英汉词典

1. 找到；探明；确定…的位置
    If you locate something or someone, you find out where they are.

locate的翻译

    e.g. The scientists want to locate the position of the gene on a chromosome...
           科学家们希望找出该基因在染色体中的位置。
    e.g. We've simply been unable to locate him.
           我们就是没办法找到他。

2. 放置；设立；建立
    If you locate something in a particular place, you put it there or build it there.

    e.g. Atlanta was voted the best city in which to locate a business by more than 400 chief executives...
           逾400名行政总裁投票推选亚特兰大为最适宜开办公司的城市。
    e.g. Tudor Court represents your opportunity to locate at the heart of the new Birmingham.
           都铎宛，您在新伯明翰中心区置业的好机会。

3. 迁居；开办公司
    If you locate in a particular place, you move there or open a business there.

    e.g. ...tax breaks for businesses that locate in run-down neighbor-hoods.
           针对开办在老旧街区的商户的减税措施