| 单词 | wharf |
| 释义 | wharf /hwawrf, wawrf/, n. , pl. wharves /hwawrvz, wawrvz/, wharfs, v. n. 1. a structure built on the shore of or projecting into a harbor, stream, etc., so that vessels may be moored alongside to load or unload or to lie at rest; quay; pier. 2. Obs. a. a riverbank. b. the shore of the sea. v.t. 3. to provide with a wharf or wharves. 4. to place or store on a wharf: The schedule allowed little time to wharf the cargo. 5. to accommodate at or bring to a wharf: The new structure will wharf several vessels. v.i. 6. to tie up at a wharf; dock: The ship wharfed in the early morning. [bef. 1050; ME (n.); OE hwearf embankment; c. MLG warf; akin to G Werf pier] |
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