1、作为“ 码头 “解释时 ,pier, dock, wharf, jetty 是同义词.有些说法是专用的,如渔人码头用“Fishermans Wharf“,不用其他词。总的说来，Quay, pier, jetty，wharf 都表示具体的码头，真正有那么一个河岸，桥墩，突出物可以让船靠泊的地方；berth，dock, terminal 与前三项相比就比较抽象，berth 指的是能容船靠泊的空间; dock 指两码头之间可停船的空间，但更多指船坞；terminal, 则表示终点站，终到港 .具体意义及用法如下：Quay (quay wall) n. 码头,突堤,岸壁 A wharf or rein
2、forced bank where ships are loaded or unloaded.码头或经过加固的河岸，在此可往船上装货或卸货The quay looked like a long stone road going into the sea. 这个码头看起来像一条通入海里的长长的石头路。wharf n. 码头 （靠船码头，货物码头）例句与用法: 1. The ship was allowed to unload cargo on the wharf. 那艘船被允许在码头上卸货。 2. A landing platform attached to a wharf and floati
3、ng on the water. 浮台固定在码头且浮在水面上的着陆平台 3. Named port unfamiliar advice what facilities there including wharf side draught. 所提港口不熟，请电告该港口的设备及码头水深。 4. Fishermans Wharf, a place all foreigners want to see, is at the end of the ride. 国外游客都想访问一下缆车的终点站渔民之埠。Berth 泊位Sufficient space for a ship to maneuver; sea
4、 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：kept a clear berth of the reefs.与礁石保持安全距离Dock 船坞, 修船所; 常用复(附设在码头 、仓库等的 )造船厂, 美口 码头; 停泊处The area of water between two piers or alongside a pier that receives a ship for loading, unloading, or repairs.船坞两个码头之间的或沿码头的水域用来容船装卸或修理等terminal n（火车、公共汽车等的）终点站，总站 航空集散站shipping
5、terminal,航运基地 ; 码头仓库, container terminal 集装箱码头Pier n.(桥)墩；码头（小码头）A platform extending from a shore over water and supported by piles or pillars, used to secure, protect, and provide access to ships or boats.桥墩，墩从河岸延伸至水面以上的平台，由桩或柱子支撑，用来给船或艇保证安全、保护和提供通道floating pier浮码头freight station pier货运站码头jetty 突堤A structure, such as a pier, that projects into a body of water to influence the current or tide or to protect a harbor or shoreline from storms or erosion.防波堤一种突入水体用来影响水流或潮水或使港口、海岸免受暴雨和侵蚀的建筑结构（如突堤）entrance jetty进港导堤floating jetty浮码头oil jetty石油码头repair jetty修船码头tanker jetty油船码头
