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number plate

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Motor vehicles
ˈnumber ˌplate noun [countable] British English  TTCone of the signs with numbers and letters on it at the front and back of a car 〔汽车的〕牌照,号码牌 registration number SYN American English license plate4  See picture on 见图 Page A2 Car 汽车5 see picture at 见图 car
Examples from the Corpus
number plateBut the police say they can still prosecute because the real number plate shows up on the negative.A parent who was taking her children to school noted down the number plate.Hust the number plate to buy Auntie for Christmas.The number plate tallied with the particulars they, and the local Securitate, had on record.The number plate told me it was the same one I'd followed earlier.And they identified your number plate.
ˈnumber ˌplate nounChineseSyllable
and the of one with numbers signs Corpus


number plate
ˈnumber ˌplate noun [countable] British English
one of the signs with numbers and letters on it at the front and back of a car ⇨ registration number
   SYN  license plate American English


number plateBrE /ˈnʌmbə pleɪt/ 🔊NAmE /ˈnʌmbər pleɪt/ 🔊 (BrE) (NAmE ˈlicense plate) nouna metal or plastic plate on the front and back of a vehicle that shows its registration number (车辆的)牌照,号码牌