新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

dock

英 [dɒk]

[NOUN, VERB]

词汇频率：

NOUN. 名词

docks
1. [C 可数名词] 码头
A dock is an enclosed area in a harbour where ships go to be loaded, unloaded, and repaired.
双语例句
例：
She headed for the docks, thinking that Ricardo might be hiding in one of the boats.
她朝着码头走去，心想里卡多可能藏在其中的一条船上。
2. [SING 单数型名词] 被告席
In a law court, the dock is where the person accused of a crime stands or sits.
双语例句
例：
What about the odd chance that you do put an innocent man in the dock?
万一你真的将一个无辜的人送上了被告席可怎么办呢？

VERB. 动词

docks , docking , docked
1. [I 不及物动词] 停靠码头
When a ship docks or is docked, it is brought into a dock.
双语例句
例：
The crash happened as the ferry attempted to dock on Staten Island.
这次碰撞发生于渡船试图停靠在斯塔滕岛时。
2. [T 及物动词] 扣（钱）
If you dock someone's pay or money, you take some of the money away.
双语例句
例：
He threatens to dock her fee.
他威胁要扣她的酬金。
3. [T 及物动词] 扣（分）
If you dock someone points in a contest, you take away some of the points that they have.
4. [RECIP 相互动词] （宇宙飞船）对接
When one spacecraft docks or is docked with another, the two crafts join together in space.
双语例句
例：
The space shuttle Atlantis is scheduled to dock with Russia's Mir space station.
亚特兰蒂斯号航天飞机计划与俄罗斯的米尔号空间站对接。

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