n.建设地点的决定；(道路等)定线

动词site的现在分词形式.

The capital of Illinois, in the central part of the state. It became the state capital in1837 and is the site of Abraham Lincoln's grave. Population, 105,227. 斯普林菲尔德美国伊利诺斯州首府，在州中部。它于1837年成为州府，是亚伯拉罕·林肯墓所在地。人口105, 227

A park at the southern tip of Manhattan Island at the upper end of New York Bay in southeast New York. It is the site of early Dutch and English fortifications and of Castle Clinton, built in 1808 for the defense of the harbor. 炮台公园曼哈顿岛南端的公园，位于纽约东南部的纽约湾北端。1808年为保护港口而建，早期荷兰和英国的防御工事及克林顿城堡就在此地。

The capital of Nevada, in the western part of the state near the California border. It was laid out in1858 on the site of an earlier trading post and named in honor of Kit Carson. Population, 40,443. 卡森市美国内华达州首府，位于该州西部并与加利福尼亚边界毗邻，于1858年在一个早期贸易点的旧址上建立，为纪念凯特·卡森而以他的名字命名。人口40, 443

The oil industry is marked by an element of danger, hence the siting of refineries at a distance from population centres. 石油工业的特征是它有一点点危险性，所以炼油厂的厂址总在远离人口集中的地方。