| 单词 | wharf |
| 释义 | wharf (once / 682 pages) nv A wharf is a platform built on the shore that extends over the surface of the water. On the wharf, you saw people preparing to set sail. A wharf provides access for ships and boats, that can pull up and dock alongside it. In fact, wharfs are also called docks or piers. Wharfs are made of wood and act like sidewalks, making it easy to people, cargo and supplies to enter and leave a boat. As a verb, wharf means "to moor," or tie the boat to the wharf and drop an anchor, or "to be given a place at the wharf." WORD FAMILYwharf: wharfage, wharfed, wharfing, wharfs, wharves USAGE EXAMPLESShops in Georgetown and at the Wharf are in the works, too. Washington Post(Dec 28, 2016) The lobster association is a group of wharf operators, processors, dealers and wholesalers in New England. Washington Times(Dec 21, 2016) Investigators say the Spirit of Baltimore hit two other boats and caused about $100,000 in damage to the wharf. Seattle Times(Dec 19, 2016) 1n a platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles; provides access to ships and boats Syn|Hypo|Hyper dock, pier, wharfage levee a pier that provides a landing place on a river quaywharf usually built parallel to the shoreline platform a raised horizontal surface 2v come into or dock at a wharf the big ship wharfed in the evening Syn|Hyper berth, moor dock come into dock 3v moor at a wharf The ship was wharfed Hyper berth, moor, tie up secure in or as if in a berth or dock 4v discharge at a wharf wharf the passengers Hyper discharge, drop, drop off, put down, set down, unload leave or unload 5v store on a wharf Wharf the merchandise Hyper store find a place for and put away for storage 6v provide with a wharf Wharf the mouth of the river Hyper furnish, provide, render, supply give something useful or necessary to |
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