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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary
Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
Collins English-English Dictionary
- berth [b3ːθ]
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1.
n
a bed or bunk in a vessel or train, usually narrow and fixed to a wall
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2.
n
[nautical]
a place assigned to a ship at a mooring
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3.
n
[nautical]
sufficient distance from the shore or from other ships or objects for a ship to manoeuvre
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4.
n
[nautical]
accommodation on a ship
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5.
n
[informal]
a job, esp as a member of a ship's crew
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6.
vt.
[tr]
[nautical]
to assign a berth to (a vessel)
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7.
vt.
[nautical]
to dock (a vessel)
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8.
vt.
[tr]
to provide with a sleeping place, as on a vessel or train
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9.
vi.
[intr]
[nautical]
to pick up a mooring in an anchorage
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10.
vi.
[Etymology]
C17: probably from
bear 1 +-th 1
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1.
n
a bed or bunk in a vessel or train, usually narrow and fixed to a wall
Examples
- a berth as chief engineer on the ship
- (轮船)轮机长的职位 → berth
- to give sb/sth a wide berth
- 躲开某人/某物 → berth
- 这个码头可以停泊五十多艘轮船。
- The docks can berth over fifty vessels. → 停泊
- 六艘万吨货轮可以同时在这个码头停靠。
- Six 10,000-ton freighters can berth at this dock. → 停靠
- 由于没买着睡铺票, 我只能坐十几个小时回家。
- Since I didn't buy a berth ticket, I had to go home while sitting for a dozen hours. → 睡铺
- 卧铺
- berth → 铺
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