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单词 dock
释义 dock

dock /dɒk/ aep /dɑːk/

noun (FOR SHIPS)
1
C1 [C] an area of water in a port that can be closed off and that is used for putting goods onto and taking them off ships or repairing ships
COMPARE HARBOUR(Cf. ↑harbour) nounThesaurus+: ↑Ports and docks
docks [plural]
2
F0 a group of these areas of water in a port and the buildings around them:
» The strike has led to the cancellation of some ferry services and left hundreds of passengers stranded at the docks.Thesaurus+: ↑Ports and docks
3
F0 [C] US a long structure built over water where passengers can get on or off a boat or where goods can be put on and taken off
Thesaurus+: ↑Ports and docks
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Extra Examples:» The ship sailed into the dock to be refitted.» My grandfather worked down at the docks, loading and unloading the cargo ships.
noun (LAW)
the dock [S] MAINLY UK F0 the place in a criminal law court where the accused person sits or stands during the trial: » The defendant seemed nervous as he left the dock and stepped up to the witness box.» The company will find itself in the dock (= in court) if it continues to ignore the pollution regulations.Thesaurus+: ↑Law courts
noun [C or U] (PLANT)
F0 a common wild plant with large wide leaves that grows in some northern countries such as Britain: » Rubbing dock leaves on nettle stings helps to relieve the pain.Thesaurus+: ↑Common plants
noun [C] (EQUIPMENT)
F0 a DOCKING STATION(Cf. ↑docking station)
verb [I or T] (SHIP) ↑Verb Endings for dock
F0 If a ship docks, it arrives at a dock and if someone docks a ship, they bring it into a dock: » Hundreds of people turned up to see the ship dock at Southampton.» The Russians and Americans docked (= joined together in space) (their spacecraft) just after one o'clock this morning.Thesaurus+: ↑Arriving and departing by boat or shipThesaurus+: ↑Arriving, entering and invading
verb [T] (REMOVE) ↑Verb Endings for dock
F0 to remove part of something: » The university has docked lecturers' pay/wages by 20 percent because of their refusal to mark exam papers.» The lambs' tails are docked (= cut short) for hygiene reasons.Thesaurus+: ↑Cutting off and disconnecting
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