quay

名词 quay:

1. wharf usually built parallel to the shoreline

1. We put off from the quay.
   我们驶离了码头。
2. The side of the boat hit the quay with a grinding jar.
   船舷撞到码头发出刺耳的声音。
3. We moored alongside the quay.
   我们靠码头停泊。
4. We tied (the boat) up alongside the quay.
   我们把船停泊在码头处。

quay

n.（名词）
A wharf or reinforced bank where ships are loaded or unloaded.
码头：码头或经过加固的河岸，在此可往船上装货或卸货

来源：
Middle English keye
中古英语 keye
from Old North French cai
源自 古法国北方方言 cai
[of Celtic origin]
[来源于凯尔特语]