berth

名词 berth:

1. a job in an organization
   同义词：position, post, office, spot, billet, place, situation
2. a place where a craft can be made fast
   同义词：mooring, moorage, slip
3. a bed on a ship or train; usually in tiers
   同义词：bunk, built in bed

动词 berth:

1. provide with a berth
2. secure in or as if in a berth or dock
   同义词：moor, tie up
3. come into or dock at a wharf
   同义词：moor, wharf

1. He's so boring that I always try to give him a wide berth at parties.
   他这个人很没意思，在聚会上我总是对他退避三舍。
2. The liner berthed at midday.
   邮轮中午到达停泊地。
3. This ship is approved to berth here.
   这艘船被允许停泊在这儿。

berth

n.（名词）
Sufficient space for a ship to maneuver; sea room:
操船空间，安全距离：为船只回旋留出的足够空间；海洋空间：
例句：
kept a clear berth of the reefs.
与礁石保持安全距离

A space for a ship to dock or anchor:
停泊处：船只停泊或抛锚的地方：
例句：
a steamship moored to its berth at the pier.
一艘轮船在码头泊位停泊

Employment on a ship:
船上的职位：
例句：
sought an officer`s berth in the merchant marine.
在商船上找一个高级船员的职位

A job:
职位：
例句：
a comfortable berth as head of the department.
一个舒适的部门领导职位

A built-in bed or bunk, as on a ship or a train.
舱位，卧铺位：卧铺或上下铺位，如船或火车上的
A place to sleep or stay; accommodations:
投宿地：睡觉或停留的地方；住处：
例句：
found a berth in a nearby hotel.
在附近的旅馆找个住处

A space where a vehicle can be parked, as for loading.
一个停车以便装卸的场所
v.（动词）
berthed,berth.ing,berths
v.tr.（及物动词）
To bring (a ship) to a berth.
将（船）领入船坞
To provide with a berth.
供给舱位
v.intr.（不及物动词）
To come to a berth; dock.
来到船坞；靠码头

<习惯用语>a wide berth
Ample space or distance to avoid an unwanted consequence:
避开，对…敬而远之：充分的空间或距离以避免不必要的后果：
例句：
gave their angry colleague a wide berth.
对他们的愤怒的同事敬而远之

来源：
Middle English birth ; akin to perhaps akin to beren [to bear] * see bear
中古英语 birth ；类似于 可能类似于 beren [承担] *参见 bear