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on the deck
常用于描述在船甲板上的位置。
The passengers were standing on the deck.
乘客们站在甲板上。
甲板；舱面
decks — plural of deck
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
甲板；舱面
A floor-like platform on a ship or boat; any of the horizontal platforms built into a vessel.
The passengers were standing on the deck.
乘客们站在甲板上。
任何可以行走的高出平面的表面:阳台；门廊；抬高的露台；平屋顶。
Any raised flat surface that can be walked on: a balcony; a porch; a raised patio; a flat rooftop.
船上建造的各种平台之一
any of various platforms built into a vessel
船或船只的水平部分或舱室的地板状覆盖物。小船只有一个甲板；大船有两到三个甲板。
The floorlike covering of the horizontal sections, or compartments, of a ship or boat. Small vessels have only one deck; larger ships have two or three decks.
一包非法毒品的街头俗称
street name for a packet of illegal drugs
The passengers stood on the upper deck to enjoy the sea view.
乘客们站在上层甲板上欣赏海景。
He slipped on the wet deck and nearly fell into the water.
他在湿滑的甲板上滑了一下，差点掉进水里。
She shuffled the deck and dealt five cards to each player.
她洗了洗牌，然后给每位玩家发了五张牌。
常用于描述在船甲板上的位置。
The passengers were standing on the deck.
乘客们站在甲板上。
可用于描述车辆或船只的层面。
He sat on the top deck of the double-decker bus.
他坐在双层巴士的顶层。
表示甲板的具体位置或类型。
The lower deck was flooded.
下层甲板被淹没了。
Not this
We are walking in the deck.
Use this
We are walking on the deck.
中文说'在甲板上'，但英语中 deck 作为船上的甲板，通常用介词 on 表示在表面，而 in 表示内部。因此应使用 on the deck。
Not this
There are many deck on the ship.
Use this
There are many decks on the ship.
Deck 是可数名词，复数形式为 decks。中文没有复数变化，学习者容易忘记加 -s。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
在甲板上
The sailors were working on deck during the storm.
水手们在暴风雨中在甲板上工作。
一副扑克牌
He pulled out a deck of cards and dealt them to the players.
他拿出一副扑克牌，发给了玩家们。
主甲板
The main deck houses the ship's bridge and crew quarters.
主甲板上有船桥和船员宿舍。
上层甲板
We sat on the upper deck of the bus to enjoy the view.
我们坐在巴士的上层甲板欣赏风景。
躺椅；甲板椅
She stretched out on a deck chair and read a book.
她躺在躺椅上读一本书。
后甲板；后露台
They grilled burgers on the back deck of their house.
他们在房子的后露台上烤汉堡。
清理甲板（比喻做好准备）
We need to clear the decks before starting the new project.
在开始新项目之前，我们需要清理甲板（做好准备）。
扑倒在地；立即开始工作
When the gunfire started, everyone hit the deck.
枪声响起时，所有人都扑倒在地。
暗中作弊；使形势对自己有利
The manager stacked the deck by hiring only his friends.
经理只雇佣他的朋友，暗中作弊。
全体甲板集合！
The captain shouted, 'All hands on deck!' as the storm approached.
暴风雨来临时，船长喊道：“全体甲板集合！”
我的脑子不太灵光。
He made a silly mistake; I guess he's not playing with a full deck.
他犯了个愚蠢的错误，我想他脑子不太灵光。
Use decks naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
想象船上的甲板（deck）上，水手们正用一副扑克牌（deck of cards）打牌，两个‘deck’都是同一个词。
deck 作为名词通常指船上的甲板，也可指房屋的露天平台，在非正式场合可指一副纸牌。用于中性语境。
在船上，deck常与介词on连用，如'We stood on the deck.'
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