dockyard

/ˈdɒkjɑːd/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈdɑːkjɑːrd/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈdäk-ˌyärd/ (ame, mw)

dockyard — noun

  • dockyardsingular
  • dockyardsplural

1. a large waterside work area where people make new ships and fix damaged ones

1.名詞C1
釋義

a large waterside work area where people make new ships and fix damaged ones

例句

Jude began his first week at the dockyard, painting numbers on a ferry.

work at a dockyard

Hoa watched workers pull a damaged fishing boat into the dockyard.

pull a boat into the dockyard

同義詞
  • shipyard

    very close in meaning; often the more general everyday word

  • naval yard

    narrower; used mainly for a military shipbuilding or repair site

文法句型

work at a dockyard

return to the dockyard

dockyard workers

用法筆記

Usually refers to a large waterside place with docks, cranes, and repair areas for ships. Distinguish it from dock, which can mean one landing place or the structure where a ship is loaded, unloaded, or repaired.

常見錯誤

❌The yacht is waiting at the dockyard.
✅The yacht is waiting at the dock.
💡a dockyard is the whole shipbuilding or repair area, while a dock is one place where a ship stops.