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plaque

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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plaque /plɑːk, plæk $ plæk/ ●○○ noun  1 [countable]TBREMEMBER a piece of flat metal, wood, or stone with writing on it, used as a prize in a competition or attached to a building to remind people of an event or person 匾牌,匾额〔用于奖励或纪念〕 The team’s coach was given a plaque. 那个队的教练得到一块匾牌。commemorative plaque (=a plaque to help people remember something important) 纪念匾2. [uncountable]MI a harmful substance which forms on your teeth, which bacteria can live and breed in 牙(菌)斑
Examples from the Corpus
plaqueOn the brown walls of corrugated metal a plaque commemorated it as the former home of James Fenimore Cooper.Underneath was a rock with a brass plaque riveted to it.On each door is a bronze plaque, etched with an indistinct mask-like face.Near the door was a bronze plaque which told of the building's historic past.The form of the Minoan town house is known from several ivory and faience plaques depicting house elevations.You can't stop plaque forming but you can prevent it taking a hold by removing it every day.Many patients habitually use one or two sites and develop hard subcutaneous plaques or disfiguring insulin hypertrophy.We asked our architect to consider the practicality of cleaning the stonework and re-locating the plaque.These substances can contribute to plaque buildup in the coronary arteries.commemorative plaqueThere a commemorative plaque was unveiled by Connolly's son, Roddy Connolly.Find the rebuilt shop near the sea with its commemorative plaque.
Origin plaque (1800-1900) French Dutch plak, from plakken to stick
plaque nounChinese
of flat Corpus wood, metal, a piece


plaque
plaque /plɑːk, plæk $ plæk/ noun
 Date: 1800-1900
 Language: French
 Origin: Dutch plak, from plakken 'to stick'
1. [countable] a piece of flat metal, wood, or stone with writing on it, used as a prize in a competition or attached to a building to remind people of an event or person:
    The team’s coach was given a plaque.
    commemorative plaque (=a plaque to help people remember something important)
2. [uncountable] a harmful substance which forms on your teeth, which bacteria can live and breed in


plaqueBrE /plæk/ 🔊, also /plɑːk/ 🔊NAmE /plæk/ 🔊 noun [countable] a flat piece of stone, metal, etc., usually with a name and dates on, attached to a wall in memory of a person or an event (纪念性的)牌匾,匾额;纪念匾 [uncountable] a soft substance that forms on teeth and encourages the growth of harmful bacteria 牙菌斑   compare scale noun (10)