platform
US: /ˈpɫætˌfɔɹm/
UK: /plˈætfɔːm/
UK: /plˈætfɔːm/
English Vietnamese dictionary
platform /'plætfɔ:m/
- danh từ
- nền, bục, bệ
- sân ga
- chỗ đứng ở hai đầu toa (xe lửa...)
- chỗ đứng (xe khách...)
- entrance platform of a bus: chỗ đứng ở cửa vào xe buýt
- bục giảng, bục diễn thuyết, diễn đàn
- (nghĩa bóng) (the platform) thuật nói, thuật diễn thuyết
- (nghĩa bóng) cương lĩnh chính trị (của một đảng)
- ngoại động từ
- đặt trên nền, đặt trên bục
- đặt trên nền, đặt trên bục
- nội động từ
- nói trên bục, diễn thuyết trên diễn đàn
Advanced English dictionary
+ noun
at train station
1 the raised flat area beside the track at a train station where you get on or off the train: (BrE) What platform does it go from? + (BrE) The train now standing at platform 1 is for Leeds. + The train drew into the platform.
Compare: TRACK
for performers
2 a flat surface raised above the level of the ground or floor, used by public speakers or performers so that the audience can see them: Coming onto the platform now is tonight's conductor, Jane Glover. + Representatives of both parties shared a platform (= they spoke at the same meeting).
for equipment
3 a raised level surface for example one that equipment stands on or is operated from: an oil / gas platform + a launch platform (= for spacecraft) + a viewing platform giving stunning views over the valley
politics / opinions
4 [usually sing.] the aims of a political party and the things that they say they will do if they are elected to power: They are campaigning on an anti-immigration platform. + They fought the election on a platform of low taxes.
5 an opportunity or a place for sb to express their opinions publicly or make progress in a particular area: She used the newspaper column as a platform for her feminist views.
computing
6 the type of computer system or the SOFTWARE that is used: an IBM platform + a multimedia platform
shoes
7 a high thick sole of a shoe: platform shoes
on bus
8 (BrE) the open part at the back of a DOUBLE-DECKER bus where you get on or off
BRITISH / AMERICAN
platform / track
In British stations the platforms, where passengers get on and off trains, have different numbers: The Edinburgh train is waiting at platform 4.
In stations in the USA, it is the track that the train travels along that has a number: The train for Chicago is on track 9.
Thesaurus dictionary
n.
1 stand, dais, stage, podium, rostrum:
After the introduction, the speaker mounted the platform.
2 policy, party line, principle(s), tenet(s), programme, plank:
The main elements of our platform will be revealed at the party conference.
Collocation dictionary
1 raised floor
ADJ.
high, raised | wooden
VERB + PLATFORM
mount, stand on
The king mounted the platform to loud cheers.
| appear on, speak from | share
Union leaders shared the platform with business leaders in a debate on the future of the industry.
2 at a railway station
ADJ.
railway, station
PREP.
along a/the ~
He ran along the platform to catch the train.
| at ~
The train at platform 3 is the 13.15 service to Liverpool.
| from ~
The next train to depart from platform 2 is the 10.30 for London Paddington.
| on ~
the waiting room on platform 7
3 in politics
ADJ.
political | election, electoral
PREP.
in a/the ~
the promises in their election platform
| on a/the ~ of
They fought the election on a platform of economic reform.
Concise English dictionary
platforms'plætfɔrm /-fɔːm
noun
+a raised horizontal surface
+a document stating the aims and principles of a political party
+the combination of a particular computer and a particular operating system
+any military structure or vehicle bearing weapons
+a woman's shoe with a very high thick sole
