| 词汇 | wharf |
| 释义 | wharf noun[ C ] uk /wɔːf/ us /wɔːrf/pluralwharves an area like a wide wall built near the edge of the sea or a river where ships can be tied and goods can be taken off them: 码头；停泊处 The crates were unloaded onto the wharf.箱子卸下来，放在码头上。 Compare pier docknoun Thierry Dosogne/DigitalVision/GettyImages Ports & docks anchorage boatyard breakwater container port container terminal derrick dock dockland dry dock harbour master haven marina passport control port quay quayside seaport shipyard slipway terminal wharf | American Dictionarywharf noun[ C ] us/hwɔrf, wɔrf/pluralwharvesus/hwɔrvz, wɔrvz/wharfs a raised, level structure built beside the edge of the sea or a river, where ships can be tied and goods unloaded wharf | Business Englishwharf noun[ C ] TRANSPORTuk /wɔːf/uspluralwharves or wharfsuk /wɔːvz/ an area in a port where goods are taken off and put on ships: At the end of the wharf, the cargo was waiting for an outbound freighter to take it to Quebec City. Ownership of shoreline property conveys the right to build a pier or wharf. Examples of wharfwharf The audience travelled by ferry between various wharves where most of the performances took place. The whole event was well organized, with transportation arrangements for visitors and students welcoming worshipers at wharves and stations. Ongoing development has swept away the wharves and the merchant houses of the past. A wharf was a place of work, and no place for shops and homes. However, since there was no wharf, jetty or landing beach, ballast from wrecked vessels would most likely have been dumped in seawater. A crowd of his adherents gathered at the wharf and, as the vessel steamed down the harbour, they ran along the sides. This must be borne in mind in the selection and clearing of any parts in a tsetse area, such as wharves, ferries, etc., where there necessarily is considerable movement. Liu is the most famous of this type of comprador, gaining recognition for successfully reorganizing the coal distribution networks and wharf operations. Commerce was thus carried out under a convenient fiction which brought an ever-busier traffic to the wharves of the city. Only sufficient mangroves have been cut down to clear a space on which to build the wharf and leave a small open part on each side for canoes. Acquisition would also allow for reclamation of land and wharf buildings on the waterfronts. Practically no clearing had been done in constructing the wharf; in fact, both bow and stern of the vessel were stuck fast in the mangrove thicket. One morning the port was attacked, the wharves were wrecked, a schooner and a dredger were sunk and 120 yards of warehouses were destroyed. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is not known how many of the 90 or so wharves within the city boundary were overtopped; but overtopping was extensive. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They embrace bricks, brickworks, works for making tiles and earthenware pipes, plant for distributing water, wharves of various sorts, including private harbours and staithes. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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