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{
"term": "platform",
"partOfSpeech": "noun",
"ox3000": true,
"cefr": "a2",
"image": "data/images/ve/vehicles_trains.png",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "the raised flat area next to the track at a train station where you get on or off the train",
"labels": "(British English)(British English)",
"cefr": "a2",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "What platform does it go from?"
},
{
"text": "The train now standing at platform 1 is for Leeds."
},
{
"text": "The train drew into the platform."
},
{
"text": "The couple met on a train platform."
},
{
"text": "The next train to depart from platform 2 is the 10.30 for London Paddington."
},
{
"text": "The train at platform 3 is the 13.15 service to Liverpool."
},
{
"text": "the waiting room on platform 7"
}
],
"topics": ["Transport by bus and train"],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["railway", "station", "subway"],
"preposition": ["along a/the platform", "at platform", "from platform"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "a flat surface raised above the level of the ground or floor, used by public speakers or performers so that the audience can see them",
"cefr": "b1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "Coming onto the platform now is tonight's conductor, Jane Glover."
},
{
"text": "Representatives of both parties shared a platform *(= they spoke at the same meeting)*."
},
{
"text": "The king mounted the platform to loud cheers."
},
{
"text": "Union leaders shared the platform with business leaders in a debate on the future of the industry."
},
{
"text": "The concert platform was high and almost semi-circular at the front."
}
],
"synonyms": "rostrum",
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["high", "raised", "wooden"],
"verb + platform": ["mount", "stand on", "appear on"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 3,
"definition": "a raised level surface, for example one that equipment stands on or is operated from",
"cefr": "b1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "an oil/gas platform"
},
{
"text": "a viewing platform giving stunning views over the valley"
},
{
"text": "a launch platform *(= for )"
},
{
"text": "The table and chairs were on a raised platform."
}
],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["high", "raised", "wooden"],
"verb + platform": ["mount", "stand on", "appear on"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 4,
"definition": "the type of computer system or the software that is used",
"cefr": "c2",
"examples": [
{
"text": "a multimedia platform"
},
{
"text": "a mobile gaming platform"
},
{
"text": "The prevalence of smartphones has resulted in the migration of company information to mobile platforms."
}
],
"topics": ["Computers"]
},
{
"senseNumber": 5,
"definition": "the aims of a political party and the things that they say they will do if they are elected to power",
"cefr": "c2",
"examples": [
{
"text": "They are campaigning on an anti-immigration platform."
},
{
"text": "They fought the election on a platform of low taxes."
},
{
"text": "They adopted a platform of non-intervention in foreign conflicts."
},
{
"text": "There were few alternative platforms to choose from in the election."
},
{
"text": "The party is debating its new platform."
},
{
"text": "She campaigned on a platform of zero tolerance towards racist behaviour."
},
{
"text": "the promises in their election platform"
},
{
"text": "They fought the election on a platform of economic reform."
}
],
"topics": ["Politics"],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["political", "party", "election"],
"preposition": ["in a/the platform", "on a/the platform of"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 6,
"definition": "an opportunity or a place for somebody to express their opinions publicly or make progress in a particular area",
"cefr": "c2",
"examples": [
{
"text": "She used the newspaper column as a platform for her feminist views."
}
],
"topics": ["Opinion and argument"]
},
{
"senseNumber": 7,
"definition": "a type of shoe with a high, thick sole; the sole on such a shoe",
"cefr": "b2",
"examples": [
{
"text": "platform shoes"
}
],
"topics": ["Clothes and Fashion"]
},
{
"senseNumber": 8,
"definition": "the open part at the back of a double-decker bus where you get on or off",
"labels": "(British English)",
"examples": []
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈplætfɔːm/",
"audio": "pl/platform/platform__gb_1.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈplætfɔːrm/",
"audio": "pl/platform/platform__us_1.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": "mid 16th cent.: from French plateforme ‘ground plan’, literally ‘flat shape’."
}