park
park — 名詞
1. an open green space inside a city, with lawns, paths, and trees, where the publi
公園
城鎮裡開放給民眾散步遊憩的綠地
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.
每週六早上，Lina 都會在大安公園慢跑三圈。
collocation: jog/walk around the park
The children fed the ducks at the pond in Hyde Park.
孩子們在海德公園的池塘邊餵鴨子。
collocation: in the park
Marcus took his sandwich to the park and sat under a tree.
Marcus 帶著三明治到公園，坐在樹下吃。
There is a small park behind the library with benches and a fountain.
圖書館後面有一個小公園，裡面有長椅和噴水池。
The new mayor promised to build five more parks in the city.
新市長承諾要在市內再蓋五座公園。
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
園區
為特定用途規劃的大片土地
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.
新竹科學園區裡有許多晶片公司。
compound: science park
We spent two days exploring Yellowstone National Park last summer.
我們去年夏天花了兩天逛黃石國家公園。
compound: national park
The new business park outside town has offices for forty firms.
鎮外新蓋的商業園區可容納四十家公司進駐。
Disneyland is the most famous theme park in California.
迪士尼樂園是加州最有名的主題樂園。
Carlos works at a recycling plant on the industrial park near the river.
Carlos 在河邊工業園區的回收廠上班。
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,
球場；體育場
可容納觀眾的職業球類比賽場地
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.
四萬名球迷擠進球場觀看冠軍戰。
collocation: pack the park
Marcus drove his son out to the ballpark for batting practice.
Marcus 開車載兒子去棒球場練習打擊。
compound: ballpark
Rain delayed the kickoff at Murrayfield Park for an hour.
大雨讓 Murrayfield 球場的開球延後了一個小時。
Sarah cheered from the top row of the park as her brother scored.
Sarah 坐在球場最高排為弟弟的進球加油。
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
莊園庭園
英國鄉間大宅周圍的私人林園
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.
鹿群在 Chatsworth 大宅的庭園裡自由漫步。
the park of [grand house]
The dukes hunted foxes in the park behind the mansion every autumn.
公爵們每年秋天都在豪宅後方的庭園裡獵狐。
collocation: hunt in the park
Lina photographed wildflowers in the park surrounding the old manor.
Lina 在環繞老莊園的庭園裡拍下了野花。
A long gravel drive cut through the park to the front gate of Highclere Castle.
一條長長的碎石車道穿過庭園，通往 Highclere 城堡的大門。
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
P 檔
自排車鎖住車輪的排檔位置
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.
腳離開煞車前，一定要先打到 P 檔。
collocation: shift into park
Maya left the engine running in park while she ran into the shop.
Maya 把車打在 P 檔、引擎沒熄就跑進店裡。
collocation: in park
The driving instructor told Carlos to put the car in park on the slope.
教練要 Carlos 在斜坡上把車打進 P 檔。
If you cannot get the key out, the car may not be in park.
如果鑰匙拔不出來，可能是車沒打到 P 檔。
- 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 — 動詞
1. to stop a car, bike, or other vehicle and leave it standing in a chosen spot — u
停車；停放
把車輛停在某處離開
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.
Marcus 把貨車停在麵包店外面，跑進去買麵包。
park + [vehicle] + outside [place]
You can park free of charge after six o'clock on Sundays.
週日六點以後停車免費。
intransitive use
The taxi parked next to the hotel entrance to wait for guests.
計程車停在飯店門口旁，等候客人。
Lina spent ten minutes trying to park her bike between two cars.
Lina 花了十分鐘才把腳踏車停進兩台車中間。
Where did you park the car this morning, Maya?
Maya，你今天早上把車停在哪裡？
- 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
擱著；丟著
把人或東西隨意放在某處久留
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.
Carlos 整個人賴在沙發上，不肯幫忙洗碗。
park yourself + on [furniture]
Please don't park your suitcase in the middle of the kitchen.
拜託不要把行李箱丟在廚房中間。
park + [object] + in [place]
Maya parked the toddler in front of the TV so she could finish cooking.
Maya 把幼兒丟在電視前，好讓自己把飯做完。
Some students park their bags on every empty seat in the cafe.
有些學生把書包亂擱在咖啡店每個空位上。
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
暫緩；擱置
先把議題放一邊改天再談
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.
預算的問題先擱著，午餐後再回來討論。
park + [question] + and revisit
The board parked the merger proposal until the audit was complete.
董事會把併購提案暫緩，等查帳完成再說。
park + [proposal] + until [event]
Sarah suggested they park the design debate and focus on the deadline.
Sarah 建議先擱下設計上的爭論，專心趕截止期限。
Marcus asked the team to park the new pricing question until next quarter.
Marcus 請團隊把新的定價問題暫緩到下一季再談。
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.