plates
US /pleɪts/
UK /pleɪts/
複數名詞
1.
盤子
flat dishes from which food is eaten or served
範例:
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Please set the table with clean plates.
請用乾淨的盤子擺好餐桌。
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The chef arranged the food beautifully on the plates.
廚師把食物精美地擺放在盤子裡。
2.
板, 片
sheets of metal, glass, or other rigid material
範例:
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The car's armor consists of thick steel plates.
汽車的裝甲由厚鋼板組成。
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The building's exterior was covered with decorative ceramic plates.
建築物的外部覆蓋著裝飾性的陶瓷板。
3.
板塊
the rigid pieces of the earth's lithosphere that move slowly over the asthenosphere
範例:
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The movement of tectonic plates causes earthquakes.
構造板塊的運動導致地震。
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Scientists study the interaction of oceanic and continental plates.
科學家研究海洋和大陸板塊的相互作用。