1 [C,U] an area of a port where ships stop to be loaded, repaired, etc 船坞
2docks [pl] a group of docks with all the buildings, offices, etc that are around them 船坞区(包括船坞四周所有的建筑物、办公室等):
He works down at the docks.他在船坞区工作。
3 [C] [usu.sing] the place in a court of law where the person who is accused sits or stands (法庭的)被告席
4 (US 美) =LANDING STAGE
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/dɒk ||; dɑk/verb
1 [I,T] (used about a ship) to sail into a port and stop at the dock (指船)进入船坞,靠港停泊:
The ship had docked/was docked at Lisbon.那艘船停在里斯本的码头。
2 [T] to take away part of the money sb earns, especially as a punishment 扣除部份工资(尤指作惩戒):
They've docked £20 off my wages because I was late.我因为迟到,被扣去了20英镑工资。
dock1/dɑk; dɒk/n 1 [C] the place in a port where goods are taken on and off ships 码头﹔船坞2 the docks [plural 复数] the area around and including a port 港区﹐码头区3 the dock the part of a law court where the person who is charged with a crime stands〔法庭上的〕被告席
dock2v 1 [I,T] if a ship docks, it sails into a dock〔船〕停靠﹐驶入(码头)2 dock sb's pay to reduce the amount of money that you pay someone as a punishment 扣除某人的工资〔以作惩罚〕: The company has threatened to dock the officers’ pay. 公司威胁说要扣那些高级职员的工资。
dockdockdocksdockeddockingnouna place by the sea or a river where ships go so that people can move things on and off them or repair them▶ dock (docks, docking, docked) verb(used about a ship) to sail into a port and stop at the dock: The ship had docked at Lisbon.