌，然後叫大家來吃飯。
collocation: dinner plates
Dmitri stacked the clean plates beside the sink after washing off the leftover sauce.
迪米崔把洗乾淨的盤子疊好放在水槽邊，上面的醬汁都洗掉了。
The waiter carried three heavy plates of pasta through the crowded restaurant.
服務生端著三盤滿滿的義大利麵，穿過擁擠的餐廳。
Amara chose the blue ceramic plates because they matched the kitchen walls.
阿瑪拉選了藍色的陶瓷盤子，因為它們和廚房的牆壁很搭配。
Kwame passed a stack of paper plates to his sister for the birthday picnic.
夸梅把一疊紙盤子遞給妹妹，準備生日野餐用。
2. the amount of food that fills or is served on one plate
一盤
一盤食物的份量
the amount of food that fills or is served on one plate
Ingrid ate a huge plate of spaghetti after running fifteen kilometres.
英格麗在跑了十五公里後，吃了一大盤義大利麵。
collocation: a plate of + food
The children each took a plate of sandwiches and sat outside in the sun.
孩子們每人拿了一盤三明治，坐在外頭曬太陽。
Sanjay ordered a plate of grilled fish with rice at the seaside café.
桑傑在海邊的小餐館點了一盤烤魚配白飯。
Yara could barely finish the plate of roast chicken her grandmother gave her.
雅拉幾乎吃不完她奶奶端給她的那一大盤烤雞。
The cook prepared twenty plates of curry for the wedding guests.
廚師為婚禮賓客準備了二十盤咖哩。
用法筆記
Always followed by 'of' plus a type of food. Unlike sense 1, this names the quantity of food, not the object holding it.
常見錯誤
3. a stiff, flat sheet of hard material — for example, metal, glass, or plastic — t
平板
堅硬不易彎曲的扁平材料
a stiff, flat sheet of hard material — for example, metal, glass, or plastic — that does not bend easily
The builders screwed thick steel plates over the broken section of the bridge.
建築工人用螺絲把厚鋼板固定在橋樑破損的部分。
collocation: steel plates
Taro cut a plate of clear glass to fit the new window frame.
太郎切割了一塊透明玻璃平板來配合新的窗框。
The mechanic removed the metal plate under the engine to check for leaks.
技師拆下引擎底下的金屬板，檢查有沒有漏油。
Elena glued a thin plastic plate over the hole in the water tank.
艾蓮娜用一塊薄塑膠平板蓋住水箱的破洞並黏好。
A large stone plate covered the old well at the back of the garden.
一塊大石板蓋住了花園後面的那口舊井。
用法筆記
Distinguish from sense 1 (EATING DISH): this sense refers to construction or industrial material, not tableware.
4. a flat metal sheet with words or images etched into its surface, used for making
印版
用於印刷文字圖像的金屬板
a flat metal sheet with words or images etched into its surface, used for making printed copies
The printer cleaned the copper plate before running the next batch of invitations.
印刷工人清理了銅印版，然後繼續印下一批邀請函。
collocation: copper plate
Oluwaseun checked the printing plates to make sure every letter was sharp.
歐魯瓦舜檢查了印刷用的印版，確認每個字母都很清晰。
collocation: printing plates
The artist used a separate plate for each colour in the book illustration.
那位藝術家為書中插圖的每一種顏色各使用了一塊獨立的印版。
Fatima stored the old engraved plates in a wooden box under her desk.
法蒂瑪把舊的雕刻印版存放在她書桌下的一個木箱裡。
Each page of the newspaper was made from a different metal plate.
報紙的每一頁都是由不同的金屬印版印出來的。
- engraving
'Engraving' can refer to the process or the finished artwork; 'plate' refers to the physical object used in the process.
- printing block
An older term, often for wooden printing surfaces; 'plate' almost always implies metal.
用法筆記
Only used in printing and publishing. Not to be confused with sense 3 (FLAT RIGID SHEET), which describes any stiff flat material.
5. a flat, heavy disc that people lift repeatedly to strengthen their muscles, typi
槓鈴片
健身時舉起的扁平重型圓盤
a flat, heavy disc that people lift repeatedly to strengthen their muscles, typically used in a gym
Wei added two more plates to the barbell before attempting his final set.
偉在最後一組訓練前又加了兩片槓鈴片到槓鈴上。
collocation: add plates to the barbell
The trainer showed Hana how to load the plates safely onto the squat rack.
