1 . The United States plans to tighten the economic sanctions currently in place.

美国计划加大现有经济制裁的力度。

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2 . He kept encouraging Rosie to find a placeof her own.

他不断鼓励罗茜为自己找个住处。

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3 . Did she usurp his placein his mother's heart?

她取代了他在他母亲心目中的地位吗？

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4 . Placethe omelette under a gentle grill until the top is set.

将煎蛋饼放在烤架下用文火烘烤，直到表面凝固。

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5 . The mother provides the embryo with nourishment and a placeto grow.

母亲为胎儿提供营养和成长的空间。

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1.a point located with respect to surface features of some region;

this is a nice place for a picnic

2.any area set aside for a particular purpose;

who owns this place?

3.an abstract mental location;

he has a special place in my thoughts

4.a general vicinity;

He comes from a place near Chicago

5.the function or position properly or customarily occupied or served by another;

can you go in my stead?

6.a particular situation;

If you were in my place what would you do?

7.where you live at a particular time;

deliver the package to my home

8.a job in an organization;

he occupied a post in the treasury

9.the particular portion of space occupied by a physical object;

he put the lamp back in its place

10. proper or designated social situation;

he overstepped his place

11. a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane);

he booked their seats in advance

12. the passage that is being read;

he lost his place on the page

13. proper or appropriate position or location;

a woman's place is no longer in the kitchen

14. a public square with room for pedestrians;

they met at Elm Plaza

15. an item on a list or in a sequence;

in the second place

16. a blank area;

write your name in the space provided

1.put into a certain place or abstract location;

Put your things here

2.place somebody in a particular situation or location;

he was placed on probation

3.assign a rank or rating to;

how would you rank these students?

4.assign a location to;

The company located some of their agents in Los Angeles

5.to arrange for;

place a phone call, place a bet

6.take a place in a competition; often followed by an ordinal;

Jerry came in third in the Marathon

7.intend (something) to move towards a certain goal;

He aimed his fists towards his opponent's face

8.recognize as being; establish the identity of someone or something;

She identified the man on the 'wanted' poster

9.assign to (a job or a home)

10. locate;

The film is set in Africa

11. estimate;

We put the time of arrival at 8 P.M.

12. identify the location or place of;

We localized the source of the infection

13. make an investment;

Put money into bonds

14. assign to a station

15. finish second or better in a horse or dog race;

he bet $2 on number six to place

16. sing a note with the correct pitch