plate

盘, 盆, 碟, 盘状物

(金属)板, 片, 钢板, (刻有居住人姓名的金属)牌子, 门牌

金银器皿; 镀金或镀银器皿

制铠甲金属片, 装甲板, 铠甲

【刷】印板, 图板, 刻板; (书中用另一种纸印的)整页插图; 电铸板; 以刻板或铸板印的印刷品

一盘所盛的量, (菜的)一盘, (一餐中)一人所吃的东西

板状器官、组织等(如鱼鳞, 幼虫的盾片)

假牙床, 假牙托, 一副假牙

【电】(电子管的)屏极, 阳极, (蓄电池的)板极

【摄】底片, 感光板

【建】(壁上的)横木板

(赛马或其它竞赛的)奖杯

【微】平皿, 培养皿

(棒球)投球板, 本垒

教会中的捐款盘

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plate

a shallow usually circular dish made of porcelain, earthenware, glass, etc, on which food is served or from which food is eaten.(as modifier)

the contents of a plate or the amount a plate will hold.a plate of cakes, sandwiches, etc, brought by a guest to a party

an entire course of a meal

any shallow or flat receptacle, esp for receiving a collection in church

flat metal of uniform thickness obtained by rolling, usually having a thickness greater than about three millimetres

a thin coating of metal usually on another metal, as produced by electrodeposition, chemical action, etc

metal or metalware that has been coated in this way, esp with gold or silver

dishes, cutlery, etc, made of gold or silver

a sheet of metal, plastic, rubber, etc, having a printing surface produced by a process such as stereotyping, moulding, or photographic deposition

a print taken from such a sheet or from a woodcut, esp when appearing in a book

a thin flat sheet of a substance, such as metal or glass

armour made of overlapping or articulated pieces of thin metal

a sheet of glass, or sometimes metal, coated with photographic emulsion on which an image can be formed by exposure to light.(as modifier)

an orthodontic device, esp one used for straightening children's teeth

an informal word for denture

any flat platelike structure or part

a cup or trophy awarded to the winner of a sporting contest, esp a horse race.a race or contest for such a prize

any of the rigid layers of the earth's lithosphere of which there are believed to be at least 15See plate tectonics

the anode in an electronic valve.an electrode in an accumulator or capacitor

a horizontal timber joist that supports rafters or studs

a light horseshoe for flat racing

a thin cut of beef from the brisket

See plate rail

Also called: Communion plate a flat plate held under the chin of a communicant in order to catch any fragments of the consecrated Host

a coin, esp one made of silver

to coat (a surface, usually metal) with a thin layer of other metal by electrolysis, chemical reaction, etc

to cover with metal plates, as for protection

to make a stereotype or electrotype from (type or another plate)

to form (metal) into plate, esp by rolling

to give a glossy finish to (paper) by calendering

to grow (microorganisms) in a culture medium

See plate up