教練示範給哈娜看如何安全地把槓鈴片裝上深蹲架。
Sofia struggled to lift the twenty-kilogram plate above her chest.
索菲亞吃力地將那塊二十公斤的槓鈴片舉到胸口以上。
The gym floor shook when Raj dropped the heavy plates after his deadlift.
拉吉做完硬舉後把沉重的槓鈴片往地上一放，整個健身房都震了一下。
Noor loaded two ten-kilo plates onto the barbell and stepped under it for her first squat.
Noor 把兩片十公斤的槓鈴片裝上槓鈴，然後跨步到槓鈴下方準備做第一個深蹲。
用法筆記
Only used in gym or weightlifting settings. In everyday speech often shortened to just 'plate' — e.g., 'I can lift four plates now.'
常見錯誤
6. a full-page picture or illustration in a book, usually printed on glossier, thic
書中插圖
書中整頁的彩色圖片
a full-page picture or illustration in a book, usually printed on glossier, thicker paper than the surrounding pages
The children's encyclopaedia had bright colour plates of birds on every other page.
那本兒童百科全書每隔一頁就有色彩鮮豔的鳥類書中插圖。
collocation: colour plates
Nia turned to the colour plate of a huge blue whale and gasped.
妮雅翻到那張巨大藍鯨的書中插圖，倒吸了一口氣。
The old art book contains thirty plates of famous paintings from the museum.
那本舊藝術書收錄了三十幅博物館名畫的書中插圖。
Each chapter of the field guide ends with a plate of local wildflowers.
野外指南的每一章結尾都附有一幅當地野花的書中插圖。
The library copy was missing two plates that someone had torn out long ago.
圖書館的那本書缺了兩頁書中插圖，是很久以前被人撕掉的。
- illustration
'Illustration' is broader and can be any size or placement; 'plate' specifically means a full-page image, often on glossy paper.
- colour plate
A more specific term used when the full-page illustration is printed in colour rather than black and white.
用法筆記
Used mainly in publishing and book-collecting. Often appears as 'colour plate' when the illustration is in colour.
7. in baseball, an informal name for home plate — the rubber base that a batter sta
本壘板
棒球中打擊手站立並需觸碰得分的橡膠板
in baseball, an informal name for home plate — the rubber base that a batter stands beside and that a runner must step on to score
Mark tapped the plates with his bat twice before the pitcher started his windup.
Mark 在投手開始揮臂前用球棒敲了兩下本壘板。
informal baseball usage for home plate
Sofie slid into the plates a moment before the catcher's glove came down on her leg.
Sofie 滑向本壘板，在捕手手套落下前一刻安全上壘。
The umpire brushed dust off the plates after a strong wind swept across the diamond.
一陣強風吹過球場後，裁判把本壘板上的灰塵拍掉。
Before the season opened, the crew repainted the plates on all four town fields.
賽季開始前，工作人員重新粉刷了鎮上四個球場的本壘板。
Hiro bought new rubber plates for the little league team from a shop near the stadium.
Hiro 在球場附近的商店為少棒隊買了新的橡膠本壘板。
- home plate
the standard, formal term used in official baseball contexts
- home base
a less common alternative to home plate, used mainly in teaching the game to children
用法筆記
Informal baseball term. In formal or official contexts, use 'home plate' instead.
8. a thin layer of one metal, especially gold or silver, that has been applied to t
鍍層
覆蓋在廉價金屬表面的貴金屬薄層
a thin layer of one metal, especially gold or silver, that has been applied to the surface of a cheaper metal underneath
The jeweller pointed out where the silver plates on the bracelet had begun to wear away.
珠寶商指出手鐲上的銀鍍層已經開始磨損了。
collocation: silver/gold plates + wear away
Joaquín's earrings had thin gold plates over a base of copper that showed through in spots.
Joaquín 的耳環有一層薄薄的金鍍層覆蓋在銅底上，有些地方已經露出底層。
The factory applied nickel plates to thousands of car parts every single day.
工廠每天為數以千計的汽車零件鍍上鎳層。
After years of use, the plates on the old cutlery rubbed off, showing grey metal underneath.
用了多年後，舊餐具上的鍍層脫落了，露出下面的灰色金屬。
Baraka tested the plates with a small magnet to check whether they were real silver or just painted.
