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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++site1 /saɪt/ ●●● S1 W2 AWL noun [countable] 1 PLACEa place where something important or interesting happened 〔发生过重要或有意思的事件的〕场所，地方，地点 an archaeological site 考古现场site of The house is built on the site of a medieval prison. 这幢房子建在一座中世纪监狱的遗址上。 the site of the air crash 飞机失事的地点► see thesaurus at place2 TBCan area of ground where something is being built or will be built 〔建筑的〕工地，用地site of/for the site of a proposed missile base 拟建导弹基地的选址 a site for a new airport 用于建造新机场的一块地皮building/construction site He managed to get himself a job on a building site. 他好不容易在建筑工地上找了一份工作。3 DLOa place that is used for a particular purpose 〔作某种用途的〕场所，场地 a camping site 营地site of/for a nesting site for birds 鸟类筑巢地4. a website 网站5 on site at the place where people work, study, or stay 在现场〔在人们工作、学习或逗留的地方〕 There’s a bar, restaurant, and gym on site. 内有酒吧、餐馆和健身房。n COLLOCATIONS – Meanings 1,2 & 3ADJECTIVES/NOUN + site an archaeological siteArchaeological sites are often discovered by accident.a historic siteThere are numerous historic sites to visit.an ancient siteThe organization maintains and restores ancient sites, castles, monuments etc.a sacred site (=a place that is important in a religion)Ayers Rock is the most sacred site of the Aborigines.a burial siteA Bronze Age burial site has been discovered. the crash site (=where a plane etc crashed)Wreckage was seen 200 metres away from the crash site.a bomb site (=where a bomb has exploded)the bomb sites of war-torn Londona building/construction siteHe has worked on various building sites.a greenfield site British English (=a piece of land that has never been built on)We want to shift the balance of housing development from greenfield to brownfield sites.a brownfield site British English (=a piece of land that has been built on before)The majority of the houses will be built on brownfield sites.a camp/camping siteFirst they had to look for a camp site.a caravan site British English:A well-run caravan site near the river brings holidaymakers into the village.a landfill site (=where rubbish is buried)Recycling reduces the volume of waste which goes into landfill sites.an industrial site (=where factories are)The area is to be redeveloped as an industrial site.a missile siteThere were photos of a missile site under construction.a nesting siteNormally the male swan won’t let other swans near his nesting site.
Examples from the Corpus
site• The town has purchased a site on Villa Avenue for the new library.• As I mentioned in my recent phone call the best site for it is the Mill Yard, as last year.• Mobile phone calls have to be routed through a cell site, and telephones search for the nearest site with available capacity.• a construction site• Green fences were put up around the construction site.• a historical site• All were suggested as possible sites for travellers.• A home for the elderly will be built on the site of the old hospital.• The first chapel of the Independents was built on the site in 1705.• And there are costs with running the site.• The looms were used in local cottages, and warehouses occupied much of this site.• Most of our rubbish goes to sites like this one at Sutton Courtenay in Oxfordshire.site of• the site of a Civil War battlebuilding/construction site• This seems to them more like a building site than a City office.• Who wan na haul bricks on a construction site for a dollar and a quarter an hour?• Empty building sites have been reclaimed and replanted.• On farms, building sites, in factories and hospitals there are dangers to be understood and avoided.• All over the city are huge building sites where the sun pours into vast craters.• Moreover, the company establishes mobile child-care units to assist workers in its construction sites.• Over the years these walkabouts have led to a stream of inventions that now pepper construction sites all over the city.• They walked along the tall wooden fence that cut the construction site off from the avenue.site of/for• In many ways the Settlement movement of the 1880s and 1890s provided test sites for these initiatives.• Gloucester is being used as a testing site for radar ground probing.• Shipbuilding had always been important to Saltash, which was chosen as the site for a Royal Naval base and dockyard.• We cooked our dinner and departed to the bar on the site for a last night celebration.• Through town towards the site of the Fourth of July celebrations.• During his childhood, the area was the site of several tanning factories which emptied their waste products into the River Bievre.• And I have recently started using my web site for posting brief responses to papers that discuss my work.site2 ●○○ verb [transitive] PLACEto place or build something in a particular place 为…选址；使坐落于be sited in/on/at/near etc something Some of this new housing has been sited in inner city areas. 这些新住房有些选址在内城区。n Grammar Site is usually passive.→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpus
site• First, the space available for siting the greenhouse.• Do check on wind direction when siting your barbecue.be sited in/on/at/near etc something• And the supermarket Jacques had mentioned was sited on the outskirts of town, she discovered.• In June 1990, the Bundestag determined that the bank should be sited in Frankfurt.• In the meantime, it is essential that the collection is sited in a room where adequate supervision can be exercised.• It is sited in the middle of the city, surrounded by residential and commercial development.• It was no accident that a good many towns were sited on the borderline between arable farming and pastoral regions.• The Soviet Union also provided a small experimental nuclear reactor, which was sited at Yongbyon.• The water mill was sited at Mill beck and it continued in use until the 1860s.From Longman Business Dictionarysitesite1 /saɪt/ noun [countable]1PROPERTYan area of ground that is used or is going to be used for a particular purposeOn any building site, falling is the most frequent type of accident.The Sunnyvale City Council last week approved a 186-unit apartment complex on the 4.5 acre site.Solectron employs 2,200 people at sites in San Jose and Milpitas.2COMPUTINGa WEBSITE (=place on the Internet where you can find information about something) → destination sitesitesite2 verb be sited in/near etcPROPERTY be placed or built in a particular areaThe new factory is to be sited in Fort Collins. —siting noun [singular]The siting of electricity facilities and their emissions to the atmosphere both raise questions that are becoming more difficult to resolve.→ See Verb tableOrigin site1 (1300-1400) Old French Latin situs, from sinere “to leave, put”site1 noun →n COLLOCATIONS1site2 verb →n GRAMMAR1LDOCE OnlineChinese
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site1 S1 W2 AC /saɪt/ 
noun [countable]
an archaeological site
site of
The house is built on the site of a medieval prison.
