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.
实用例句
1. Try to locate exactly where the smells are entering the room.
找找看气味具体是从什么地方散入房间的。
来自柯林斯例句
2. We've simply been unable to locate him.
我们就是没办法找到他。
来自柯林斯例句
3. Rescue teams are using thermal imaging to locate survivors of the earthquake.
救援队伍正利用热成像确定地震幸存者的位置。
来自《权威词典》
4. After Father retires, he's going to locate in Hong Kong.