Baraka 用小磁鐵測試鍍層，檢查它們是真正的銀還只是塗上去的。
用法筆記
Distinguish from sense 9: this sense refers to the thin layer of precious metal applied to a cheaper metal surface. For tableware made entirely of solid precious metal, see sense 9 (SOLID PRECIOUS METALWARE).
常見錯誤
9. dishes, plates, cups, and other tableware made entirely from precious metals lik
貴金屬器皿
完全以金銀等貴金屬製成的盤碟杯具
dishes, plates, cups, and other tableware made entirely from precious metals like gold or silver, rather than just coated with a thin layer of them
Emre spent the whole morning polishing the heavy silver plates before the family dinner.
Emre 花了整個上午擦拭沉重的銀製器皿，為家庭晚宴做準備。
collocation: heavy silver/gold plates for solid tableware
The museum displayed gold plates that once belonged to a queen from the 1700s.
博物館展出了曾經屬於一位十八世紀女王的黃金器皿。
Mira inherited a wooden chest containing twelve gold plates engraved with the family name.
Mira 繼承了一個木箱，裡面裝著十二件刻有家族姓氏的黃金盤碟。
A burglar broke in and stole the silver plates, which were worth more than the television.
一名竊賊闖入後偷走了銀製器皿，這些器皿比電視機還值錢。
At the royal feast, guests ate from gold plates while musicians played in the corner.
在皇家宴會上，賓客用黃金盤碟進餐，樂師在角落演奏。
- silverware
refers specifically to items made of silver; narrower in material but similar in meaning
- gold plate
can mean either solid gold tableware or gold-plated items, so context is needed
- precious metalware
a more formal, technical term for tableware made of valuable metals
用法筆記
Distinguish from sense 8: this sense refers to tableware made entirely of solid precious metal. For the thin layer of metal applied to a cheaper base, see sense 8 (METAL COATING).
常見錯誤
10. the huge, slow-moving pieces of solid rock that form the hard outer layer of the
板塊
構成地球外殼的巨大移動岩層片段
the huge, slow-moving pieces of solid rock that form the hard outer layer of the Earth and that float on a softer, hotter layer beneath them
The earthquake struck when two plates suddenly slipped past each other far beneath the city.
地震發生時，兩個板塊在城市深處突然滑過彼此。
collocation: tectonic plates + slip/push/grind past each other
Lakshmi built a model for her science project that showed how plates move and form volcanoes.
Lakshmi 為她的科學作業做了一個模型，展示板塊如何移動並形成火山。
Over millions of years, these plates have pushed together to create the Himalayan mountain range.
經過數百萬年，這些板塊互相擠壓，形成了喜馬拉雅山脈。
Sirin learned in class that the plates under the Atlantic Ocean are slowly pulling apart.
Sirin 在課堂上學到大西洋底下的板塊正在緩緩分離。
Scientists use special instruments to measure how fast the plates shift across the Earth's surface.
科學家使用特殊儀器來測量板塊在地球表面移動的速度。
- tectonic plates
the full scientific term; 'plates' is the everyday short form used in the same meaning
- crustal plates
emphasises that these are segments of the Earth's crust specifically
- lithospheric plates
a more technical term used in geology; includes the crust and upper mantle
常見錯誤
11. a flat dish or soft pouch that is passed from person to person during a church s
奉獻盤
教堂禮拜中用來收集捐款的淺盤或軟袋
a flat dish or soft pouch that is passed from person to person during a church service so that people can place money into it as a donation
The usher moved slowly down the aisle, passing the plates from one person to the next.
招待員沿著走道緩緩移動，將奉獻盤從一個人傳給下一個人。
collocation: pass the plates + during church service
Shanti slipped a folded note into the plates as they came along her row.
Shanti 在奉獻盤傳到她那一排時，把一張摺好的紙鈔放了進去。
After the service, the deacon emptied the plates and counted the money in the back room.
禮拜結束後，執事在後面的房間裡清空奉獻盤並點算捐款。
Femi watched the plates make their way along the crowded pew during the Christmas service.
Femi 看著奉獻盤在聖誕禮拜中沿著擁擠的長椅慢慢傳遞。
The church used old brass plates that had been collecting donations for over a hundred years.
這間教堂使用的舊銅奉獻盤已經收集捐款超過一百年了。
- collection plate
the full, formal term; 'plates' alone is understood in a church context
- offering plate
used in some churches to emphasise the act of giving as an offering
- alms dish
an older, more formal term, now mainly found in historical or traditional contexts