berth

英 [bɜːθ]

美 [bɜːrθ]

n. (船或火车等的)卧铺，舱位，铺位; (船的)泊位，锚地
v. (使船)停泊

复数：berths　过去式：berthed　过去分词：berthed　现在分词：berthing　第三人称单数：berths　

IELTS TEM4 TEM8

Collins.1 / BNC.12249 / COCA.9729

同义词辨析

wharf berth dock pier【导航词义：码头】

wharfn. 码头，停泊处

〔辨析〕

指供船只停泊、乘客上下船或装卸货物的码头。

〔例证〕

He drove me to the wharf.
他开车把我送到码头。
They were waiting for their parents on the wharf.
他们正在码头上等候他们的父母。
The freighter slowly drew out from the wharf.
货船缓慢地驶离码头。

berthn. 泊位，锚地

〔辨析〕

指港口或码头附近供船只锚泊一段时间的水域。

〔例证〕

We took up a berth near the harbour.
我们在港口附近找了个位置下锚。
The ship was staying at Berth 4.
该船停于4号碇泊处。
A steamship was moored to its berth at the pier.
一艘轮船在码头锚地停泊。

dockn. 码头；船坞

〔辨析〕

作“码头”解时，与 wharf 同义，可换用；但作“船坞”解时，则不可换用，因 wharf 没有修理船只的功能。

〔例证〕

The dock/wharf goes far out into the lake.
码头远远伸入湖中。
He boarded the boat and shoved off from the dock/wharf.
他上了船，把船撑离了码头。
The liner was in dock for major repairs.
客轮停在船坞里大修。

piern. 凸式码头

〔辨析〕

指伸入河、湖、海中的突堤码头，可供乘客上下船、装卸货物或人们散步之用。

〔例证〕

We have completed a pier to accommodate oceangoing freighters.
我们已建成一个凸式码头供远洋货轮停靠之用。
The big ship lies alongside the pier.
大船横靠着码头停泊。
The new pier has cafes and restaurants.
新码头上有咖啡馆和饭馆。

习惯用语

give sb/sth a wide berth

对…避而远之；退避三舍
to not go too near sb/sth; to avoid sb/sth
He gave the dog a wide berth.
他远远避开那条狗。

牛津词典

noun

（船或火车等的）卧铺，舱位，铺位
a place to sleep on a ship or train, or in a caravan/camper
（船的）泊位，锚地
a place where a ship or boat can stop and stay, usually in a harbour

verb

（使船）停泊
to put a ship in a berth or keep it there; to sail into a berth
1. The ship is berthed at Southampton.
  船停泊在南安普敦。

柯林斯词典

PHRASE 对…敬而远之；避开
If yougivesomeone or somethinga wide berth, you avoid them because you think they are unpleasant, or dangerous, or simply because you do not like them.
1. More experienced hands in the Mission had given Miss Pickerstaff a wide berth that morning...
  那天早上，代表团里的老手对皮克斯塔芙小姐都敬而远之。
2. She gives showbiz parties a wide berth.
  她对演艺圈的聚会敬而远之。
N-COUNT （船、火车、旅行拖车等的）卧铺，铺位
Aberthis a bed on a boat, train, or caravan.
1. Goldring booked a berth on the first boat he could.
  戈德林订了他能订到的最早一班船的铺位。
泊位
Aberthis a space in a harbour where a ship stays for a period of time.
VERB （船舶）停泊，停靠
When a shipberths, it sails into harbour and stops at the quay.
1. As the ship berthed in New York, McClintock was with the first immigration officers aboard.
  船停靠在纽约后，麦克林托克和第一批移民局官员登上了船。

英英释义

noun

a job in an organization
1. he occupied a post in the treasury
Synonym:positionpostofficespotbilletplacesituation
a bed on a ship or train
Synonym:bunkbuilt in bed
a place where a craft can be made fast
Synonym:mooringmoorageslip

verb

come into or dock at a wharf
1. the big ship wharfed in the evening
Synonym:moorwharf
secure in or as if in a berth or dock
1. tie up the boat
Synonym:moortie up
provide with a berth

双语例句

The annual throughput capacity of berth was firstly computed using design criteria for an enlarged oil wharf.
对某改扩建的油码头，首先采用基于设计规范的设计方式对泊位年通过能力进行初步计算。
Let me see your compartment number and berth number.
让我看看你的包房号码和卧铺号码。
We also have a minimum of one berth in the cab.
一切！我们也有一个最低限度的一个泊位的驾驶室。
She booked a berth on the train from London to aberdeen.
她订购了一张由伦敦开往阿伯丁的火车卧铺票。
More experienced hands in the Mission had given Miss Pickerstaff a wide berth that morning
那天早上，代表团里的老手对皮克斯塔芙小姐都敬而远之。
Inspection installation and water tightness transducer of echo sounder on berth.
测深仪换能器船台安装和水密性检查。
Bottom for chairs and other seats Do you want a soft berth or a hard berth.
椅子和其他坐椅的椅垫你想要软卧还是硬卧？
Will you change me to the two berth cabin?
你能给我换两个卧铺舱吗？
Goldring booked a berth on the first boat he could.
戈德林订了他能订到的最早一班船的铺位。
As the ship berthed in New York, McClintock was with the first immigration officers aboard.
船停靠在纽约后，麦克林托克和第一批移民局官员登上了船。