locate

locate
[lə(ʊ)ˈkeɪt]
verb
  1. [with obj.]discover the exact place or position of
    定位，找到
    engineers were working to locate the fault.
    工程师们正努力寻找问题所在。
    ■[with obj. and adverbial of place](常作 be located)situate in a particular place
    位于
    these popular apartments are centrally located.
    这些抢手的住宅都位于中心地带。
    ■[with obj. and adverbial]place within a particular context
    限制，限定
    they locate their policies in terms of wealth creation.
    他们根据财富创造的情形限定自己的政策。
    ■[no obj., with adverbial of place](N. Amer.)establish oneself or one's business in a specified place
    (北美)开创（事业）
    his marketing strategy has been to locate in small towns.
    他的市场战略是针对小城镇的。
派生
locatable
adjective
语源
  1. early 16th cent.: from Latin locat- 'placed', from the verb locare, from locus 'place'. The original sense was as a legal term meaning 'let out on hire', later (late 16th cent.) 'assign to a particular place', then (particularly in North American usage) 'establish in a place'. The sense 'discover the exact position of' dates from the late 19th cent
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