英语词汇“berth”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词	berth
释义	berth I. \ˈbərth, ˈbə̄th, ˈbəith\ noun (plural berths \-ths sometimes -thz\) Etymology: probably from bear (IV), after English birth: bear (IV) 1. a. : convenient sea room : sufficient or safe distance for maneuvering maintained between a ship and another object < keep a clear berth of the shoals > < give the lighthouse a wide berth > b. : distance preserved for the sake of safety — used especially with wide < an orderly place to which outlaws and criminals gave wide berth — S.H.Holbrook > 2. a. : the place where a ship lies when at anchor or at a wharf < an ocean liner riding quietly at her berth > b. : the place in a shipyard where a ship is built : shipway c. : a space designed to accommodate an automotive vehicle (as a truck or train or plane) at rest for a specific purpose (as loading) < plenty of room for 20 parking berths > 3. a. archaic : a room in which a number of the officers of a ship or the ship's company mess and reside b. : a place to sit or sleep : accommodation < vainly looked for a berth in the crowded bus > < helped him find a berth during his visit to town > 4. a. : a billet on board ship < waiting for a berth as a ship's surgeon — Bernard Keelan > b. : job, position, situation, post < dissatisfied with his prewar truck driving berth — Newsweek > < the sales department is an excellent berth for a young man — Jo Ranson & R.M.Pack > < high-school seniors having difficulty in locating berths in leading colleges > specifically : a playing position on a team < won a regular first-string berth > < the left-field berth > 5. : a sleeping accommodation (as on a ship, train, or plane) that consists typically of a shelf or frame fixed to a wall or of unfolded facing seats and is provided with a mattress and bedding Synonyms: see room, wharf • - on the berth II. verb (-ed/-ing/-s) *transitive verb* 1. a. : to bring to anchorage : moor : maneuver to a suitable place for anchoring or docking < tugs when berthing a ship sometimes work by pushing with their bow against the ship's side — D.W.Pye > b. : to put or maneuver (as a bus) into a berth < berthing the plane in the hangar > < berthed the car in the space reserved for it > 2. : to allot a berth to : furnish with a berth < a cabin with 16 bunks in it to berth the crew > *intransitive verb* 1. : to come into a position suitable for mooring : arrive at a berth : stop at a berth < the ship glided in and effortlessly berthed > 2. : to have a berth or a lodging place < berthed beside him — Frederick O'Brien >
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