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at the pier
表示地点，常用介词at。
We waited at the pier for the ferry.
我们在码头等待渡轮。
码头；栈桥；突堤
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
码头；栈桥；突堤
A platform built out from the shore over water, supported on piles, used for securing or providing access to ships.
We waited at the pier for the ferry.
我们在码头等待渡轮。
从岸边延伸到水上的高架平台,由桩支撑；用于固定或提供船舶通道；码头。
A raised platform built from the shore out over water, supported on piles; used to secure, or provide access to shipping; a jetty.
从岸边伸入水中、由桩支撑的平台；供船只和船舶停靠。
a platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles; provides access to ships and boats
类似结构,尤其在海滨度假胜地,用于提供娱乐
A similar structure, especially at a seaside resort, used to provide entertainment.
(建筑)垂直支撑结构(如两门或两窗之间的墙段)。
(architecture) a vertical supporting structure (as a portion of wall between two doors or windows)
We walked to the end of the old wooden pier and watched the fishing boats come in.
我们走到那座老木码头的尽头，看着渔船进港。
The ferry will dock at the pier right after noon, so please be there early.
渡轮中午一过就会靠上码头，所以请早点到那里。
Many families spend the afternoon on the amusement pier, going on rides and eating ice cream.
许多家庭在海滨游乐栈桥上度过下午，乘坐游乐设施并吃冰淇淋。
表示地点，常用介词at。
We waited at the pier for the ferry.
我们在码头等待渡轮。
表示起点，常用介词from。
The boat departed from the pier at noon.
船于中午从码头出发。
名词修饰名词，表示用途。
They spent the afternoon on the fishing pier.
他们下午在钓鱼码头上度过。
动词短语表示沿着码头移动。
Couples often walk along the pier at sunset.
情侣们常在日落时沿着码头散步。
Not this
The boat is moored at the peer.
Use this
The boat is moored at the pier.
pier和peer发音相同但拼写和意义不同：pier指码头，peer指同龄人或贵族。注意拼写区别。
Not this
We walked along the dock to the end.
Use this
We walked along the pier to the end.
虽然dock和pier都可指码头，但dock通常指船坞或泊位，而pier指从岸边伸入水中的突堤式码头。在此语境下应使用pier。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
钓鱼码头
The local fishing pier is crowded with anglers every weekend.
每个周末当地的钓鱼码头都挤满了垂钓者。
码头餐厅
We had dinner at a lovely pier restaurant overlooking the sea.
我们在一家可以俯瞰大海的码头餐厅用餐。
木制码头
The old wooden pier was damaged in the storm.
旧木制码头在暴风雨中受损了。
混凝土码头
The concrete pier can withstand strong waves.
混凝土码头能抵御强浪。
码头末端
They stood at the pier end, watching the sunset.
他们站在码头末端观看日落。
码头散步
A pier walk is a popular evening activity here.
在这里，码头散步是一项很受欢迎的晚间活动。
走开（幽默地让人离开）
If you don't like my idea, you can take a walk off a short pier.
如果你不喜欢我的主意，你可以走开。
码头压力（借用同伴压力的幽默说法）
When everyone was jumping off the dock, I felt some serious pier pressure.
当所有人都在跳下码头时，我感到了严重的码头压力。
Use pier naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
发音同'peer'（同伴），联想码头(pier)是同伴相聚的地方。
通常指从岸边伸入水中的码头或栈桥，多用于旅游、交通或建筑场景。
All listed words rhyme with /pɪr/, though their spellings vary (e.g., -ier, -eer, -ear). Peer and pier are homophones but differ in spelling.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.