dock
noun uk/dɒk/ us/dɑːk/
(FOR SHIPS)
C1 [ C ]泊位；船坞
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 noun
docks [ plural ] 码头区（包括船坞及周围建筑）
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. 罢工导致部分轮渡停运，数百名旅客滞留码头。
Freight is inevitably going to pile up at the docks.
Oil was being loaded onto tankers at the docks.
Sightings of rare seabirds at the local docks has increased massively in recent years.
Crowds gather at the docks to watch boats unload their catch.
He'd landed a job at the docks.
[ C ] US码头
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
- More examples
- The ship sailed into the dock to be refitted.
- We are currently in dock waiting to disembark.
(LAW)
the dock[ S ] mainly UK 被告席
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. 被告人在离开被告席走向证人席时似乎有些紧张。
The company will find itself in the dock (= in court) if it continues to ignore the pollution regulations. 如果该公司继续无视控制污染的规定，它就会被告上法庭。
(PLANT)
[ C or U ]酸模（一种生长在如英国等北方国家的宽叶野生植物）
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. 将酸模叶子揉碎抹在荨麻刺伤处有助于止痛。
(EQUIPMENT)
[ C ]（同docking station）
a docking station
dock
verb uk/dɒk/ us/dɑːk/
(REMOVE)
[ T ]克扣，扣发（尤指金钱）
to remove part of something
As a punishment, the Army docked the soldiers' pay/wages by 20% and took away their leave. 作为惩罚，陆军方面扣发了士兵们20%的工资并取消了他们的休假。
The lambs' tails are docked (= cut short) for hygiene reasons. 出于卫生方面的考虑，羊的尾巴都被剪短了。
(SHIP)
[ I or T ]（使）靠岸，（使）停泊，（使）进港
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 the pier. 数百人前来观看该船入港。
The Russians and Americans docked (= joined together in space) (their spacecraft) just after one o'clock this morning. 俄罗斯人和美国人（的宇宙飞船）今天凌晨1点刚过时实现了太空对接。