the site of the air crash
2. an area of ground where something is being built or will be built
site of/for
the site of a proposed missile base
a site for a new airport
building/construction site
He managed to get himself a job on a building site.
3. a place that is used for a particular purpose:
a camping site
site of/for
a nesting site for birds
4. a website
5. on site at the place where people work, study, or stay:
There’s a bar, restaurant, and gym on site.
■ ADJECTIVES/NOUN + site
▪an archaeological site Archaeological sites are often discovered by accident.
▪a historic site There are numerous historic sites to visit.
▪an ancient site The organization maintains and restores ancient sites, castles, monuments etc.
▪a sacred site (=a place that is important in a religion) Ayers Rock is the most sacred site of the Aborigines.
▪a burial site A Bronze Age burial site has been discovered.
▪the crash site (=where a plane etc crashed) Wreckage was seen 200 metres away from the crash site.
▪a bomb site (=where a bomb has exploded) the bomb sites of war-torn London
▪a building/construction site He has worked on various building sites.
▪a greenfield site British English (=a piece of land that has never been built on) We want to shift the balance of housing development from greenfield to brownfield sites.
▪a brownfield site British English (=a piece of land that has been built on before) The majority of the houses will be built on brownfield sites.
▪a camp/camping site First they had to look for a camp site.
▪a caravan site BrE: A well-run caravan site near the river brings holidaymakers into the village.
▪a landfill site (=where rubbish is buried) Recycling reduces the volume of waste which goes into landfill sites.
▪an industrial site (=where factories are) The area is to be redeveloped as an industrial site.
▪a missile site There were photos of a missile site under construction.
▪a nesting site Normally the male swan won’t let other swans near his nesting site.
▪ place a point or area, especially one that you visit or use for a particular purpose: He’s been to lots of places. | a good meeting place
▪position the exact place where someone or something is, in relation to other things: She showed me the position of the village on the map. | I changed the position of the mirror slightly. | Jessica moved to a position where she could see the stage better.
▪point a particular place on a line or surface: At this point the path gets narrower. | No cars are allowed beyond this point.
▪spot a place, especially a particular kind of place, or a place where something happens. Spot sounds rather informal: She chose a sunny spot. | The area is a favourite spot for windsurfers. | This is the exact spot where I asked her to marry me.
▪location a place where someone or something is, or where something happens. Location sounds more formal than place: your exact location | The prisoners were taken to an undisclosed location. | an ideal location for a winter break
▪site a place, especially one that will be used for a particular purpose, or where something important happened: the site of a great battle | There are plans to develop the site for housing. | The area has become a dumping site for nuclear waste.
▪venue a place where something such as a meeting, concert, game etc takes place: the venue for the next Olympic Games | The hotel is a popular wedding venue.
▪scene the place where something bad such as an accident or crime happened: the scene of the crime | Ambulance crews were at the scene within minutes.
▪setting the place and the area around it, where something is or where something happens: The hotel is in a beautiful setting. | the setting for the film ‘A Room With a View’ | Beautiful gardens provide the perfect setting for outdoor dining.
▪somewhere used for talking about a place when you are not sure exactly which place: She came from somewhere in London.
▪whereabouts the place where someone or something is – used especially when you do not know this or do not want to tell people: The whereabouts of the painting is unknown. | He refused to disclose his whereabouts. | I’m not sure about her whereabouts.
site2 verb [transitive usually passive]
to place or build something in a particular place
be sited in/on/at/near etc something
Some of this new housing has been sited in inner city areas.
