platform

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plat·form /ˈplætfɔːm $ -fɔːrm/ S3 W3 noun [countableC]

1 train 火車TTT especially British EnglishBrE the raised place beside a railway track where you get on and off a train in a station 站台，月台

The Edinburgh train will depart from platform six.

開往愛丁堡的火車將從六號站台發車。

2 for speeches 用於演講TBB a stage for people to stand on when they are making a speech, performing etc 講台；戲台，舞台

a small raised platform at one end of the room

房間一端凸起的小講台

3 politics 政治

a) [usually singular]PPIDEA the main ideas and aims of a political party, especially the ones that they state just before an election 〔尤指競選之前發表的〕政綱，綱領 → plank

a strong women’s rights platform

強硬的婦女權利政綱

the Labour party platform

工黨綱領

b) CHANCE/OPPORTUNITYa chance for someone to express their opinions, especially their political opinions 〔發表觀點的〕機會，講壇〔尤指政治講壇〕

platform for

The conference provides a platform for people on the left wing of the party.

這次會議給該黨的左翼人士提供了發表意見的機會。

4 structure 結構TB a tall structure built so that people can stand or work above the surrounding area 高台，平台

an oil exploration platform

石油勘探平台

5 computers 計算機TD the type of computer system or software that someone uses 平台〔指使用中的計算機系統或軟件〕

the UNIX platform

UNIX平台

a multimedia platform

多媒體平台

6 express ideas 表達觀點 an opportunity to express your ideas to a large number of people 〔公開表達意見的〕機會

platform for

We mustn’t give these groups a platform for their propaganda.

我們不能給這些團體宣傳機會。

7. bus 公共汽車 British EnglishBrETTC the open part at the back of some double-decker buses, where passengers get on and off 〔雙層公共汽車後部的〕出入口

8. SHOES 鞋子platforms (also platform shoes) [plural]DCC shoes that have a raised thick sole (=flat bottom part) and a high heel 厚底鞋 →5 see picture at 見圖 shoe1

Examples from the Corpus

platform• General Vladimir Fyodorov led an ultranationalist government to power in 2002 on a platform pledged to eliminating organized crime at any cost.• "The deal provides us with a platform for expansion into new markets, " Weldon said.• a gas drilling platform• Although different installers are required for each platform, there is considerable commonality of code between the installers, observes Praxis.• The train to Boston leaves from Platform 9.• Actors have a good platform to promote their causes.• The party's new platform emphasizes rural development.• The train's arrival was an Event and whole families gathered on the station platforms to see their travelling members off.• The train drew away and Claudia was left alone on the platform.• Professor Allen stepped up onto the platform.• Please address your comments to the platform.• Warehouses yawning out over the barren yards and loading docks; rusted cranes fused to their platforms, punching at the air.• Which platform does your department use, Windows or Macintosh?• Often she wore platform heels and flared trousers.

From Longman Business Dictionary

platformplat·form /ˈplætfɔːm-fɔːrm/ noun [countableC]

1the raised place beside a railway track where you get on and off the train

2a system used to broadcast television or radio programmes

3a tall structure built so that people can work around the surrounding area

→ oil platform

4 (also computer platform)COMPUTING a particular type of computer system or software

Pick a secure operating system and computer platform.

Origin platform