situate
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/ˈsɪtʃueɪt/
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/ˈsɪtʃueɪt/
to put something in a certain place
They decided to situate the new bench under the big tree for shade.
他們決定把新長椅放在大樹下以遮蔭。
to understand something by looking at how it connects to other things
To understand the story, we need to situate it in the time it was written.
要理解這個故事,我們需要將其置於它被創作的時代背景中。