dock

1. N-COUNT A dock is an enclosed area in a harbour where ships go to be loaded, unloaded, and repaired. 碼頭[also 'in/into' N]

She headed for the docks, thinking that Ricardo might be hiding in one of the boats. 她朝著碼頭走去，心想裡卡多可能藏在其中的一條船上。

2. N-COUNT A dock is a platform for loading vehicles or trains. 裝車平台[美國英語]

The truck left the loading dock with hoses still attached. 卡車離開了裝貨平台，軟琯還掛在車上。

3. N-COUNT A dock is a small structure at the edge of water where boats can tie up, especially one that is privately owned. (尤指私家) 泊位[美國英語]

He had a house there and a dock and a little aluminium boat. 他在那兒有一幢房、一個泊位和一條鋁艇。

4. N any of various temperate weedy plants of the polygonaceous genus Rumex, having greenish or reddish flowers and typically broad leaves 酸模屬植物

5. V-T/V-I When a ship docks or is docked, it is brought into a dock. 停靠碼頭

The crash happened as the ferry attempted to dock on Staten Island. 這次碰撞發生於渡船試圖停靠在斯塔滕島時。

6. V-T If you dock someone's pay or money, you take some of the money away. 釦 (錢)

He threatens to dock her fee. 他威脇要釦她的費用。

7. V-T If you dock someone points in a contest, you take away some of the points that they have. 釦 (分)

8. V-RECIP When one spacecraft docks or is docked with another, the two crafts join together in space. (宇宙飛船) 對接

The space shuttle Atlantis is scheduled to dock with Russia's Mir space station. 亞特蘭蒂斯號航天飛機計劃與俄羅斯的米爾號空間站對接。

9. V to remove (the tail or part of the tail) of (an animal) by cutting through the bone 切除動物的尾巴; 切除動物的尾巴的一段

to dock a tail

to dock a horse

10. N-SING In a law court, the dock is where the person accused of a crime stands or sits. 被告蓆

What about the odd chance that you do put an innocent man in the dock?

萬一你真的將一個無辜的人送上了被告蓆可怎麽辦呢？