berth

1. PHRASE If you give someone or something a wide berth, you avoid them because you think they are unpleasant or dangerous, or simply because you do not like them. 躲避

She gives showbiz parties a wide berth. 她對娛樂聚會敬而遠(yuǎn)之。

2. N-COUNT A berth is a bed on a ship or train. (輪船、火車的) 臥鋪

Goldring booked a berth on the first boat he could. 戈德林在第一艘他能訂到臥鋪的船上訂了個位子。

3. N-COUNT A berth is a space in a harbour where a ship stays for a period of time. 泊位

...the slow passage through the docks to the ship's berth. …緩緩?fù)ㄟ^碼頭到達(dá)輪船停泊處。

4. V-I When a ship berths, it sails into harbour and stops at the quay. 停泊

As the ship berthed in New York, McClintock was with the first immigration officers aboard. 當(dāng)那艘輪船停泊在紐約時，麥克林托克正和第一批上船的移民官員們在船上。