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.
雙語例句
1. Try to locate exactly where the smells are entering the room.
找找看氣味具體是從什么地方散入房間的。
來自柯林斯例句
2. We've simply been unable to locate him.
我們就是沒辦法找到他。
來自柯林斯例句
3. Rescue teams are using thermal imaging to locate survivors of the earthquake.
救援隊伍正利用熱成像確定地震幸存者的位置。
來自《權威詞典》
4. After Father retires, he's going to locate in Hong Kong.