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

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。
I Prefer a lower berth.
我要下铺。
She gave up her sleeping berth to a pregnant woman.
她把卧铺让给了一位孕妇。
Which berth are we going to take?
我们靠哪一个泊位？
I want to reserve a berth of second_class cabin.
我要预订一个二等舱的卧铺。
If you want a berth you must reserve it in advance.
如果你要卧铺，你必须先预订。
They have a site ready on a nearby beach where the Duke's boat will berth on arrival.
他们在附近的海滩上准备了一块地方，公爵的船将在那里登陆。
She gives showbiz parties a wide berth.
她对演艺圈的聚会敬而远之。
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。
We will arrive at the berth in half an hour. Please tell the crew to get prepared.
请便。我准备好了。还有半个小时抵达泊位，请通知船员做好准备。