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  • US
  • [ləʊˈkeɪt]
  • Conjugation : past  located ; ing  locating
  • Derivatives : n  locater ; n  locator
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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

locate [ləu'keɪt]
  1. 1. vt. [+person] [ thing] (find) 找到
    to be located
    [frm] 位于

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

locate [ləʊˈkeɪt]
  1. 1. vt. 找出,查到,探明
    Can you locate your cousins in the Midwest?
    你能说出你堂兄妹在中西部的具体位置吗?
  2. 2. vt. 确定……的方位
    Our sense of sight enables us to locate objects in space.
    我们视觉能够我们确定物体空间中的位置
  3. 3. vt. 把……设置在,使坐落
    The company located some of their agents in Los Angeles.
    公司洛杉矶安排一些代理人
  4. 4. vi. [American English] [Spoken] 定居安家

Collins English-English Dictionary

locate [ləυ'keɪt]
  1. 1. vt. [tr] to discover the position, situation, or whereabouts of; find
  2. 2. vt. [tr; often passive] to situate or place
    located on the edge of the city
  3. 3. vi. [intr] to become established or settled

Examples

to locate Guam on a map
在地图上找出关岛的位置
We were able to locate a fair copy of this manuscript.
我们能找到一份字迹清晰的手稿副本。
Locate your destination by using the coordinates on the map.
用地图上的坐标找到你们的目的地。
We use latitude and longitude to locate positions on the earth's surface.
我们采用纬度和经度,在地球表面定位。
We have to bear to the right if we are to locate the missing group.
如果我们想找到失踪队伍,我们必须向右走。
They tested his ability to locate objects in space.
他们测试了他在空间中定位物体的能力。
Only sight and touch enable us to locate objects in the space around us.
仅仅依靠视觉和触觉我们就能确定周围物体的空间位置。

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