berth: [17] Like birth, berth appears to be based on the verb bear, although it is a separate and much later formation. At first it meant ‘safe manoeuvring distance at sea’ (from which we get the metaphorical ‘give a wide berth to’); this seems to have come from the nautical sense of bear ‘steer in a particular direction’ as in bear away (from which we get bear down on, as well as more general applications, such as ‘bear left’). This led, via ‘convenient space for a ship to moor’, to, in the 18th century, the more familiar modern senses ‘sleeping place on a ship’ and ‘job, situation (originally on board ship)’. => bear, birth
berth (n.)
1620s, "convenient sea room" (both for ships and sailors), of uncertain origin, probably from bear (v.) + abstract noun suffix -th (2) as in strength, health, etc. Original sense is preserved in phrase to give (something or someone) wide berth. Meaning "place on a ship to stow chests, room for sailors" is from 1706; extended to non-nautical situations by 1778.
berth (v.)
1660s, of ships, from berth (n.). Of persons (intransitive), from 1886. Related: Berthed; berthing.
中文解释
1. 谐音“泊斯” --- 停泊于斯 --- 停泊在此处。2. 谐音“泊室” --- 停泊的房间 --- 停泊的地方。3. probably from bear (v.) + noun suffix -th as in strength, health, etc.
实用例句
1. Goldring booked a berth on the first boat he could.
戈德林订了他能订到的最早一班船的铺位。
来自柯林斯例句
2. She gives showbiz parties a wide berth.
她对演艺圈的聚会敬而远之。
来自柯林斯例句
3. She booked a berth on the train from London to Aberdeen.
她订了一张由伦敦开往阿伯丁的火车卧铺票.
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4. Each passenger slept on the berth allotted to him.
每个旅客都睡在分配给他的铺位上.
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5. Six 10000 - ton freighters can berth at this dock.