dock /dɒk/

Meaning

English definition

• (n.) an enclosure in a court of law where the defendant sits during the trial
• (n.) any of certain coarse weedy plants with long taproots, sometimes used as table greens or in folk medicine
• (n.) a platform where trucks or trains can be loaded or unloaded

Chinese translation

• n. 码头, 船坞, 被告席, 尾巴的骨肉部分
• vt. 使靠码头, 使(船)进港, 剪短
• vi. 进港

Word details

Part of speech

noun / verb

Pronunciation

/dɒk/

Syllables

1

Exam levels

CET-4 · CET-6 · Postgraduate exam · IELTS · GRE

Frequency

Zipf 3.99 · Super Rare

Word forms

docked, docking, docks

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