英语词汇“wharves”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

wharves n.

a pl. of wharf.

wharf n. [countable], pl. wharves , wharfs.

Nautical, Naval Termsa large dock or similar structure next to which ships are attached at shore to load or unload.

wharf n., pl. wharves wharfs, v.
n.

Nauticala structure built on the shore of or projecting into a harbor, stream, etc., so that vessels may be moored alongside to load or unload or to lie at rest;
quay;
pier.
Nautical[Obs.]
- a riverbank.
- the shore of the sea.

v.t.

Nauticalto provide with a wharf or wharves.
Nauticalto place or store on a wharf:The schedule allowed little time to wharf the cargo.
Nauticalto accommodate at or bring to a wharf:The new structure will wharf several vessels.

v.i.

Nauticalto tie up at a wharf;
dock:The ship wharfed in the early morning.

bef. 1050; Middle English (noun, nominal); Old English hwearf embankment; cognate with Middle Low German warf; akin to German Werf pier

wharf /wɔːf/ n ( pl wharves /wɔːvz/, wharfs)

a platform of timber, stone, concrete, etc, built parallel to the waterfront at a harbour or navigable river for the docking, loading, and unloading of ships

vb (transitive)

to moor or dock at a wharf
to store or unload on a wharf

Etymology: Old English hwearf heap; related to Old Saxon hwarf, Old High German hwarb a turn, Old Norse hvarf circle

单词	wharves
释义	WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024 wharves (hwôrvz, wôrvz),USA pronunciation n. a pl. of wharf. WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024 wharf /hwɔrf, wɔrf/USA pronunciation n. [countable], pl. wharves /hwɔrvz, wɔrvz/USA pronunciation , wharfs. Nautical, Naval Termsa large dock or similar structure next to which ships are attached at shore to load or unload. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024 wharf (hwôrf, wôrf ),USA pronunciation n., pl. wharves (hwôrvz, wôrvz),USA pronunciation wharfs, v. n. Nauticala structure built on the shore of or projecting into a harbor, stream, etc., so that vessels may be moored alongside to load or unload or to lie at rest; quay; pier. Nautical[Obs.] a riverbank. the shore of the sea. v.t. Nauticalto provide with a wharf or wharves. Nauticalto place or store on a wharf:The schedule allowed little time to wharf the cargo. Nauticalto accommodate at or bring to a wharf:The new structure will wharf several vessels. v.i. Nauticalto tie up at a wharf; dock:The ship wharfed in the early morning. bef. 1050; Middle English (noun, nominal); Old English hwearf embankment; cognate with Middle Low German warf; akin to German Werf pier Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: wharf /wɔːf/ n ( pl wharves /wɔːvz/, wharfs) a platform of timber, stone, concrete, etc, built parallel to the waterfront at a harbour or navigable river for the docking, loading, and unloading of ships vb (transitive) to moor or dock at a wharf to store or unload on a wharf Etymology: Old English hwearf heap; related to Old Saxon hwarf, Old High German hwarb a turn, Old Norse hvarf circle
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