plate
[NOUN]
plates
1. [C 可数名词] （盛食物的）盘子
A plate is a round or oval flat dish that is used to hold food.
双语例句
例：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. [C 可数名词] 一盘子的量
A plate of food is the amount of food on a plate.
双语例句
例：a huge plate of bacon and eggs.
一大盘子咸肉和鸡蛋。
3. [C 可数名词] （尤指机械或建筑上的）金属板
A plate is a flat piece of metal, especially on machinery or a building.
双语例句
例：a recess covered by a brass plate.
一个被一块铜板盖着的壁龛。
4. [C 可数名词] （金属制的刻有姓名的）牌子
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.
双语例句
例：a brass plate by the front door bearing his name.
大门旁一块刻有他名字的铜牌。
5. [C 可数名词] （书中的）整版插图
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.
双语例句
例：The book has 55 colour plates.
这本书有55页彩色插图。
NOUN. 名词
have enough on one's plate , have a lot on one's plate
1. 有许多事等着做
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.
双语例句
例：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。
PHRASE. 习语
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