wharf
berth
dock
pier【导航词义:码头】
wharf n. 码头,停泊处
〔辨析〕指供船只停泊、乘客上下船或装卸货物的码头。
〔例证〕
He drove me to the wharf.
他开车把我送到码头。
They were waiting for their parents on the wharf.
他们正在码头上等候他们的父母。
The freighter slowly drew out from the wharf.
货船缓慢地驶离码头。
berth n. 泊位,锚地
〔辨析〕指港口或码头附近供船只锚泊一段时间的水域。
〔例证〕
We took up a berth near the harbour.
我们在港口附近找了个位置下锚。
The ship was staying at Berth 4.
该船停于4号碇泊处。
A steamship was moored to its berth at the pier.
一艘轮船在码头锚地停泊。
dock n. 码头;船坞
〔辨析〕作“码头”解时,与 wharf 同义,可换用;但作“船坞”解时,则不可换用,因 wharf 没有修理船只的功能。
〔例证〕
The dock/wharf goes far out into the lake.
码头远远伸入湖中。
He boarded the boat and shoved off from the dock/wharf.
他上了船,把船撑离了码头。
The liner was in dock for major repairs.
客轮停在船坞里大修。
pier n. 凸式码头
〔辨析〕指伸入河、湖、海中的突堤码头,可供乘客上下船、装卸货物或人们散步之用。
〔例证〕
We have completed a pier to accommodate oceangoing freighters.
我们已建成一个凸式码头供远洋货轮停靠之用。
The big ship lies alongside the pier.
大船横靠着码头停泊。
The new pier has cafes and restaurants.
新码头上有咖啡馆和饭馆。