一、详细释义：


n.

码头，防波堤


例句：

Heavy seas broke over the pier.

巨浪冲过了防波堤。


例句：

Two boats hauled up at the pier.

两条船在码头停下。


桥墩，桥柱，支柱


例句：

The picnic was held on a very picturesque pier right off the beach.

聚餐的地点是在海滩边一个风景如画的桥墩上。


例句：

Collision walls may be required by railroad owners if the pier is in close proximity to the railroad.

如果桥墩十分靠近铁道，铁道业主可能要求建造防撞墙。


窗间壁

二、词义辨析：


harbour,port,wharf,pier,seaport

这些名词都有“港，港口，码头”之意。 harbour一般用词，指停泊船只、装卸货物的天然或人工港口。 port多指人工港口，还可指有港口的市。 wharf指船只停泊装卸货物的码头。 pier专指与海岸成直角形而突出的码头，可供旅客，货物上下船或供人散步用。 seaport指港埠。


三、相关短语：


pier glass

n. 穿衣镜


四、参考例句：


The ship lies at the pier.

船在码头停着。


Two boats hauled up at the pier.

两条船在码头停下。


The father and his son took fishing tackle to the pier for fishing.

父子俩带著渔具到码头钓鱼。


The picnic was held on a very picturesque pier right off the beach.

聚餐的地点是在海滩边一个风景如画的桥墩上。


Collision walls may be required by railroad owners if the pier is in close proximity to the railroad.

如果桥墩十分靠近铁道，铁道业主可能要求建造防撞墙。


However, once the school bell rang there was no stopping them - and fans flocked close to the pier while the lads filmed in chilly conditions.

但是，放学之后学生们就自由了，铃声一响，喜欢单向乐队的学生们就涌到他们拍摄MV的桥墩。当天冷风习习，乐队成员们为了拍摄不惜吹着冷风。


Blackpool recently spent about $4 million building new kiosks for vendors and improving seating around the Central Pier and plans to spend a further $15 million on various amenity projects.

布莱克浦最近花费140万美元为商贩修建新商亭，增加中心码头附近的座位数，并计划再花费1 500万美元修建各种生活福利设施。