platform

1. N-COUNT A platform is a flat raised structure, usually made of wood, that people stand on when they make speeches or give a performance. 講臺(tái); 舞臺(tái)

Nick finished what he was saying and jumped down from the platform. 尼克講完話，從講臺(tái)上跳了下來(lái)。

2. N-COUNT A platform is a flat raised structure or area, usually one that something can stand on or land on. (用于放置物品或著陸的) 平臺(tái)

They found a spot on a rocky platform where they could pitch their tents. 他們?cè)谝粋€(gè)巖石平臺(tái)上找到了一處可以搭帳篷的地方。

3. N-COUNT A platform is a structure built for people to work and live on when drilling for oil or gas at sea, or when extracting it. (在海上為鉆探石油或天然氣而建的) 平臺(tái)

The platform began to produce oil in 1994. 1994年，這個(gè)鉆井平臺(tái)開(kāi)始產(chǎn)油。

4. N-COUNT A platform in a train or subway station is the area beside the tracks where you wait for or get off a train. (火車(chē)或地鐵站的) 站臺(tái)

The train was about to leave and I was not even on the platform. 火車(chē)就要開(kāi)了，而我甚至還沒(méi)有趕到站臺(tái)上。

5. N-COUNT The platform of a political party is what they say they will do if they are elected. (政黨的) 施政綱領(lǐng)

The party has announced a platform of political and economic reforms. 該黨已宣布了一份關(guān)于政治和經(jīng)濟(jì)改革的施政綱領(lǐng)。

6. N-COUNT If someone has a platform, they have an opportunity to tell people what they think or want. 發(fā)表意見(jiàn)的機(jī)會(huì)

The demonstration provided a platform for a broad cross-section of speakers. 那次示威為廣泛代表各方的發(fā)言者們提供了一個(gè)發(fā)表意見(jiàn)的機(jī)會(huì)。