park
park — noun
1. an open green space inside a city, with lawns, paths, and trees, where the publi
an open green space inside a city, with lawns, paths, and trees, where the public can stroll, walk a dog, or let children run around for free.
Every Saturday morning, Lina jogs three laps around Da'an Park.
collocation: jog/walk around the park
The children fed the ducks at the pond in Hyde Park.
collocation: in the park
Marcus took his sandwich to the park and sat under a tree.
There is a small park behind the library with benches and a fountain.
The new mayor promised to build five more parks in the city.
文法句型
in the park
to the park
用法筆記
Subject is a town, neighborhood, or named city; the park is open to the general public, not private grounds.
常見錯誤
2. a large piece of ground set aside for one specific kind of activity — for exampl
a large piece of ground set aside for one specific kind of activity — for example, factories on an industrial park, rides on a theme park, or wildlife in a national park.
Hsinchu Science Park is home to many computer-chip companies.
compound: science park
We spent two days exploring Yellowstone National Park last summer.
compound: national park
The new business park outside town has offices for forty firms.
Disneyland is the most famous theme park in California.
Carlos works at a recycling plant on the industrial park near the river.
文法句型
business park
industrial park
national park
theme park
用法筆記
Almost always appears in a fixed compound (national / industrial / business / theme / science / wildlife park); rarely used alone in this sense.
常見錯誤
3. a fenced piece of ground or stadium where a team plays a sport such as baseball,
a fenced piece of ground or stadium where a team plays a sport such as baseball, football, or rugby in front of fans.
Forty thousand fans packed the park to watch the final game.
collocation: pack the park
Marcus drove his son out to the ballpark for batting practice.
compound: ballpark
Rain delayed the kickoff at Murrayfield Park for an hour.
Sarah cheered from the top row of the park as her brother scored.
文法句型
at the park
ballpark
用法筆記
More common in American English (baseball: ballpark, Fenway Park) and in proper names of British football and rugby grounds. Distinguish from sense 1 — this is fenced and ticketed, not open to the public for a stroll.
常見錯誤
4. the private grounds — lawns, woods, and fields — that surround a grand country h
the private grounds — lawns, woods, and fields — that surround a grand country house in Britain, kept for the family's pleasure rather than for the public.
Deer wander freely through the park of Chatsworth House.
the park of [grand house]
The dukes hunted foxes in the park behind the mansion every autumn.
collocation: hunt in the park
Lina photographed wildflowers in the park surrounding the old manor.
A long gravel drive cut through the park to the front gate of Highclere Castle.
文法句型
the park of [house]
用法筆記
Mostly British, often appears in 19th-century novels and tourism writing. Subject is typically a stately home, manor, or castle.
常見錯誤
5. on an automatic car, the gear setting marked 'P' that locks the wheels so the ca
on an automatic car, the gear setting marked 'P' that locks the wheels so the car cannot roll while the engine is on.
Always shift into park before you take your foot off the brake.
collocation: shift into park
Maya left the engine running in park while she ran into the shop.
collocation: in park
The driving instructor told Carlos to put the car in park on the slope.
If you cannot get the key out, the car may not be in park.
- P
the letter shown on the gear lever
文法句型
in park
shift into park
用法筆記
Used without an article and with no plural ('shift into park', not 'into a park'). Only on automatic transmissions; manual cars use the handbrake instead.
常見錯誤
park — verb
1. to stop a car, bike, or other vehicle and leave it standing in a chosen spot — u
to stop a car, bike, or other vehicle and leave it standing in a chosen spot — usually a marked space, the side of a road, or a garage — while the driver goes elsewhere.
Marcus parked the van outside the bakery and ran inside for bread.
park + [vehicle] + outside [place]
You can park free of charge after six o'clock on Sundays.
intransitive use
The taxi parked next to the hotel entrance to wait for guests.
Lina spent ten minutes trying to park her bike between two cars.
Where did you park the car this morning, Maya?
- drive off
start moving away from a parked position
文法句型
park + [vehicle]
park in/at/outside/next to [place]
用法筆記
Takes both an object ('park the car') and no object ('I parked over there'). Usually followed by a place phrase telling where the vehicle was left.
常見錯誤
2. to plant yourself or something else somewhere and stay there longer than the peo
to plant yourself or something else somewhere and stay there longer than the people around you would like — a teenager on the sofa, a suitcase in the hallway.
Carlos parked himself on the sofa and refused to help with the dishes.
park yourself + on [furniture]
Please don't park your suitcase in the middle of the kitchen.
park + [object] + in [place]
Maya parked the toddler in front of the TV so she could finish cooking.
Some students park their bags on every empty seat in the cafe.
文法句型
park yourself + [place]
park + [object] + [place]
用法筆記
Informal and often disapproving. Always needs a place phrase ('on the couch', 'in front of', 'next to'). Distinguish from sense 1 — here the object is a person or random thing, not a vehicle.
常見錯誤
3. in a meeting or discussion, to set a question or problem aside for now and agree
in a meeting or discussion, to set a question or problem aside for now and agree to come back to it later, so the group can move on to something else.
Let's park the budget question and revisit it after lunch.
park + [question] + and revisit
The board parked the merger proposal until the audit was complete.
park + [proposal] + until [event]
Sarah suggested they park the design debate and focus on the deadline.
Marcus asked the team to park the new pricing question until next quarter.
文法句型
park + [topic / question / decision]
用法筆記
Common in British and corporate English. Object is always abstract — a question, topic, decision, debate, or proposal. Often paired with 'for now' or 'and come back to it later' to signal that the pause is deliberate.