quay up
quay up 是常见说法,主语通常是船只,表示靠岸系泊。
The fishing boats quayed up at the harbor wall before dawn.
渔船在黎明前靠泊在港口的岸壁旁。
停靠于码头或类似结构,尤指“quay up”用法中。
to land or tie up at a quay or similar structure, especially in the phrase "quay up"
停靠于码头或类似结构,尤指“quay up”用法中。
To land or tie up at a quay or similar structure, especially used in the phrase "quay up".
一般现在时
Ships quay at the eastern dock every morning.
船只每天早晨停靠东码头。
一般过去时
The crew quayed the vessel alongside the pier yesterday.
船员们昨天把船靠泊在码头旁。
现在完成时
They have quayed up safely after the storm.
暴风雨过后，他们已安全靠泊。
规则动词；quay up 表示靠码头停泊。
The cargo ship quayed at the dock to unload its containers.
货船停靠码头卸下集装箱。
用法提示：quay 在这里作动词，表示停靠码头。
The fishing boats quay up along the old stone wall every morning.
渔船每天早晨沿着古老的石墙停靠。
用法提示：quay up 是固定短语，quay 作动词表示系泊停靠。
The small ferry quayed at the new terminal and passengers hurried off.
小渡轮停靠在新码头，乘客们匆匆下船。
用法提示：quay 作动词，表示停靠码头。
quay up 是常见说法,主语通常是船只,表示靠岸系泊。
The fishing boats quayed up at the harbor wall before dawn.
渔船在黎明前靠泊在港口的岸壁旁。
说明停靠地点时,quay 后接 at、along 等介词短语,主语多为船只。
The ferry quayed along the embankment while the crew unloaded.
渡轮靠泊在堤岸边,船员在卸货。
grammar · medium
易错句子The ship quayed the pier.
正确表达The ship quayed at the pier.
quay 作动词是不及物动词，表示“停靠在码头”，地点名词前必须加介词 at。汉语“停靠码头”是动宾结构，直译成英语时会漏掉 at，让 quay 直接带宾语。
grammar · medium
易错句子Yesterday the ship quay at the pier for repairs.
正确表达Yesterday the ship quayed at the pier for repairs.
英语规则动词的过去式要加 -ed，quay 的过去式是 quayed。汉语动词没有时态变化，因此容易忘记加 -ed，误用原形 quay。
靠泊；系泊于码头
The fishing boats quayed up at the harbour wall.
渔船停靠在港湾的堤岸旁。
使船只靠码头
The crew quayed the vessel before the storm hit.
船员在暴风雨来临前把船靠上了码头。
在码头靠岸
The ship quayed at the dock at first light.
那艘船天一亮就在码头靠了岸。
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