berth /bɜːθ/ TEM4 ( berthing, berthed, berths )

• 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

  例：

  She gives showbiz parties a wide berth.

  她对娱乐聚会敬而远之。

• 2. 

  N-COUNT A berth is a bed on a ship or train. (轮船、火车的) 卧铺

  例：

  Goldring booked a berth on the first boat he could.

  戈德林在第一艘他能订到卧铺的船上订了个位子。

• 3. 

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

  例：

  ...the slow passage through the docks to the ship's berth.

  …缓缓通过码头到达轮船停泊处。

• 4. 

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

  例：

  As the ship berthed in New York, McClintock was with the first immigration officers aboard.

  当那艘轮船停泊在纽约时，麦克林托克正和第一批上船的移民官员们在船上。