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plate

/ˈpleɪt/

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noun

plural plates

[count] a flat and usually round dish that is used for eating or serving food

plates, bowls, and cups

a paper plate

fancy dinner/salad/bread/dessert plates

a large serving plate [=platter]

pie plates [=plates used to hold pies]

the food that is served on a plate

a plate of cheese and crackers

a fruit/vegetable/meat plate [=a plate filled with different fruits/vegetables/meats]

I ate a salad and a plate of spaghetti.

[count] :a thin, flat piece of metal

A shiny metal plate was screwed to the door.

He had a steel plate put in his shoulder after the accident.

a plate of armor - see also breastplate, nameplate

[count] :license plate

usually plural

a car with New York plates

[count] :one of the usually flat, hard pieces that cover the body of some animals

a dinosaur covered in bony plates

[singular] :a dish or small container used in some churches to collect money

They passed around the plate during services.

the collection plate

the plate baseball :home plate

The runner was tagged out at the plate. - see also step up to the plate (below)

[count] geology :one of the very large sections of the Earth's surface that are believed to move and cause earthquakes where they touch each other - see also plate tectonics

[noncount] metal that is covered with a thin layer of gold or silver

gold/silver plate

objects (such as dishes, knives, forks, etc.) that are covered with a thin layer of gold or silver

The dishes were solid silver, not plate.

[count] :a special page in a book that has pictures on it

The book is 500 pages long and contains over 50 color plates. - see also bookplate

[count] :a surface of metal, plastic, or wood that is used in printing words or pictures on paper

printing plates

[count] :a sheet of glass or plastic that is treated with a special chemical and used in photography

photographic plates

[count] :the part of a set of false teeth that attaches to the mouth

the upper/lower plate of a set of dentures - see also fashion plate

clean your plate

xem clean

on a plate

informal :in a way that requires no effort :as a gift

He was handed the job on a plate. [=he was given the job without having to do anything to earn it]

The victory was handed to us on a plate.

on your plate

informal - used to refer to the things that a person has to do or deal with at one time

She has a lot on her plate right now. [=she has a lot of things that she has to deal with right now]

I've got enough on my plate to keep me busy this summer.

step up to the plate

baseball :to move into position next to home plate in order to bat - often used figuratively in U.S. English

He finally stepped up to the plate [=he finally took action] and asked her to marry him.

If you want this promotion, you're going to have to step up to the plate. [=you will have to improve your work performance to show that you deserve the promotion]

verb

plates; plated; plating

[+ obj] to add a layer of metal to the outside of (something) - usually used as (be) plated

The tin cups were plated with silver.

baseball :to cause (a run or a runner) to score

His second hit plated [=drove in] two runs.

* Các từ tương tự:
plate glass, plate tectonics, plateau, plateful, platelet