pier

US [pɪr]
UK [pɪə(r)]
  • n.桥墩；（常设有娱乐场所的）突堤；（突入湖、河、海中的）码头；突码头
  • Web支柱；电机工程学系(Progress In Electromagnetics Research)；栈桥
Plural Form：piers  

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pier
n.
1.
（常设有娱乐场所的）突堤a long structure built in the sea and joined to the land at one end, often with places of entertainment on it
2.
（突入湖、河、海中的）码头；突码头a long low structure built in a lake, river or the sea and joined to the land at one end, used by boats to allow passengers to get on and off
3.
墙墩；桥墩a large strong piece of wood, metal or stone that is used to support a roof, wall, bridge, etc.

Sample Sentence

Definition:
AllAll,桥墩桥墩,突堤突堤,码头码头,突码头突码头,支柱支柱,栈桥栈桥
Category:AllAll,OralOral,WrittenWritten,TitleTitle,TechnicalTechnical
Source:AllAll,DictionaryDictionary,WebWeb
Difficulty:AllAll,EasyEasy,MiddleMiddle,HardHard
1.
The results showed that the pier, the top and the bottom plates of the main girder were all under compression.
结果表明：墩身和主梁的顶底板都受压，强度、刚度都满足要求。
jié guǒ biǎo míng : dūn shēn hé zhǔ liáng de dǐng dǐ bǎn dōu shòu yā , qiáng dù 、 gāng dù dōu mǎn zú yāo qiú 。
www.fabiao.net
2.
This year, he said, his residence by a river pier wasn't badly flooded, thanks to higher embankments built by the city over the years.
他家就在一座河墩旁边，他说今年淹得并不严重，这要感谢这些年来曼谷加高的堤防。
tā jiā jiù zài yī zuò hé dūn páng biān , tā shuō jīn nián yān de bìng bù yán zhòng , zhè yào gǎn xiè zhè xiē nián lái màn gǔ jiā gāo de dī fáng 。
chinese.wsj.com
3.
They came on out on the pier in the blazing sunlight, however, and halted opposite the mainmast to look at me.
可是，他们在强烈的太阳光下继续走上了码头，对着主桅停了下来抬头看着我。
kě shì , tā men zài qiáng liè de tài yáng guāng xià jì xù zǒu shàng le mǎ tóu , duì zhe zhǔ wéi tíng le xià lái tái tóu kàn zhe wǒ 。
bbs.24en.com
4.
She was startled by the cop's sudden appearance but she immediately did as she was told and lay face forward on the wet wood of the pier.
警察的突然出现让她吓了一跳，但她马上照做，脸朝下躺在码头的湿木上。
jǐng chá de tū rán chū xiàn ràng tā xià le yī tiào , dàn tā mǎ shàng zhào zuò , liǎn cháo xià tǎng zài mǎ tóu de shī mù shàng 。
article.yeeyan.org
5.
You can cast a drop shot to the bank and walk it back to the boat, along the edge of a pier or up to a brush pile.
你可以把倒钓钓组抛向岸边，然后一路拖晃回来。可以贴着码头或者是水边的灌木丛。
nǐ kě yǐ bǎ dào diào diào zǔ pāo xiàng àn biān , rán hòu yí lù tuō huǎng huí lái 。 kě yǐ tiē zhe mǎ tóu huò zhě shì shuǐ biān de guàn mù cóng 。
www.freelure.cn
6.
Pretending to speak broken English as you dragged your valise, porter threepence, across the slimy pier AT Newhaven.
你假装把英语讲得很蹩脚，沿着纽黑文那泥泞的码头，抱着自己的旅行箱走去，省得花三便士雇脚夫。
nǐ jiǎ zhuāng bǎ yīng yǔ jiǎng de hěn bié jiǎo , yán zhe niǔ hēi wén nà ní nìng de mǎ tóu , bào zhe zì jǐ de lǚ xíng xiāng zǒu qù , shěng děi huā sān biàn shì gù jiǎo fū 。
dict.ebigear.com
7.
The American investment banker was at the pier of a small coastal Mexican village when a small boat with just one fisherman docked.
美国一位投资银行家站在墨西哥沿海小村的码头上，这时有一艘小船靠近码头，船上仅有一个渔夫。
měi guó yī wèi tóu zī yín háng jiā zhàn zài mò xī gē yán hǎi xiǎo cūn de mǎ tóu shàng , zhè shí yǒu yī sōu xiǎo chuán kào jìn mǎ tóu , chuán shàng jǐn yǒu yī gè yú fū 。
blog.sina.com.cn
8.
When I got to the pier Mona was not to be seen. I waited for the last passenger to descend the gangplank, but no Mona.
我赶到码头上却不见莫娜，等到最后一名乘客从跳板上下来仍没有莫娜。
wǒ gǎn dào mǎ tóu shàng què bú jiàn mò nà , děng dào zuì hòu yī míng chéng kè cóng tiào bǎn shàng xià lái réng méi yǒu mò nà 。
www.bing.com
9.
Pier-decks are largely the resort of the old, who sit in cardigans out of the wind and watch the young passing.
桥面上往往是老人们流连之地，他们穿着毛衫坐在风中，看着年轻人从身边匆匆而过。
qiáo miàn shàng wǎng wǎng shì lǎo rén men liú lián zhī dì , tā men chuān zhe máo shān zuò zài fēng zhōng , kàn zhe nián qīng rén cóng shēn biān cōng cōng ér guò 。
www.ecocn.org
10.
Go back down to the pier and click on the boat. See that the boat was scuttled.
回到码头点击小船，发现小船被凿沉。
huí dào mǎ tóu diǎn jī xiǎo chuán , fā xiàn xiǎo chuán bèi záo chén 。
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