nameplate

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name·plate /ˈneɪmpleɪt/ noun [countable]  AVDa small sign fastened to something, showing the name of the owner or maker, or the person who lives or works in a place 〔标明所有者或制作者的〕标示牌；〔写明居住者或工作者的〕姓名牌

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nameplate• Companies pay many hundred francs just for a nameplate.• If they want to make nameplates for their stuffed animals, we can find them wooden plaques.• Straus nameplate and laying off 650 employees in the process.• With regards to John's regular locomotive, the nameplates are of special interest.• The nameplate on his desk said, informally, that his name was Ricky Bell.• The nameplate, carrying the paper's title and emblem, will be unveiled by the editor, Magnus Linklater.

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nameplate
name‧plate /ˈneɪmpleɪt/ noun [countable]
a small sign fastened to something, showing the name of the owner or maker, or the person who lives or works in a place

name·plateBrE /ˈneɪmpleɪt/ 🔊NAmE /ˈneɪmpleɪt/ 🔊 nouna sign on the door or the wall of a building showing the name of a company or the name of a person who is living or working there （标明公司名字或居住、生活在该处的人的姓名的）名牌，标示牌，名匾a piece of metal or plastic on an object showing the name of the person who owns it, made it or presented it （标示所有者、制造者或提供者姓名的）名称牌