dish, plate

名詞 plate:

1. a sheet of metal or wood or glass or plastic
2. (baseball) base consisting of a rubber slab where the batter stands; it must be touched by a base runner in order to score
   同義詞：home plate, home base, home
3. a full-page illustration (usually on slick paper)
4. dish on which food is served or from which food is eaten
5. the quantity contained in a plate
   同義詞：plateful
6. a rigid layer of the Earth's crust that is believed to drift slowly
   同義詞：crustal plate
7. the thin under portion of the forequarter
8. a main course served on a plate
9. any flat platelike body structure or part
10. the positively charged electrode in a vacuum tube
11. a flat sheet of metal or glass on which a photographic image can be recorded
    同義詞：photographic plate
12. structural member consisting of a horizontal beam that provides bearing and anchorage
13. a shallow receptacle for collection in church
    同義詞：collection plate
14. a metal sheathing of uniform thickness (such as the shield attached to an artillery piece to protect the gunners)
    同義詞：scale, shell
15. a dental appliance that artificially replaces missing teeth
    同義詞：denture, dental plate

動詞 plate:

1. coat with a layer of metal

1. He put the apples on a round plate.
   他把蘋果放在一個圓盤子里。
2. The hot plate may spoil the varnish on the table.
   這只熱盤子會損壞桌面的光澤。
3. The plate is kept in a locked cupboard.
   圣餐具放在有鎖的櫥里。
4. This basin is only plate so it's not very valuable.
   這個盆子是鍍金金屬的，所以不太值錢。
5. His plate was piled high with rice.
   他的盤子里盛滿了米飯。
6. The doctor inserted a steel plate into his damaged leg.
   醫(yī)生在他受傷的腿中植入了一塊鋼板。

plate

n.（名詞）
A smooth, flat, relatively thin, rigid body of uniform thickness.
片：光滑的，平整的，比較薄的，均勻厚度的硬物體

A sheet of hammered, rolled, or cast metal.
金屬板：鍛造、軋制，或鑄造而成的金屬板
A very thin applied or deposited coat of metal.
薄板：很薄的應(yīng)用的或沉淀的一層金屬

A flat piece of metal forming part of a machine:
鍋爐板：構(gòu)成機器一個部件的金屬平板：
例句：
a boiler plate.
鍋爐板

A flat piece of metal on which something is engraved.
金屬板面：可在上面雕刻的金屬平片

A thin piece of metal used for armor.
鐵板：用于制作鎧甲的薄金屬片
Armor made of such pieces.
鎧甲：用薄金屬片制成的鎧甲
Abbr. pl.Printing
縮寫 pl.【印刷術(shù)】
A sheet of metal, plastic, rubber, paperboard, or other material prepared for use as a printing surface, such as an electrotype or a stereotype.
印刷版面：準備用作印刷表面的一片金屬，塑料，橡膠，紙板或其它材料，例如電版或鉛版
A print of a woodcut, lithograph, or other engraved material, especially when reproduced in a book.
鉛版：木刻，平版或其它雕刻材料的印模，尤指在書中復(fù)制時的印版
A full-page book illustration, often in color and printed on paper different from that used on the text pages.
彩色插圖：書的整頁圖解，經(jīng)常為彩色，印刷在與印刷正文頁材料不同的紙張上
Abbr. pl.Photography A light-sensitive sheet of glass or metal on which a photographic image can be recorded.
縮寫 pl.【攝影術(shù)】 感光版：在其上能記錄攝影圖像的一片感光玻璃或金屬
Dentistry A thin metallic or plastic support fitted to the gums to anchor artificial teeth.
【牙科學(xué)】 假牙托：安裝在牙床上固定假牙的薄金屬或塑料支持物
Architecture In wood-frame construction, a horizontal member, capping the exterior wall studs, upon which the roof rafters rest.
【建筑學(xué)】 橫木：木結(jié)構(gòu)建筑物中覆蓋外墻壁骨的水平構(gòu)件，屋橫椽被支撐在它的上面
Baseball Home plate.
【棒球】 本壘板

A shallow dish in which food is served or from which it is eaten.
盤子：上食物或用來吃食物的淺盤子
The contents of such a dish:
一盤食物：盤子里所盛放的東西：
例句：
ate a plate of spaghetti.
吃一盤圓條面

A whole course served on such a dish.
全餐：放在盤子中的整個一道菜
Service and food for one person at a meal:
一人份的餐點：一頓飯中提供給一個人的服務(wù)或所吃的食品：
例句：
dinner at a set price per plate.
以人頭計算的晚餐

Household articles, such as hollowware, covered with a precious metal, such as silver or gold.
家庭日用品：用貴金屬，如銀或金覆蓋的家用物品，如凹形器皿
A dish passed among the members of a group or congregation for the collection of offerings.
奉獻盤：在一群人中傳遞的用于收集捐獻物的盤子
Sports
【體育運動】
A dish, cup, or other article of silver or gold offered as a prize.
獎杯：作為獎品授予的銀的或金的盤，杯或其它物品
A contest, especially a horserace, offering such a prize.
體育獎杯賽：授予這樣一個獎杯的競賽，尤指賽馬
A thin cut of beef from the brisket.
牛的下部胸肉：牛胸部的一片薄肉
Anatomy Zoology
【解剖學(xué)】 【動物學(xué)】
A thin, flat layer or scale, as that of a fish.
外表組織：薄而平的一層或鱗狀物，如魚鱗
A platelike part, organ, or structure, such as that covering some reptiles.
板形器官：片狀的零件，器官或結(jié)構(gòu)，例如覆蓋在某些爬行動物身上的鱗甲
Electricity
【電學(xué)】
An electrode, as in a storage battery or capacitor.
極板：蓄電池或電容器中的電極
The anode in an electron tube.
陽極：電子管中的陽極
Geology In the theory of plate tectonics, one of the sections into which the earth`s crust is divided and that is in constant motion relative to other plates, which are also in motion.
【地質(zhì)學(xué)】 板塊：在板塊構(gòu)造地質(zhì)學(xué)理論中地殼被劃分的幾部分之一，它相對于其它板塊處于持續(xù)的運動中，同時其它板塊也在運動
v.tr.（及物動詞）
plat.ed,plat.ing,plates
To coat or cover with a thin layer of metal.
覆蓋：用一薄層金屬涂層或覆蓋
To cover with armor plate:
覆以鋼板：用鎧甲覆蓋：
例句：
plate a warship.
給軍艦包裝甲

Printing To make a stereotype or electrotype from.
【印刷術(shù)】 制版：從…制鉛版或電版
To give a glossy finish to (paper) by pressing between metal sheets or rollers.
電鍍：通過金屬板或滾筒之間的擠壓給（紙）拋光

來源：
Middle English
中古英語
from Old French [from feminine of] plat [flat]
源自 古法語 [] 源自plat的陰性詞 [平坦的]
from Vulgar Latin *plattus
源自 俗拉丁語 *plattus
from Greek platus * see plat-
源自 希臘語 platus *參見 plat-

【引伸】
plat.er
n.（名詞）