plate

詳細解釋：

plate

n.（名詞）
A smooth, flat, relatively thin, rigid body of uniform thickness.
片：光滑的，平整的，比較薄的，均勻厚度的硬物體

A sheet of hammered, rolled, or cast metal.
金屬板：鍛造、軋制，或鑄造而成的金屬板
A very thin applied or deposited coat of metal.
薄板：很薄的套用的或沉澱的一層金屬

A flat piece of metal forming part of a machine:
鍋爐板：構成機器一個部件的金屬平板：
例句：
a boiler plate.
鍋爐板

A flat piece of metal on which something is engraved.
金屬板面：可在上面雕刻的金屬平片

A thin piece of metal used for armor.
鐵板：用於製作鎧甲的薄金屬片
Armor made of such pieces.
鎧甲：用薄金屬片製成的鎧甲
Abbr. pl.Printing
縮寫 pl.【印刷術】
A sheet of metal, plastic, rubber, paperboard, or other material prepared for use as a printing surface, such as an electrotype or a stereotype.
印刷版面：準備用作印刷表面的一片金屬，塑膠，橡膠，紙板或其它材料，例如電版或鉛版
A print of a woodcut, lithograph, or other engraved material, especially when reproduced in a book.
鉛版：木刻，平版或其它雕刻材料的印模，尤指在書中複製時的印版
A full-page book illustration, often in color and printed on paper different from that used on the text pages.
彩色插圖：書的整頁圖解，經常為彩色，印刷在與印刷正文頁材料不同的紙張上
Abbr. pl.Photography A light-sensitive sheet of glass or metal on which a photographic image can be recorded.
縮寫 pl.【攝影術】 感光版：在其上能記錄攝影圖像的一片感光玻璃或金屬
Dentistry A thin metallic or plastic support fitted to the gums to anchor artificial teeth.
【牙科學】 假牙托：安裝在牙床上固定假牙的薄金屬或塑膠支持物
Architecture In wood-frame construction, a horizontal member, capping the exterior wall studs, upon which the roof rafters rest.
【建築學】 橫木：木結構建築物中覆蓋外牆壁骨的水平構件，屋橫椽被支撐在它的上面
Baseball Home plate.
【棒球】 本壘板

A shallow dish in which food is served or from which it is eaten.
盤子：上食物或用來吃食物的淺盤子
The contents of such a dish:
一盤食物：盤子裡所盛放的東西：
例句：
ate a plate of spaghetti.
吃一盤圓條面

A whole course served on such a dish.
全餐：放在盤子中的整個一道菜
Service and food for one person at a meal:
一人份的餐點：一頓飯中提供給一個人的服務或所吃的食品：
例句：
dinner at a set price per plate.
以人頭計算的晚餐

Household articles, such as hollowware, covered with a precious metal, such as silver or gold.
家庭日用品：用貴金屬，如銀或金覆蓋的家用物品，如凹形器皿
A dish passed among the members of a group or congregation for the collection of offerings.
奉獻盤：在一群人中傳遞的用於收集捐獻物的盤子
Sports
【體育運動】
A dish, cup, or other article of silver or gold offered as a prize.
獎盃：作為獎品授予的銀的或金的盤，杯或其它物品
A contest, especially a horserace, offering such a prize.
體育獎盃賽：授予這樣一個獎盃的競賽，尤指賽馬
A thin cut of beef from the brisket.
牛的下部胸肉：牛胸部的一片薄肉
Anatomy Zoology
【解剖學】 【動物學】
A thin, flat layer or scale, as that of a fish.
外表組織：薄而平的一層或鱗狀物，如魚鱗
A platelike part, organ, or structure, such as that covering some reptiles.
板形器官：片狀的零件，器官或結構，例如覆蓋在某些爬行動物身上的鱗甲
Electricity
【電學】
An electrode, as in a storage battery or capacitor.
極板：蓄電池或電容器中的電極
The anode in an electron tube.
陽極：電子管中的陽極
Geology In the theory of plate tectonics, one of the sections into which the earth`s crust is divided and that is in constant motion relative to other plates, which are also in motion.
【地質學】 板塊：在板塊構造地質學理論中地殼被劃分的幾部分之一，它相對於其它板塊處於持續的運動中，同時其它板塊也在運動
v.tr.（及物動詞）
plat.ed,plat.ing,plates
To coat or cover with a thin layer of metal.
覆蓋：用一薄層金屬塗層或覆蓋
To cover with armor plate:
覆以鋼板：用鎧甲覆蓋：
例句：
plate a warship.
給軍艦包裝甲

Printing To make a stereotype or electrotype from.
【印刷術】 製版：從…制鉛版或電版
To give a glossy finish to (paper) by pressing between metal sheets or rollers.
電鍍：通過金屬板或滾筒之間的擠壓給（紙）拋光

來源：
Middle English
中古英文
from Old French [from feminine of] plat [flat]
源自 古法文 [] 源自plat的陰性詞 [平坦的]
from Vulgar Latin *plattus
源自 俗拉丁語 *plattus
from Greek platus * see plat-
源自 希臘語 platus *參見 plat-

【引伸】
plat.er
n.（名詞）