place: the most general of these terms, carries the implication of having dimensions in space, although the dimensions may be large or small and the limits may not be clearly defined: the place where I was born.


position: can be used in relation to abstract as well as concrete things and usually implies place in relation to something in particular: an instrument used to indicate the ~ of the aircraft.    （抽象abstract，本例指级别地位道德立场等无形事物的"位置"，反义词有形concrete, 如abstract principles such as justice正义等抽象原则）  （in relation to和...有关，如he was arrested in relation to a coup plot他因牵扯一起政变图谋被捕，又如the fine was minimal in relation to his salary罚金和他的工资比起来微不足道，又如本例中"place in relation to something in particular相对于某个具体事物而言的位置"）  相对位置: 如向东25米是相对位置用position,定位系统给的是相对位置所以叫GPS，东经北纬是绝对位置用下词location


location: is used in relation to concrete things and implies a fixed but not necessarily a clearly definite place: knows the ~ of every historical building in town.   but not necessarily...但无论是否明确具体地指出位置，如本例就没有说建筑物具体在哪  


situation: adds to location a more specific note about the character of the surroundings: liked the ~ of the house halfway up the hill.       用此词时往往同时描述周边环境，如本例中的半山腰


site: close to situation, carries a clearer reference to the land on which something, such as a building, a group of buildings, or a town, is built: built the new factory on the ~ of the old one.


spot: implies a restricted, particular place, clearly defined in extent: called back that she had found the perfect ~ for the picnic.


station: suggests the place where a person or thing stands or is set to stand and connotes the accompanying responsibility, as in performance of duty or participation: waiters standing  expectantly at their ~s.


place地方: 通用词，表示占据的物理空间，尺寸或大或小，范围不明确，position位置: 既可以指有形事物的位置，也可以指抽象事物的位置，常表示相对某人或物而言的位置，即相对位置， location位置: 表示有形事物的固定位置，无论是否明确具体，situation位置: 比location更突出周围环境如例句，site地点: 更多指建筑土地，spot地点: 泛指范围小具体明确的地方，station站点: 指人或物站立的地方(如服务员的位置，地铁公交车站)


记忆方法: 1）首字母PPLSSSS想成place(2P1L4S)


         2）地点的意思是某物占据的空间mean the point or portion of space occupied by or chosen for a thing.