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TOEFL BNC: 1494 COCA: 1525

plate

1 plate /ˈpleɪt/ noun
plural plates
1 plate
/ˈpleɪt/
noun
plural plates
Learner's definition of PLATE
[count]
: a flat and usually round dish that is used for eating or serving food盘子;碟
see picture at place setting
: the food that is served on a plate一盘食物
[count] : a thin, flat piece of metal金属牌
see also breastplate, nameplate
[count] : license plate usually plural通常用复数
[count] : one of the usually flat, hard pieces that cover the body of some animals(某些动物身上的)鳞甲
[singular] : a dish or small container used in some churches to collect money(教堂中放捐款的)奉献盘
the plate baseball : home plate
see also step up to the plate (below)
[count] geology : one of the very large sections of the Earth's surface that are believed to move and cause earthquakes where they touch each other板块 see also plate tectonics
[noncount]
: metal that is covered with a thin layer of gold or silver镀金(或镀银)金属
: objects (such as dishes, knives, forks, etc.) that are covered with a thin layer of gold or silver(镀金或镀银的)餐具
[count] : a special page in a book that has pictures on it插图页
see also bookplate
10 
[count] : a surface of metal, plastic, or wood that is used in printing words or pictures on paper(印刷用的)印版
11 
[count] : a sheet of glass or plastic that is treated with a special chemical and used in photography(摄影用的)感光板
12 
[count] : the part of a set of false teeth that attaches to the mouth假牙床;假牙托

clean your plate

see 2clean

on a plate

informal
: in a way that requires no effort : as a gift不费工夫地

on your plate

informal
used to refer to the things that a person has to do or deal with at one time要做的工作

step up to the plate

baseball
: to move into position next to home plate in order to bat(靠近本垒)准备下一个击球often used figuratively in U.S. English在美国英语中常用作比喻
see also fashion plate
2 plate /ˈpleɪt/ verb
plates; plated; plating
2 plate
/ˈpleɪt/
verb
plates; plated; plating
Learner's definition of PLATE
[+ object]
: to add a layer of metal to the outside of (something)给…镀(金属)usually used as (be) plated通常用作(be) plated
baseball : to cause (a run or a runner) to score使(跑垒或跑垒员)得分
TOEFL BNC: 1494 COCA: 1525

plate

1 of 2

noun

1
a
: a smooth flat thin piece of material
b(1)
: forged, rolled, or cast metal in sheets usually thicker than ¹/₄ inch (6 millimeters)
(2)
: a very thin layer of metal deposited on a surface of base metal by plating
c
: one of the broad metal pieces used in armor
also : armor of such plates
d(1)
: a thin relatively flat anatomical part (such as a lamina of bone) of an animal body
especially : scute
(2)
: the thin under portion of the forequarter of beef
especially : the fatty back part see beef illustration
f
: any of the large movable segments into which the earth's lithosphere is divided according to the theory of plate tectonics
2
[Middle English; partly from Anglo-French plate plate, bullion; partly from Old Spanish plata silver, from Vulgar Latin *platta metal plate, from feminine of plattus flat]
a
obsolete : a silver coin
b
: precious metal
especially : silver bullion
3
[Middle English, from Anglo-French plat, plate dish, plate, from plat flat]
a
: domestic hollowware made of or plated with gold, silver, or base metals
b
: a shallow usually circular vessel from which food is eaten or served
c(1)
: a quantity to fill a plate : plateful
(2)
: a main course served on a plate
(3)
: food and service supplied to one person
a dinner at $10 a plate
d(1)
: a prize given to the winner in a contest
(2)
British : a horse race in which the contestants compete for a prize of fixed value rather than stakes
e
: a dish or pouch passed during collections
f
: a flat glass or plastic dish used chiefly for culturing microorganisms
4
a
: a prepared surface from which printing is done
b
: a sheet of material (such as glass or plastic) coated with a light-sensitive photographic emulsion
c
: a metallic grid with its interstices filled with active material that forms one of the structural units of a battery
5
: a horizontal structural member that provides bearing and anchorage especially for the trusses of a roof or the rafters
6
: the part of a denture that fits to the mouth
broadly : denture
7
: a full-page illustration often on different paper from the text pages
8
: a schedule of matters to deal with
have a lot on my plate now
platelike adjective

plate

2 of 2

verb

plated; plating

transitive verb

1
: to cover or equip with plate: such as
a
: to provide with armor plate
b
: to cover with an adherent layer mechanically, chemically, or electrically
also : to deposit (something, such as a layer) on a surface
2
: to make a printing surface from or for
3
: to fix or secure with a plate
4
: to cause (a runner) to score in baseball
5
: to arrange (food) on a plate or dish
Phrases
on a plate
: without having been earned : as a gift
goals were handed to them on a plate

