| 释义 |
pier/piə/n. 1a a structure of iron or wood raised on piles and leading out to sea, a lake, etc., used as a promenade and landing stage, and Brit. often with entertainment arcades etc. (伸入海、湖等中的)码头(在英国常作娱乐拱廊) b a breakwater; a mole 防波堤；突堤 2a a support of an arch or of the span of a bridge; a pillar 支墩；支柱 b solid masonry between windows etc. 窗间壁，扶壁 3 a long narrow structure projecting from the main body of an airport terminal, along which passengers walk to and from their aircraft (候机楼的)登机走廊，旅客桥 [Middle English per from Anglo-Latin pera, of unknown origin] |