詞彙精選：pier的用法和辨析

一、詳細釋義：

n.

碼頭，防波堤

例句：

Heavy seas broke over the Pier.

巨浪衝過了防波堤。

例句：

Two boats hauled up at the pier.

兩條船在碼頭停下。

橋墩，橋柱，支柱

例句：

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

聚餐的地點是在海灘邊一個風景如畫的橋墩上。

例句：

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

如果橋墩十分靠近鐵道，鐵道業主可能要求建造防撞牆。

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二、詞義辨析：

harbour,port,wharf,pier,seaport

這些名詞都有“港，港口，碼頭”之意。harbour一般用詞，指停泊船隻、裝卸貨物的天然或人工港口。port多指人工港口，還可指有港口的市。wharf指船隻停泊裝卸貨物的碼頭。pier專指與海岸成直角形而突出的碼頭，可供旅客，貨物上下船或供人散步用。 seaport指港埠。

三、相關短語：

pier glass

n. 穿衣鏡

四、參考例句：

The ship lies at the pier.

船在碼頭停着。

Two boats hauled up at the pier.

兩條船在碼頭停下。

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

父子倆帶著漁具到碼頭釣魚。

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

聚餐的地點是在海灘邊一個風景如畫的橋墩上。

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

如果橋墩十分靠近鐵道，鐵道業主可能要求建造防撞牆。

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，放學之後學生們就自由了，鈴聲一響，喜歡單向樂隊的學生們就涌到他們拍攝MV的橋墩。當天冷風習習，樂隊成員們爲了拍攝不惜吹着冷風。

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.

布萊克浦最近花費140萬美元爲商販修建新商亭，增加中心碼頭附近的座位數，並計劃再花費1 500萬美元修建各種生活福利設施。