| 单词 | dock |
| 释义 | noun | verb dockdock1 /dɑk/ ●●○ noun 1[countable, uncountable] an area of water in a port where ships stay while goods are being loaded and unloaded, while passengers get on or off, or where repairs are done: The ship never even left the dock. The ship is now in dock for repairs. → see also dry dock2[countable] a structure around a port or built out into an area of water, from which boats or ships are loaded or unloaded or from which passengers get on and off SYN pier, wharf: A crowd was waiting on the dock to greet them.3the docks [plural] all the offices and other buildings used for loading, unloading, and repairing ships, and the land and water around them: an old apartment building near the docks4[countable] a loading dock5the dock law an enclosed area in some law courts where the defendant (=person charged with a crime) sits or stands [Origin: 1300–1400 Middle Dutch docke] noun | verb dockdock2 verb 1[intransitive, transitive] if a ship docks or you dock it, it sails into a dock: The ship docked in Honolulu on November 1.2to reduce the amount of money you pay someone, especially because he or she has done something wrong: Roman was docked two hours’ pay for the incident.dock somebody’s wages/pay If you don’t repay the money, they’ll dock your wages.3[intransitive] if two spaceships dock, they join together in space: The repair ship docked with the space station last night.4[transitive] computers to connect a computer to another computer or a computer network5[transitive] to cut an animal’s tail short |
| 随便看 |
英语词典包含48224条英英释义在线翻译词条，基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法，是英语学习的有利工具。