site 1 S1 W2 AC / saɪt / 名词 [可数名词]

1 a place where something important or interesting happened :

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.

COLLOCATIONS

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.

THESAURUS

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.