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单词 dry dock
释义
dry dock
noun[C]
uk
/ˌdraɪ ˈdɒk/us
/ˌdraɪ ˈdɑːk/
anareaofwaterthat can beemptiedand used forrepairingships
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SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Ports & docks
  • anchorage
  • basin
  • boatyard
  • breakwater
  • derrick
  • dockyard
  • free port
  • harbour master
  • haven
  • marina
  • passport control
  • pier
  • port
  • quayside
  • sea wall
  • slip
  • superport
  • terminal
  • the dockside
  • wharf
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(Definition ofdry dockfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)
Examples from literature
  • Arriving here, the vessels went at once into dry dock while a force of men who were in waiting proceeded to clean and paint the hulls, while stores and provisions to last three months were assembled.
  • Four dry docks open into the floating harbour.
  • It is free from ice the entire year, and has a little cove or bay that could be converted into a dry dock at small expense.
  • It is, however, a shaft that cannot be inspected except when in dry dock, and has to be disconnected from the propeller, and drawn inside for examination at periods suggested by experience.
  • The boat is good for many a trip yet, though it is true, as you know, that she is to go into dry dock for overhauling on her return.

dry dock| Business English

dry dock
noun[C]
uk
us
TRANSPORT
anareafrom which thewatercan beremovedinorderforshipsto bebuiltorrepaired:
In thedrydock, acraneliftsmassivesteelsectionsforfinalassemblyof agiganticoiltanker.
(Definition ofdry dockfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofdry dock

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Does it have the infrastructures for putting a ship indrydock, and so on?
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Here, again, we need a new largedrydockso that we can build such vessels.
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I have mentioned two ambitious schemes today—thedrydockscheme and the vertical take-off project.
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The case for the construction of thisdrydockhas been supported by all parties.
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But we shall not be able to tell until we see her indrydockhow to get her up to the desirable standards.
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If he is satisfied that, for defence purposes, we need a modern tanker programme, then we must have moderndrydockfacilities.
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On the final figures, the newdrydockwill measure 1,100 ft.
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The company is a holding company of a group whose activities include shiprepairing anddrydockowning.
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The effect of the amendment would be to convert thedrydockback to rough grazing.
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Is it not true that all ships unload before they go intodrydock?
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She entereddrydockfor repairs about two weeks ago.
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He instanced the lack of suitable cranage facilities and the very limiteddrydockfacilities.
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At the front end of thedrydockthere are the gates which lean on bearings.
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We do not usually regard adrydockas a place where a manufacturing process occurs, yet something is made there.
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The provision of more dry docks is a matter for thedrydockowners and the ship-repairing industry.
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