plae

　　1.a sheet of metal or wood or glass or plastic

　　2.(baseball) base consisting of a rubber slab where the batter stands; it must be touched by a base runner in order to score;

　　he ruled that the runner failed to touch home

　　3.a full-page illustration (usually on slick paper)

　　4.dish on which food is served or from which food is eaten

　　5.the quantity contained in a plate

　　6.a rigid layer of the Earth's crust that is believed to drift slowly

　　7.the thin under portion of the forequarter

　　8.a main course served on a plate;

　　a vegetable plate

　　9.any flat platelike body structure or part

　　10. the positively charged electrode in a vacuum tube

　　11. a flat sheet of metal or glass on which a photographic image can be recorded

　　12. structural member consisting of a horizontal beam that provides bearing and anchorage

　　13. a shallow receptacle for collection in church

　　14. a metal sheathing of uniform thickness (such as the shield attached to an artillery piece to protect the gunners)

　　15. a dental appliance that artificially replaces missing teeth

　　16. the position on a baseball team of the player who is stationed behind home plate and who catches the balls that the pitcher throws;

　　a catcher needs a lot of protective equipment