place的用法：名词：地方、地位、职位、获奖的名次；动词：将（某物）放置、安排、订货、寄托、辨认、获得名次。

用法

n.(名词)

[C]地方,场所,所在地 particular area or position in space occupied by sb/sth

[C]城,村,镇 city, village, town, etc.

[C]建筑物,场所 building or area of land used for a particular purpose or where sth occurs

[C]某点,某处,某段落 particular spot or area on a surface; particular passage or point in a book, etc.

[C]座位,位置 seat or position

[S]等级,地位,身份 rank, position or role in society

[C]职位,职务,学习的机会 position or office, especially as an employee; opportunity to study at a school or university

[C]自然或恰当的位置〔地方〕 natural or suitable position〔location〕

[C]位 position of a figure after a decimal point, etc.

[S]名次 position among the first three, especially second or third

[C]房子; 家 house; home

v.(动词)

vt. 放置,安排 put or arrange in the stated position

vt. 使…处于某处境或环境 put (sb) in the situation or circumstances

vt. 定名次 state the position of (a runner or a race, etc.)

vt. 辨认 identify (sb/sth) by using one's memory or past experience

vt. 评价,分类 make a judgement about sb/sth in comparison with others

vt. 发订单; 打赌 give (an order or a bet) to a person or firm

例句

1.He doesn't have his heart in the right place. He would find every opportunity to stab in the Back of others

他的心术不正,动不动就在别人的背后捅刀子

2.Evolution of stars of all masses takes place on a hydrodynamic time scale

各种质量的恒星的演化，均以流体力学的时间尺度进行。

3.An inexact quotation;an inexact description of what had taken place.

草率的引用;对所发生之事不精确的描述

4.There is no place like home.

无处可像家，在家千日好。

5.The most headless passer-by feels the depressing influences of a place

一到这个地方，连最没心事的人也会象所有的过路人一样无端端的不快活。