park
noun [ C ] uk/pɑːk/ us/pɑːrk/
A1 公园
a large area of land with grass and trees, usually surrounded by fences or walls, and specially arranged so that people can walk in it for pleasure or children can play in it
Central Park 中央公园
Hyde Park 海德公园
We watched the joggers in the park. 我们在公园里看别人慢跑。
有专门用途的区域
an area of land that is used for a particular purpose
an office/a business park 办公/商业园
US运动场，体育场
an area of land for playing sports on
UK庄园，庭院
an area of land around a large house in the countryside
- More examples
- If the weather's nice we could have a picnic in the park.
- He's jogging round the park every morning in an effort to get fit for the football season.
- I let the dogs run free in the park.
- What I like about Cambridge is that there's so much open space - there are parks and commons everywhere.
- The children enjoy floating their boats on the pond in the park.
park
verb uk/pɑːk/ us/pɑːrk/
A2 [ I or T ]停放（车辆）
to put a vehicle in a place where it can stay for a period of time, usually while you leave it
Where have you parked? 你把车停在哪儿了？
Just park your car in the driveway. 就把车停在车道上吧。
[ T + adv/prep ] informal（某人）坐在（某处），站在（某处），把…放在（某处）（常因持续时间过长而令人生厌）
to put yourself or something in a particular place for a long time, often annoying other people
He parked himself in front of the TV and stayed there all afternoon. 他在电视前一坐就是一下午。
She's parked an enormous pile of papers on my desk and I haven't a clue what to do with them. 她把一大堆文件堆在我桌子上，我根本不知道该拿它们怎么办。
[ T ]（暂不处理或给予答复）搁置
to not deal with something or answer a question immediately but leave it for a later time
Can we park that question until the end of the session? 我们可以把那个问题留到会议的最后吗？
- More examples
- Cars were parked all along the road.
- I usually park at my friend's house.
- an illegally parked car
- She parked herself in front of the computer and started playing games.
- It's an offence to park on double yellow lines.
Idiom
park the busidiom （足球比赛中）球队放弃进攻，所有球员都在自己半场后方参加防守
If a football team parks the bus, it defends without trying to attack, with almost all of the players on the team staying deep inside their own half of the pitch.
Phrasal verb
park up UK停车
to put a vehicle in a place where it can stay for some time
We decided to park up for the night and sleep in the car. 我们决定把车停在这里过夜，在车里睡觉。