plural docks
plural docks
Learner's definition of DOCK
1
a : an area of water in a port where ships are loaded, unloaded, or repaired码头;船埠;船坞 [count]
[noncount]
— see also dry dock b the docks : the area in a town or city that has rows of docks, offices, and other buildings港区 2
[count] US : a long structure that is built out into water and used as a place to get on, get off, or tie up a boat(供上下船或系船用的)突堤,栈桥 3
[count] US : a place for loading materials onto ships, trucks, trains, etc.(供船只、卡车、火车等装卸货物用的)月台 4
[count] : the place in a court of law where a person who is accused of a crime stands or sits during a trial被告席
in the dock
: on trial for committing a crime受审 2 dock /ˈdɑːk/ verb
docks; docked; docking
docks; docked; docking
Learner's definition of DOCK
1
: to bring a ship or boat into a dock(使船)靠码头,进港 [no object]
[+ object]
2
: to join together (two spacecraft) while in space(航天器)在太空对接 [no object]
[+ object]
3
[+ object] : to connect an electronic device (such as a computer or a digital camera) to another device将电子设备(如电脑、数码相机)相接 3 dock /ˈdɑːk/ verb
docks; docked; docking
docks; docked; docking
Learner's definition of DOCK
[+ object]
1
: to take away part of (the money that is paid to someone)扣工资 2
: to cut off the end of (an animal's tail)剪短(动物的尾巴)