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noun [countable] Date: 1300-1400
Language: Old French
Origin: Latin situs, from sinere 'to leave, put'
1. a place where something important or interesting happened:Language: Old French
Origin: Latin situs, from sinere 'to leave, put'
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4. a website
5. on site at the place where people work, study, or stay:
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verb [transitive usually passive]to place or build something in a particular place
be sited in/on/at/near etc something
place a particular point, area, city, town, building, etc., especially one used for a particular purpose or where a particular thing happens 指有特定用途或事情发生的地点、场所、城镇、建筑物、地方 ：◆ This would be a good place for a picnic. 这可是个野餐的好地方。 site the place where sth, especially a building, is or will be situated; a place where sth happened or that is used for a particular purpose 尤指建筑物的地点、位置，事情发生或有特定用途的地点、场所 ：◆ They've chosen a site for the new school. 他们为新学校选了校址。 area a part of a room, building or particular space that is used for a special purpose; a particular place on an object 指（房间、建筑物、处所内划为某用途的）地方、场地，物体上的区、部位 ：◆ the hotel reception area 旅馆接待处 ◆ Move the cursor to a blank area on the screen. 把光标移至电脑屏幕的空白区。 position the place where a person or thing is situated; the place where sb/sth is meant to be 指位置、方位、恰当的位置 ：◆ From his position at the top of the hill, he could see the harbour. 他在山头那个位置可以俯瞰海港。 NOTE Theposition of sb/sth is often temporary: the place where sb/sth is at a particular time.* position 指人／物所处的位置常常是暂时性的，即在某段时间所在的位置。 point a particular place within an area, where sth happens or is supposed to happen 指某事发生或将要发生的地点、某个地方 ：◆ the point at which the river divides 河流分岔点 location a place where sth happens or exists, especially a place that is not named or not known 指事情发生或存在的地方、地点、位置，尤指无名或鲜为人知的地方 ：◆ The company is moving to a new location. 公司准备迁移新址。 scene a place where sth happens, especially sth unpleasant 尤指不愉快事件发生的地点、现场 ：◆ the scene of the accident 事故现场 spot a particular point or area, especially one that has a particular character or where sth particular happens 尤指具有某种特点或某一事件发生的地点、场所 ：◆ The lake is one of the local beauty spots .这个湖是当地的一个风景点。 venue the place where people meet for an organized event such as a performance or sports event 指演出、体育比赛等的聚会地点、场馆、会场
Patterns
at a place/site/position/point/location/scene/spot/venuein a(n) place/area/position/location/venuethe place/site/point/location/spot/venue where… the right place/site/position/location/spot/venuea central site/position/location/venuethe/sb's/sth's exact/precise place/site/position/point/location/spot
Email 电子邮件
receive/get/open an email收到／打开电邮 write/send/answer/forward/delete an email写／发送／回复／转发／删除电邮 check/read/access your email查收／阅读／读取电邮 block/filter (out) junk/spam/unsolicited email阻止／过滤垃圾／不请自来的电邮 exchange email addresses交换电邮地址 open/check your inbox打开／查看收件箱 junk mail fills/floods/clogs your inbox垃圾电邮塞满收件箱 have/set up an email account拥有／创建电邮账号 open/send/contain an attachment打开／发送／包含附件 sign up for/receive email alerts注册使用／收到电邮提醒
Connecting to the Internet 连接到互联网
use/access/log onto the Internet/the Web使用／登录互联网 go online/on the Internet上网 have a high-speed/dial-up/broadband/wireless (Internet) connection有高速／拨号／宽带／无线网络连接 access/connect to/locate the server登录／连接到／定位服务器 use/open/close/launch a/your web browser使用／打开／关闭／开启网页浏览器 browse/surf/search/scour the Internet/the Web上网浏览／搜索 send/contain/spread/detect a (computer/email) virus发送／含有／传播／发现（电脑／电邮）病毒 update your anti-virus software升级杀毒软件 install/use/configure a firewall安装／使用／设置防火墙 accept/enable/block/delete cookies接受／启用／阻止／删除网站饼干
Using the Internet 使用互联网
visit/check a website/an Internet site/sb's blog访问／查看网站／互联网站点／某人的博客 create/design/launch a website/social networking site创建／设计／启用一个网站／社交网站 start/write/post/read a blog创建／写／发布／读博客 update your blog/a website更新博客／网站内容 be in/meet sb in/go into/enter an Internet chat room在／遇见某人在／进入网络聊天室 download/upload music/software/a song/a podcast/a file/a copy of sth下载／上传音乐／软件／一首歌／一个播客／一个文件／一个…的备份 share information/data/files共享信息／数据／文件 post a comment/message on a(n) website/online message board/web forum/Internet chat room在网站上／网络留言板上／网络论坛上／网络聊天室里发布评论／信息 stream video/audio/music/content over the Internet在互联网上流播视频／音频／音乐／内容 join/participate in/visit/provide a(n) (web-based/web/online/Internet/discussion) forum加入／访问／提供（网络）论坛 generate/increase/monitor Internet traffic产生／增加／监管网络流量