单词 | dock |
释义 | Word Frequency dock 1(dɒk) noun 1. a wharf or pier 2. a space between two wharves or piers for the mooring of ships 3. an area of water that can accommodate a ship and can be closed off to allow regulation of the water level 4. short for dry dock 5. an electrical unit onto which a mobile device may be placed for charging; a docking station 6. short for scene dock 7. mainly US and Canadian a platform from which lorries, goods trains, etc, are loaded and unloaded verb 8. to moor (a vessel) at a dock or (of a vessel) to be moored at a dock 9. to put (a vessel) into a dry dock for repairs or (of a vessel) to come into a dry dock 10. (of two spacecraft) to link together in space or link together (two spacecraft) in space 11. to attach (a piece of electrical equipment) to another Word origin C14: from Middle Dutch docke; perhaps related to Latin ducere to leadWord Frequency dock 2(dɒk) noun 1. the bony part of the tail of an animal, esp a dog or sheep 2. the part of an animal's tail left after the major part of it has been cut off verb (transitive) 3. to remove (the tail or part of the tail) of (an animal) by cutting through the bone to dock a tail to dock a horse 4. to deduct (an amount) from (a person's wages, pension, etc) they docked a third of his wages Word origin C14: dok, of uncertain originWord Frequency dock 3(dɒk) noun an enclosed space in a court of law where the accused sits or stands during his or her trial Word origin C16: from Flemish dok styWord Frequency dock 4(dɒk) noun 1. any of various temperate weedy plants of the polygonaceous genus Rumex, having greenish or reddish flowers and typically broad leaves 2. any of several similar or related plants Word origin Old English docce; related to Middle Dutch, Old Danish docke, Gaelic dogha |
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