| 词汇 | dockyard |
| 释义 | dockyard noun[ C ] uk /ˈdɒk.jɑːd/ us /ˈdɑːk.jɑːrd/(alsoshipyard) a place where ships are built and repaired船厂；船坞 Jaris Ho/Moment/GettyImages Ports & docks anchorage boatyard breakwater container port container terminal derrick dock dockland dry dock harbour master haven marina passport control port quay quayside shipyard slipway terminal wharf Every dockyard in Italy was called into requisition. Nothing can be finer than the dockyards for building vessels, in which ten thousand men can work with ease. The ships were compelled to visit the imperial dockyard in the capital to undergo repairs and to receive provisions and pay. Two hours later they reached Plymouth, marched through the town to the dockyard, and went straight on board the transport. When the expedition reached England, every port and dockyard on the south coast was humming with preparations for a great naval struggle. dockyard | Business Englishdockyard noun[ C ] TRANSPORTuk /ˈdɒkjɑːd/us a place where ships are built and repaired: The aircraft carriers are due to be assembled at the Rosyth dockyard in Fife. Examples of dockyarddockyard The seven-metre-high wall that enclosed the dockyards was surrounded by a deep and wide moat. After the closure of the dockyard, the island became a typical abandoned 'brownfield' site. The dockyards showed an impressive architecture, proclaiming the power of monarchy. The war expenses monopolized an increasing part of the budget, in detriment to work on the dockyards and the new city. Given the importance in this period of naval power and maritime trade, the demands of the royal dockyards were paramount. Both the trade unions and the many seamen in the dockyards tried to resist, but they were poorly armed and were eventually forced to surrender. Its economy depended on the services and the dockyard, neither of which provided much wealth. Inevitably, dockyards and factories are safer places. Department was chief of both the squadron and the dockyards. There is growing concern in the dockyards at the large and ever-increasing number of white-collar workers and their ever-increasing proportion to that of blue-collar workers. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I share some of his views about the level of pay for the lowest paid workers in the dockyard. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 That amount must be set against a total of £92 million worth of work in the dockyards, so that it is a very small percentage. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I desire to call attention to a very important subject, namely, that of the men on the establishment in our dockyards. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 That is in the case of dockyard ships—not contract ships. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Various labour questions which arise in the dockyards in this connection are being most carefully watched, with a view to the prevention of undue overtime. 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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