单词 | port |
释义 | port (pɔːʳt ) Word forms: ports 1. countable noun B1+ A port is a town by the sea or on a river, which has a harbour. Port-Louis is an attractive little fishing port. ...the Mediterranean port of Marseilles. Synonyms: harbour, haven, anchorage, seaport 2. countable noun [oft NOUN noun] B1+ A port is a harbour area where ships load and unload goods or passengers. ...the bridges which link the port area to the city centre. ...the city's port authority. 3. countable noun A port on a computer is a place where you can attach another piece of equipment, for example a printer. [computing] 4. adjective In sailing, the port side of a ship is the left side when you are on it and facing towards the front. [technical] Her official number is carved on the port side of the forecabin. Port is also a noun. USS Ogden turned to port. 5. uncountable noun Port is a type of strong, sweet red wine. He asked for a glass of port after dinner. Image of port © nito, Shutterstock Quotations: Any port in a storm Idioms: a port in a storm a person, place, or organization where you can get help in a difficult situation She was sweet to take me in the way she did, hardly any notice at all, just told me to come right to her. A port in a storm is a welcome thing. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Collocations: port terminal Two berths at the port terminal are kept in reserve for emergency. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 A number of operational activities were outsourced to specialist providers including train and terminal management, port terminal operations and rail maintenance. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The port development area consists of 2,000 acres for the port terminal and 1,500 acres for the free trade zone. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The image shows from the bridge entering town all the way down the coast past the oil port terminals. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Two important bridges and a number of levees and port terminals were also seriously damaged. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 This was a port town once — until the sea receded. Times,Sunday Times The port town was hemmed by mountains topped with clouds. Times, Sunday Times But as a toiling port town of cranes and containers, it's not really a base for tourists. Times, Sunday Times Elsewhere, colonialism and migration are unavoidable themes in a port town of a former empire. Times, Sunday Times Houses in the port town have been destroyed, their fronts are hanging off and their interiors exposed. Times, Sunday Times The beach soon became a successful shipping port. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 To begin with it was to function as a shipping port for the fertilizer as well as a point to import limestone. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The city has been trying to establish itself as a major shipping port and receives regular visits by international freight ships. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 For instance, limiting production at a shipping port by refusing to raise expenditure and update technology could be abusive. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 A shipping port was built along the northern peninsula, where deeper water permits larger transport and cruise ships to anchor. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The once thriving port had dozens making wooden barrels for the docks when he started. The Sun Two years after its establishment the record dated from 1447 shows the cosmopolitan composition of this thriving port town. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The present village grew around the harbour in the 19th century, when it temporarily was a thriving port. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The city added electricity, telephone service, sewer facilities, rail connections, some paved streets and sidewalks, new banks, a thriving port, and a new public school. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Over the centuries the access routes to what was the world's greatest trading port have acquired numerous wrecks of every kind of boat. Times, Sunday Times They testify to the importance of the site as a trading port over the centuries. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The town developed into an important trading port and was fortified in the 9th century. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The town had grown from a defensive outpost into a penal settlement, and from there, into a prosperous trading port. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 As more and more settlers arrived, the area became an important trading port for fishing and the lumber transportation along the coast. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 波尔图葡萄酒, 港口 Japanese: ポートワイン wine, 港 ships |
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