1. 碼頭;船塢
    A dock is an enclosed area in a harbour where ships go to be loaded, unloaded, and repaired.

    e.g. ...the loading dock...
           裝貨碼頭
    e.g. She headed for the docks, thinking that Ricardo might be hiding in one of the boats...
           她走向碼頭，想著里卡多可能正藏在其中一條船上。

2. （領）（船）入港;（使）（船）靠碼頭
    When a ship docks or is docked, it is brought into a dock.

    e.g. The vessel docked at Liverpool in April 1811...
           這艘輪船于 1811 年 4 月在利物浦靠岸。
    e.g. Russian commanders docked a huge aircraft carrier in a Russian port...
           俄羅斯指揮官指揮一艘巨型航空母艦駛入一個俄羅斯港口。

3. （使）(兩飛行器)在太空對接
    When one spacecraft docks or is docked with another, the two crafts join together in space.

dock的反義詞

    e.g. The space shuttle Atlantis is scheduled to dock with Russia's Mir space station...
           亞特蘭蒂斯號航天飛機計劃與俄國和平號空間站對接。
    e.g. They have docked a robot module alongside the orbiting space station...
           他們已經將一個自動操作艙與沿軌道運行的空間站并行對接上了。

4. (供運貨汽車或鐵路貨車裝卸貨物的)月臺
    A dock is a platform for loading vehicles or trains.

    e.g. The truck left the loading dock with hoses still attached.
           卡車駛離裝貨月臺時塑料水龍帶還連在上面。

5. (尤指私人擁有的)船只停泊區(qū)
    A dock is a small structure at the edge of water where boats can tie up, especially one that is privately owned.

    e.g. He had a house there and a dock and a little aluminum boat.
           他在那兒有一所房子、一個泊船的碼頭和一艘小鋁船。

6. (法庭上的)被告席
    In a law court, the dock is where the person accused of a crime stands or sits.

    e.g. What about the odd chance that you do put an innocent man in the dock?
           若是你真的把一個無辜的人送上被告席了呢？

7. 扣除(工資);減掉(競賽中選手的分數)
    If you dock someone's wages or money, you take some of the money away. If you dock someone points in a contest, you take away some of the points that they have.

    e.g. He threatens to dock her fee...
           他威脅要扣掉她的服務費。
    e.g. To dock points would be wrong.
           扣分的判罰是錯誤的。

8. 酸模(常見于英、美等北方國家，葉子可用于治療蕁麻刺傷)
    A dock is a plant with large leaves which grows wild in Britain, the United States, and some other northern countries. Dock leaves are supposed to heal nettle stings.

9. see also: dry dock