pier

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /pɪə/|/pɪː/|/pɪjə/    美 /pɪɹ/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A raised platform built from the shore out over water, supported on piles; used to secure, or provide access to shipping; a jetty.
    — Your boat is docked at the pier.
  2. A similar structure, especially at a seaside resort, used to provide entertainment.
    — There is a gaming arcade on the pier.
  3. A structure supporting the junction between two spans of a bridge.
    — The force of the explosion demolished one pair of piers and two spans of the bridge crashed down into the river on top of the barges.
  4. A rectangular pillar, or similar structure, that supports an arch, wall or roof, or the hinges of a gate.
  5. A long corridor-like building with multiple gates extending from an airport terminal.
    — The new £216m pier will be used by all airlines currently operating out of T2, with more and more flights gradually moving over to the new pier once it becomes fully operational.

词形变化

piers plural

词汇关系

衍生词
abutment pier Brighton pier chain pier end-of-pier end-of-the-pier finger pier gatepier pierage piered pier glass pierhead pierless pierlike piermaster pier runner pierside pier table pierwise rocking pier take a long walk off a short pier take a long walk on a short pier you don't fish off the company pier
相关词
jetty mole wharf

词源

Inherited from Middle English pere (“bridge pillar, breakwater”), from either Anglo-Norman pere (“stone”, from Latin petra) or Old French *piere (Old Northern French pire, from either Late Latin *petricus or pēra "satchel"); compare Medieval Latin pira.
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