locator

locator — 名詞

1. a device that shows the position of a person, object, or place, often by using e

1.名詞B2
釋義

定位器

找出人或物位置的裝置

a device that shows the position of a person, object, or place, often by using electronic signals or radio waves

例句

With a small locator attached to her keys, Nora can find them within seconds.

Nora 在鑰匙上裝了一個小型定位器，幾秒鐘內就能找到它們。

prepositional opener: with + locator + attached to

The rescue team deployed an underwater locator to find the wreckage of the plane.

救援隊投放了一個水下定位器，用來尋找飛機殘骸。

compound noun: underwater locator

同義詞
  • tracker

    more general term, often used for monitoring movement over time rather than a one-time search

  • beacon

    emits a signal for others to detect, rather than actively helping the user search

文法句型

a/the + locator + for + noun

[adjective] + locator

用法筆記

Often used in compound nouns describing the type of item being tracked, such as 'GPS locator', 'car locator', or 'luggage locator'.

常見錯誤

❌The locator found my keys when I pressed the button.
✅I used the locator to find my keys when I pressed the button.
💡The locator is a tool a person uses; it does not act by itself.

2. a section of a company's website where you can type your location and see the ne

2.名詞B1
釋義

店舖搜尋

網站上查詢門市位置的功能

a section of a company's website where you can type your location and see the nearest stores, banks, or other branches on a map

例句

Sirin used the store locator on the bank's website to find the nearest branch.

Sirin 使用銀行網站上的店舖搜尋功能，找到了最近的分行。

collocation: store locator

The restaurant's locator showed Ramón that the closest outlet was just two blocks away.

這間餐廳的店舖搜尋功能顯示 Ramón 最近的門市只有兩個街區遠。

同義詞
  • store finder

    slightly more informal; emphasises the search function rather than the display

  • branch locator

    used specifically for banks, post offices, and other service branches

文法句型

the + [noun] + locator

a/the + locator + on + [website]

用法筆記

Commonly appears with the name of the business type before it: 'store locator', 'branch locator', 'restaurant locator'. The feature is typically a search page, not a static list.

常見錯誤

❌The store locator is broken, so I cannot see the map.' (when the page loads but shows wrong data).
✅The store locator shows an incorrect location for the nearest branch.
💡A locator is the search feature itself, not the map display.