| 单词 | wharf |
| 释义 | wharf noun[C] uk/wɔːf/us/wɔːrf/pluralwharvesanarealike awidewallbuiltnear theedgeof theseaor ariverwhereshipscan betiedandgoodscan be taken off them: 码头；停泊处Thecrateswereunloadedonto the wharf.箱子卸下来，放在码头上。 Compare pier docknoun  Thierry Dosogne/DigitalVision/GettyImages Ports & docks
wharf| American Dictionarywharf noun[C] us/hwɔrf,wɔrf/pluralwharvesus/hwɔrvz,wɔrvz/wharfsaraised,levelstructurebuiltbeside theedgeof theseaor ariver, whereshipscan betiedandgoodsunloaded wharf| Business Englishwharf noun[C] TRANSPORTuk/wɔːf/uspluralwharvesorwharfsuk/wɔːvz/anareain aportwheregoodsare taken off and put onships: At the end of the wharf, thecargowaswaitingfor anoutboundfreighterto take it to Quebec City. Ownership ofshorelinepropertyconveystherighttobuildapieror wharf. Examplesofwharfwharf The audience travelled by ferry between various wharves where most of the performances took place. From theCambridge English Corpus The whole event was well organized, with transportation arrangements for visitors and students welcoming worshipers at wharves and stations. From theCambridge English Corpus Ongoing development has swept away the wharves and the merchant houses of the past. From theCambridge English Corpus Awharfwas a place of work, and no place for shops and homes. From theCambridge English Corpus However, since there was nowharf, jetty or landing beach, ballast from wrecked vessels would most likely have been dumped in seawater. From theCambridge English Corpus A crowd of his adherents gathered at thewharfand, as the vessel steamed down the harbour, they ran along the sides. From theCambridge English Corpus 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. From theCambridge English Corpus Liu is the most famous of this type of comprador, gaining recognition for successfully reorganizing the coal distribution networks andwharfoperations. From theCambridge English Corpus Commerce was thus carried out under a convenient fiction which brought an ever-busier traffic to the wharves of the city. From theCambridge English Corpus Only sufficient mangroves have been cut down to clear a space on which to build thewharfand leave a small open part on each side for canoes. From theCambridge English Corpus Acquisition would also allow for reclamation of land andwharfbuildings on the waterfronts. From theCambridge English Corpus Practically no clearing had been done in constructing thewharf; in fact, both bow and stern of the vessel were stuck fast in the mangrove thicket. From theCambridge English Corpus 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 theOpen 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 theOpen 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 theOpen 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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