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at the dock
表示具体地点。
The ship is at the dock.
船停在码头。
被告席
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被告席
dock
The ship is at the dock.
船停在码头。
蓼属植物,尤其是苦蓼,用作蔬菜和民间药物,特别是治疗荨麻疹
Any of the genus Rumex of coarse weedy plants with small green flowers related to buckwheat, especially bitter dock (Rumex obtusifolius), and used as potherbs and in folk medicine, especially in curing nettle rash.
动物尾巴的肉质部分,特别是剪短后的
The fleshy root of an animal's tail; specifically after clipping or cutting.
火车站内列车到达和出发的区域
The area of arrival and departure of a train in a railway station.
法庭中被告坐的地方
Part of a courtroom where the accused sits.
The witness pointed at the man sitting in the dock.
证人指着坐在被告席上的那个男人。
He looked nervous as he stood in the dock waiting for the verdict.
他站在被告席上等待判决时显得很紧张。
The judge asked the defendant to return to the dock.
法官要求被告回到被告席。
表示具体地点。
The ship is at the dock.
船停在码头。
法庭术语。
The defendant sat in the dock.
被告坐在被告席上。
常与装卸货物相关。
Trucks back up to the loading dock.
卡车倒车到装卸码头。
Not this
He stood on the dock during the trial.
Use this
He stood in the dock during the trial.
表示被告席时，固定搭配介词用 in，不用 on（on 用于物理接触的码头表面）。
Not this
The criminal was taken to the docks.
Use this
The criminal was taken to the dock.
docks 指码头群，而被告席是审判庭内单数的 dock，不可用复数形式。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
装卸码头
The truck backed up to the loading dock.
卡车倒车至装卸码头。
干船坞
The ship is in dry dock for repairs.
这艘船正在干船坞修理。
码头工人
Dock workers unloaded the cargo quickly.
码头工人迅速卸下了货物。
在被告席上
The accused stood in the dock, looking nervous.
被告站在被告席上，看起来紧张。
码头设施
The port upgraded its dock facilities to handle larger ships.
港口升级了码头设施以处理更大的船只。
码头区
Security is tight in the dock area.
码头区安保严密。
成为被告；受审；受到指责
The company found itself in the dock over its environmental policies.
该公司因其环境政策而受到指责。
控告某人；使某人受审
The scandal put several politicians in the dock.
丑闻使几位政客成为被告。
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dock（码头）与lock（锁）相似，船靠码头如锁住，仅首字母d与l不同。
该词义为法律用语，通常用于法庭语境，指被告席。
All listed words rhyme with dock, sharing the stressed vowel /ɑ/ (or /ɒ/ in British) and following /k/ sound. The common spelling pattern is -ock, but note that in some accents, words like 'cough' (with -ough) do not follow this pattern.
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