dock
noun
verb
dɒk noun
1 a place in a port where ships are loaded, unloaded, or repaired 码头; 船坞; C
A crowd was waiting at the dock to greet them.
一群人在码头等着迎接他们。
in dock
The ship is in dock for repairs.
这艘船泊在船坞里修理。
2
the docks
the area of a port where there are docks 码头区,港区 plural 复数
James arrived at the docks expecting to see a luxury liner.
詹姆斯来到码头区,以为会看到豪华邮轮。
3 a jetty [美] 突堤,栈桥 C | AmE
4
the dock
the part of a law court where the person who is charged with a crime stands 被告席
in the dock
Three defendants stood in the dock.
三名被告站在被告席上。
5
in the dock
thought to have done something dishonest, harmful, or wrong [尤英] 受怀疑 especially BrE
These chemicals remain in the dock until we have more scientific evidence.
在我们获得更多的科学依据之前,这些化学物仍要受怀疑。
6 a plant with thick green leaves that grows wild in Britain 酸模〔英国的一种野生植物〕 C,U
a dock leaf
一片酸模叶
verb
7 if a ship docks, or if the captain docks it, it sails into a dock so that it can unload (使)〔船〕进港,(使)停靠码头 I,T
[+ at/in ]
We docked at Rangoon the next morning.
第二天早晨我们在仰光停靠码头。
8
dock sb’s wages/pay/salary
to reduce the amount of money you pay someone as a punishment 扣某人的工资/薪酬
The company has threatened to dock the officers’ pay.
公司威胁说要扣那几名高级职员的薪水。
9
COMPUTERS
计算机
to connect two computers using an electrical wire 把〔两台计算机〕连接,对接 T
dock sth to/into/with sth
Users can dock a laptop to their desktop setup.
用户可以把手提计算机与台式机系统连接。
10
SPACECRAFT
航天器
if two spacecraft dock, they join together in space 〔两架航天器〕对接 I + with
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ANIMALS
动物
to cut an animal’s tail short 剪短〔动物尾巴〕 T