plate
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Danh từ
noun- 1.
(countable, uncountable)A slightly curved but almost flat dish from which food is served or eaten.
I filled my plate from the bountiful table.
- 2.
(uncountable)Such dishes collectively.
A valuable collection of silver plate was donated to the museum.
- 3.
(countable, uncountable)The contents of such a dish.
I ate a plate of beans.
- 4.
(countable, uncountable)A course at a meal.
The meat plate was particularly tasty.
- 5.
(countable, figuratively, uncountable)An agenda of tasks, problems, or responsibilities
With revenues down and transfer payments up, the legislature has a full plate.
- 6.
(countable, uncountable)A flat object of uniform thickness.
The most important and most expensive part of any solar cell is a silicon plate.
- 7.
(Australia, countable, especially, metonymically, plural, plural only, uncountable)(especially Australia; metonymic, plural only) Vehicle license plates, registration plates.
He stole a car and changed the plates as soon as he could.
Đồng nghĩa: rego plates
- 8.
(countable, uncountable)A taxi permit, especially of a metal disc.
- 9.
(countable, historical, uncountable)Plate armor.
He was confronted by two knights in full plate.
- 10.
(countable, uncountable)A layer of a material on the surface of something, usually qualified by the type of the material; plating
The bullets just bounced off the steel plate on its hull.
- 11.
(countable, uncountable)A material covered with such a layer.
If you're not careful, someone will sell you silverware that's really only silver plate.
- 12.
(countable, dated, uncountable)An ornamental or food service item coated with silver or gold or otherwise decorated.
The tea was served in the plate.
Động từ
verb- 1.
To cover the surface material of an object with a thin coat of another material, usually a metal.
This ring is plated with a thin layer of gold.
- 2.
(cooking, photography) To place the various elements of a meal on the diner's plate prior to serving.
After preparation, the chef will plate the dish.
- 3.
(baseball) To score a run.
The single plated the runner from second base.
- 4.
(transitive)To arm or defend with metal plates.
- 5.
(transitive)To beat into thin plates.
- 6.
(aviation, travel industry) To specify which airline a ticket will be issued on behalf of.
Tickets are normally plated on an itinerary's first international airline.
- 7.
(philately) to categorise stamps based on their position on the original sheet, in order to reconstruct an entire sheet.
- 8.
(philately, particularly with early British stamps) To identify the printing plate used.
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From Middle English plate, from Old French plate, from plata, from *plat(t)us, from Ancient Greek πλατύς (broad, flat, wide). Compare plato.