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单词 dock
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dock

noun
/dɒk/
/dɑːk/
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  1. [countable] a part of a port where ships are repaired, or where goods are put onto or taken off them
    • dock workers
    • in dock The ship was in dock.
    see also dry dock, wet dock
    Extra Examples
    • The ship is in dock for repairs.
    • the cargo stacked on the dock
    • a dock strike
    Topics Transport by waterc1, Geographyc1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • commercial
    • coal
    • fish
    verb + dock
    • build
    • construct
    • arrive at
    dock + noun
    • company
    • strike
    • worker
    preposition
    • at a/​the dock
    • in dock
    • on a/​the dock
    See full entry
  2. docks
    [plural] a group of docks in a port and the buildings around them that are used for repairing ships, storing goods, etc.
    • The great system of commercial docks began in the Middle Ages.
    • There are plans to redevelop the old docks for new housing.
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • commercial
    • coal
    • fish
    verb + dock
    • build
    • construct
    • arrive at
    dock + noun
    • company
    • strike
    • worker
    preposition
    • at a/​the dock
    • in dock
    • on a/​the dock
    See full entry
  3. [countable] (North American English)
    (also jetty British and North American English)
    a wall or platform built out into the sea, a river, etc., where boats can be tied and where people can get on and off boats
  4. [countable] (North American English) a raised platform for loading vehicles or trains
    • The products are then taken to the loading dock and delivered to their destination.
  5. [countable] the part of a court where the person who has been accused of a crime stands or sits during a trial
    • in the dock He's been in the dock (= on trial for a crime) several times already.
    Collocations Criminal justiceCriminal justiceBreaking the law
    • break/​violate/​obey/​uphold the law
    • be investigated/​arrested/​tried for a crime/​a robbery/​fraud
    • be arrested/ (especially North American English) indicted/​convicted on charges of rape/​fraud/(especially US English) felony charges
    • be arrested on suspicion of arson/​robbery/​shoplifting
    • be accused of/​be charged with murder/(especially North American English) homicide/​four counts of fraud
    • face two charges of indecent assault
    • admit your guilt/​liability/​responsibility (for something)
    • deny the allegations/​claims/​charges
    • confess to a crime
    • grant/​be refused/​be released on/​skip/​jump bail
    The legal process
    • stand/​await/​bring somebody to/​come to/​be on trial
    • take somebody to/​come to/​settle something out of court
    • face/​avoid/​escape prosecution
    • seek/​retain/​have the right to/​be denied access to legal counsel
    • hold/​conduct/​attend/​adjourn a hearing/​trial
    • sit on/​influence/​persuade/​convince the jury
    • sit/​stand/​appear/​be put/​place somebody in the dock
    • plead guilty/​not guilty to a crime
    • be called to/​enter (British English) the witness box
    • take/​put somebody on the stand/(North American English) the witness stand
    • call/​subpoena/​question/​cross-examine a witness
    • give/​hear the evidence against/​on behalf of somebody
    • raise/​withdraw/​overrule an objection
    • reach a unanimous/​majority verdict
    • return/​deliver/​record a verdict of not guilty/​unlawful killing/​accidental death
    • convict/​acquit the defendant of the crime
    • secure a conviction/​your acquittal
    • lodge/​file an appeal
    • appeal (against)/challenge/​uphold/​overturn a conviction/​verdict
    Sentencing and punishment
    • pass sentence on somebody
    • carry/​face/​serve a seven-year/​life sentence
    • receive/​be given the death penalty
    • be sentenced to ten years (in prison/​jail)
    • carry/​impose/​pay a fine (of $3 000)/a penalty (of 14 years imprisonment)
    • be imprisoned/​jailed for drug possession/​fraud/​murder
    • do/​serve time/​ten years
    • be sent to/​put somebody in/​be released from jail/​prison
    • be/​put somebody/​spend X years on death row
    • be granted/​be denied/​break (your) parole
    Extra Examples
    • After a night of drunken revelry they ended up in the dock.
    • She was in the dock on charges of attempted fraud.
    • The defendant stood in the dock.
    • an outburst from the dock
    Topics Law and justicec2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + the dock
    • enter
    • go into
    • step into
    preposition
    • from the dock
    • in the dock
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  6. [uncountable] a wild plant of northern Europe with large thick leaves that can be rubbed on skin that has been stung by nettles to make it less painful
    • dock leaves
  7. (also docking station)
    (computing) a piece of equipment to which a laptop, smartphone or other mobile device can be connected, to provide access to a power supply or so that it can be used with a printer, a keyboard, speakers, etc.
  8. Word Originnoun senses 1 to 3 late Middle English: from Middle Dutch, Middle Low German docke, of unknown origin. noun sense 5 late 16th cent.: probably originally slang and related to Flemish dok ‘chicken coop, rabbit hutch’, of unknown origin. noun sense 6 Old English docce, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch dialect dokke.

dock

verb
/dɒk/
/dɑːk/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they dock
/dɒk/
/dɑːk/
he / she / it docks
/dɒks/
/dɑːks/
past simple docked
/dɒkt/
/dɑːkt/
past participle docked
/dɒkt/
/dɑːkt/
-ing form docking
/ˈdɒkɪŋ/
/ˈdɑːkɪŋ/
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  1. [intransitive, transitive] dock (something) if a ship docks or you dock a ship, it sails into a harbour and stays there
    • The ferry is expected to dock at 6.
    Topics Transport by waterc1
  2. [intransitive, transitive] dock (something) if two spacecraft dock, or are docked, they are joined together in space
    • Next year, a technology module will be docked on the space station.
    Wordfinder
    • astronaut
    • countdown
    • dock
    • launch
    • mission
    • orbit
    • rocket
    • satellite
    • space
    • weightless
    Topics Spacec2
  3. [transitive] to take away part of somebody’s wages, etc.
    • dock something If you're late, your wages will be docked.
    • dock something from/off something They've docked 15 per cent off my pay for this week.
  4. [transitive] dock something (computing) to connect a computer to a docking station
    • I docked my laptop and started work.
    opposite undock
  5. [transitive] dock something to cut an animal’s tail short
    • The horse’s tail had been docked.
  6. Word Originverb senses 1 to 2 late Middle English: from Middle Dutch, Middle Low German docke, of unknown origin. verb senses 3 to 4 late Middle English: perhaps related to Frisian dok ‘bunch, ball (of string etc.)’ and German Docke ‘doll’. The original noun sense was ‘the solid part of an animal's tail’, whence the verb sense ‘cut short an animal's tail’, later generalized to ‘reduce, deduct’.
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