1 the place where you get on or off trains at a railway station (火车站内供乘客上落的)站台,月台:
Which platform does the train to York leave from?到约克的火车从哪个站台开出?
2 a flat surface, higher than the level of the floor or ground, on which public speakers or performers stand so that the audience can see them 讲台;舞台
3 [usu.sing] the ideas and aims of a political party who want to be elected (政党的)政纲,纲领:
They fought the election on a platform of low taxes.他们以低税的政纲进行竞选。
platform/ˋplæt͵fɔrm; ˈplætfɔːm/n [C]1 especially BrE the area at a station where you get on and off a train【尤英】〔火车〕站台﹐月台: The Edinburgh train will depart from platform six. 开往爱丁堡的列车将从六号站台发车。see box at见 TRAIN1 方框2 a raised structure for people to stand on when they are speaking or performing [→ stage] 讲台﹔舞台: He climbed onto the platform and began to address the crowd. 他登上讲台开始对人群发表讲话。3 a) the main ideas and aims of a political party, especially the ones that they state just before an election〔尤指政党在选举前发表的〕政纲﹐纲领: +of The government was elected on a platform of reform. 这届政府以改革为纲领当选。 b) a chance for someone to express their opinions, especially political opinions〔发表观点的〕机会﹔〔尤指政治〕讲坛: +for He used the interview as a platform for his views on education. 他利用这次访问的机会﹐发表他对教育的看法。4 a tall structure that people can stand or work on 高台﹐平台: an oil exploration platform 石油勘探平台5 the type of computer system or software that someone uses 平台〔指某人使用的电脑系统或软件的类型〕: a multimedia platform 多媒体平台
platformplatformplatformsnoun1the part of a railway station where people get on and off trains: The train to London leaves from platform 5.2a surface that is higher than the floor, where people stand so that other people can see and hear them: The headmaster went up to the platform to make his speech.