locate [ləu'keit]

vt.
1、设置，住（在），把...设置在

Their factory is located at the foot of the mountain.
他们的工厂坐落在山脚下。

He located his new store on Main Street.
他将新店开设于梅因街。

2、指出，找到，说出来源

I cannot locate the shop.
我找不到这家商店。

We are trying to locate Mr. Brown.
我们正在找Brown先生。

3、位于，在

The Forbidden City is located on the central axis of old Beijing.
紫禁城位于老北京的中轴线上。

offices located downtown
位于商业区的办事处

4、vi. 居住下来，定居

After I retire I'm going to locate in the country.
退休后我打算在乡村定居。

【近义词】

1、find vt. 找到, 得到

Will you find a file for me?
你替我找一把锉刀来好吗?

2、discover vt. 现出, 发觉

Columbus discovered America.
哥伦布发现了美洲。

【背句子记单词】

Locate the source of error.
找到错误的来源

Could you locate an interpreter for us?
您能为我们找一位口译员吗？