plate

1. N-COUNT A plate is a round or oval flat dish that is used to hold food. 盘子

Anita pushed her plate away; she had eaten virtually nothing. 安妮塔把盘子推开；她其实什么都没吃。

2. N-COUNT A plate of food is the amount of food on a plate. 一盘子的量

...a huge plate of bacon and eggs. …一大盘子培根和鸡蛋。

3. N-COUNT A plate is a flat piece of metal, especially on machinery or a building. 金属片

...a recess covered by a brass plate. …一个被一块铜板覆盖着的壁龛。

4. N-COUNT A plate is a small, flat piece of metal with someone's name written on it, which you usually find beside the front door of an office or house. 金属牌子

...a brass plate by the front door bearing his name. …大门旁一块刻有他名字的铜牌。

5. N-PLURAL On a road vehicle, the plates are the panels on the front and back that display the registration number. 牌照

...dusty-looking cars with New Jersey plates. …挂着新泽西牌照的落满灰尘的汽车。

6. →see also license plate

7. N-COUNT A plate in a book is a picture or photograph that takes up a whole page and is usually printed on better quality paper than the rest of the book. 整页插图

The book has 55 colour plates. 这本书有55页彩色整页插图。

8. PHRASE If you have enough on your plate or have a lot on your plate, you have a lot of work to do or a lot of things to deal with. 有许多事等着做

We have enough on our plate. There is plenty of work to be done on what we have. 我们有许多事干。我们手头就有大量的工作要做。