Synonyms

Example Sentences

Noun a plate of cheese and crackers I ate a salad and a plate of spaghetti. A shiny metal plate was screwed to the door. He had a steel plate put in his shoulder after the accident.
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
This stackable pack from Miniware has a plate, a detachable suction cup and a divider for the top that can also be used on its own. Lexie Sachs, Good Housekeeping, 16 Sep. 2022 The small-plate restaurant opened in January at N51-W34911 Wisconsin Ave. Journal Sentinel, 16 Sep. 2022 One is Osgood-Schlatter disease, a condition that usually occurs during a growth spurt when a tendon tugs on a growth plate in the shinbone, causing pain. Elizabeth Chang, Washington Post, 15 Sep. 2022 The pro move at this new Northeast Alberta Street food cart is to get a mole plate, either a chicken leg drenched in deep brown Pueblan mole, or the enchiladas colored with a trio of brown, pink and green. oregonlive, 15 Sep. 2022 As part of the pitch-clock rule, MLB has decreed that if a runner is on base, the pitcher is allowed to throw to the base or step off the rubber twice per plate appearance. Ben Zimmer, WSJ, 15 Sep. 2022 Tamika Gardner, 39, Dubuque, Iowa, was arrested and accused of driving without a valid license, no insurance, improperly transporting cannabis and no front registration plate Aug. 25 at 99th Street and Cicero Avenue, police said. Chicago Tribune, 14 Sep. 2022 His owner brought over a plate of very odiferous tuna. Shirley Macfarland, cleveland, 14 Sep. 2022 To make: Segment the center of a paper plate into six sections; write prompts in each. Charlyne Mattox, Country Living, 14 Sep. 2022
Verb
From $7 flatbreads to a fish and chips plate for just $11, this pub has quite a few selections that could fill you on a budget. Alexa Gagosz, BostonGlobe.com, 31 Aug. 2022 Less than 24 hours later, in Saturday's afternoon contest, the Tigers had better plate appearances against lefty Reid Detmers. Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 20 Aug. 2022 Some bad luck foiled the first one, two-out rally in the eighth that saw Christian Yelich plate Tyrone Taylor with a single to left. Curt Hogg, Journal Sentinel, 17 Aug. 2022 After a lengthy study by MLB replay officials, plate umpire Lance Barksdale’s out call was overturned and the Tigers were awarded a 1-0 lead. Paul Hoynes, cleveland, 16 Aug. 2022 Carroll singled through the right side to plate the Diamondbacks first run. Theo Mackie, The Arizona Republic, 30 Aug. 2022 The Red Sox pitching staff continued its gruesome summer plummet on Sunday, allowing a second-tier Rays offense to plate a season-high for runs in a 12-4 blowout victory. Alex Speier, BostonGlobe.com, 28 Aug. 2022 There was no throw to plate as Detwiler raised his arms trying to attract attention from his teammates and Romine slumped at the waist. The Enquirer, 26 Aug. 2022 With two outs and two strikes, Contreras once again came through, lining a single to right to plate Rafael Ortega, who had been intentionally walked. Curt Hogg, Journal Sentinel, 20 Aug. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Noun

Middle English, from Anglo-French, from plate, feminine of plat flat, from Vulgar Latin *plattus, probably from Greek platys broad, flat — more at place

First Known Use

Noun

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Verb

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of plate was in the 14th century
TOEFL BNC: 1494 COCA: 1525
plate

noun¹

1for food食物ADJECTIVE | VERB + PLATE | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVEdessert, dinner, serving, side, soup甜點盤;餐盤;上菜盤;小菜盤;湯盤paper紙碟clean, dirty乾淨的盤子;髒盤子The sink was full of dirty plates.洗滌槽裏放滿了髒盤子。empty, full空盤子;滿滿的盤子VERB + PLATEclear, empty掃光/吃空盤子I could see how hungry she was from the way she cleared her plate.從她把盤子裏的食物一掃而光我就能看出她有多餓。clear, clear away, collect, take收走盤子clean清洗盤子PREPOSITIONon a/the plate在盤子裏She ate everything on her plate.她吃光了盤子裏的東西。plate of一盤⋯a plate of rice一盤米飯
plate

noun²

2piece of metal with writing on帶字的金屬牌ADJECTIVElicence/license, number (BrE) 牌照;號碼牌The driver was arrested for having false licence / license plates on his car.司機由於使用假車牌而被拘捕。name姓名牌He read the brass name plate by the door.他看了一下門旁銅製的姓名牌。

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