locate

英 [ləʊˈkeɪt]      美 [loʊˈkeɪt]
  • vt. 位于;查找…的地点
  • vi. 定位;定居
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locate 定位

来自locus,地点,-ate,动词后缀。引申词义定位。

locate (v.)
1650s, "to establish oneself in a place, settle," from Latin locatus, past participle of locare "to place, put, set, dispose, arrange," from locus "a place" (see locus). Sense of "mark the limits of a place" (especially a land grant) is attested from 1739 in American English; this developed to "establish (something) in a place" (1807) and "to find out the place of" (1882, American English). Related: Located; locating.
1. Try to locate exactly where the smells are entering the room.
找找看气味具体是从什么地方散入房间的。
2. We've simply been unable to locate him.
我们就是没办法找到他。
3. Rescue teams are using thermal imaging to locate survivors of the earthquake.
救援队伍正利用热成像确定地震幸存者的位置。
4. After Father retires, he's going to locate in Hong Kong.
父亲退休后打算在香港定居.
5. The head company decided to locate in Qingdao.
总公司决定设在青岛.

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