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- a town or city with a harbour where ships load or unload, especially one where customs officers are stationed港市。
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- a harbour港口, 口岸：
as modifier extensions to Belfast's port facilities.贝尔法斯特港口设施的扩展。
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- （亦作inland port）an inland town or city whose connection to the coast by a canal or other body of water enables it to act as a port内陆港口, 内陆口岸。
短语
any port in a storm
- proverb in adverse circumstances one welcomes any source of relief or escape〈谚〉危急时不择好坏的避难场所（或逃避办法）; 饥不择食的选择。
port of entry
- a harbour or airport by which people and goods may enter a country进口港, 报关港, 入境港。
词源
Old English, from Latin portus 'haven, harbour', reinforced in Middle English by Old French.
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- an aperture or opening, in particular缝隙或开口, 尤指：
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- Electronics a socket in a computer network into which a device can be plugged【电子】端口。
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- an opening for the passage of steam, liquid, or gas气门, 通道, 排气口：
loss of fuel from the exhaust port.
从排气口漏失的燃料。
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- （亦作gun port）an opening in the body of an aircraft or in a wall or armoured vehicle through which a gun may be fired射击孔, 炮眼, 枪眼。
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- a porthole舷窗。
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- an opening in the side of a ship for boarding or loading舷孔, 舷门。
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- chiefly Scottish a gate or gateway, especially into a walled city〈主苏格兰〉城门, 城门洞。
词源
Old English (in the sense gateway), from Latin porta 'gate'; reinforced in Middle English by Old French porte. The later sense 'opening in the side of a ship' led to the general sense 'aperture'.
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- with obj. and adverbial of direction Computing transfer (software) from one system or machine to another【计算机】移植（软件）：
the software can be ported to an IBM RS/6000.
该软件可以移植到IBM RS/6000系统中。
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- with obj. [often in imperative] Military carry (a rifle or other weapon) diagonally across and close to the body with the barrel or blade near the left shoulder【军】斜持枪：
Detail! For inspection-port arms!
科目！检阅——斜持枪！
mass noun
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- Military the position required by an order to port a rifle or other weapon【军】斜持枪位置：
Parker had his rifle at the port.
帕克把枪放在了斜持枪位置上。
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- poetic/literary a person's carriage or bearing〈诗/文〉姿势, 姿态：
she has the proud port of a princess.
她有着公主的高傲姿态。
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- Computing a transfer of software from one system or machine to another【计算机】软件移植。
短语
at port arms
- Military in the position adopted when given a command to port one's weapon【军】在斜持枪位置。
词源
Middle English (in sense 2 of the noun)： from Old French port 'bearing, gait', from the verb porter, from Latin portare 'carry'. The verb （from French porter） dates from the mid 16th cent.