dock

1. N-COUNT A dock is an enclosed area in a harbour where ships go to be loaded, unloaded, and repaired. 碼頭[also 'in/into' N]

She headed for the docks, thinking that Ricardo might be hiding in one of the boats. 她朝著碼頭走去，心想里卡多可能藏在其中的一條船上。

2. N-COUNT A dock is a platform for loading vehicles or trains. 裝車(chē)平臺(tái)[美國(guó)英語(yǔ)]

The truck left the loading dock with hoses still attached. 卡車(chē)離開(kāi)了裝貨平臺(tái)，軟管還掛在車(chē)上。

3. N-COUNT A dock is a small structure at the edge of water where boats can tie up, especially one that is privately owned. (尤指私家) 泊位[美國(guó)英語(yǔ)]

He had a house there and a dock and a little aluminium boat. 他在那兒有一幢房、一個(gè)泊位和一條鋁艇。

4. N any of various temperate weedy plants of the polygonaceous genus Rumex, having greenish or reddish flowers and typically broad leaves 酸模屬植物

5. V-T/V-I When a ship docks or is docked, it is brought into a dock. ?？看a頭

The crash happened as the ferry attempted to dock on Staten Island. 這次碰撞發(fā)生于渡船試圖?？吭谒顾鴯u時(shí)。

6. V-T If you dock someone's pay or money, you take some of the money away. 扣 (錢(qián))

He threatens to dock her fee. 他威脅要扣她的費(fèi)用。

7. V-T If you dock someone points in a contest, you take away some of the points that they have. 扣 (分)

8. V-RECIP When one spacecraft docks or is docked with another, the two crafts join together in space. (宇宙飛船) 對(duì)接

The space shuttle Atlantis is scheduled to dock with Russia's Mir space station. 亞特蘭蒂斯號(hào)航天飛機(jī)計(jì)劃與俄羅斯的米爾號(hào)空間站對(duì)接。

9. V to remove (the tail or part of the tail) of (an animal) by cutting through the bone 切除動(dòng)物的尾巴; 切除動(dòng)物的尾巴的一段

to dock a tail

to dock a horse

10. N-SING In a law court, the dock is where the person accused of a crime stands or sits. 被告席

What about the odd chance that you do put an innocent man in the dock?

萬(wàn)一你真的將一個(gè)無(wú)辜的人送上了被告席可怎么辦呢？