at the quay
at 强调在码头这个具体位置，常用于船只停靠、靠岸的场景。
The ferry is waiting at the quay.
渡轮正等在码头边。
码头
quays — plural of quay
供船舶装卸货物的石质或混凝土水工结构；码头。；通常与海岸线平行的码头；驳岸；[经] 贴岸码头
A stone or concrete structure beside water where ships are loaded and unloaded; a wharf, usually built parallel to the shore.
供船舶装卸货物的石质或混凝土水工结构；码头。
A stone or concrete structure on navigable water used for loading and unloading vessels; a wharf.
通常与海岸线平行的码头
wharf usually built parallel to the shoreline
The ferry docked at the quay to let passengers disembark.
渡轮在码头停靠，让乘客下船。
用法提示：quay 是名词，指供船舶停靠的码头。
Workers unloaded the crates directly from the ship onto the quay.
工人们把板条箱直接从船上卸到码头上。
用法提示：此处 quay 指用于货物装卸的码头。
We walked along the quay and watched the fishing boats come in.
我们沿着码头散步，看渔船进港。
用法提示：quay 作名词，表示岸边的码头。
at 强调在码头这个具体位置，常用于船只停靠、靠岸的场景。
The ferry is waiting at the quay.
渡轮正等在码头边。
along 表示沿着码头延伸的方向，常用来描写码头沿岸的景物与建筑。
Cranes and warehouses stand along the quay.
起重机和仓库沿码头排列。
quay 是可数名词，单数前需要冠词或限定词，复数形式为 quays。
They built a new concrete quay to handle larger ships.
他们新建了一座混凝土码头，以停靠更大的船只。
grammar · medium
易错句子The cargo was unloaded at the key.
正确表达The cargo was unloaded at the quay.
quay 与 key 同音，但 key 不表示码头；装卸货物的码头要用 quay。
grammar · medium
易错句子The cargo was unloaded at quay.
正确表达The cargo was unloaded at the quay.
quay 是可数名词，单数形式前通常需要 the、a 等限定词；汉语没有冠词，学习者容易漏掉 the。
grammar · medium
易错句子We arrived to the quay just before the ship left.
正确表达We arrived at the quay just before the ship left.
arrive 是不及物动词，到达较小地点用 arrive at；arrive to 是错误搭配，应改为 arrive at。
在码头上
We waited on the quay for the ferry to arrive.
我们在码头上等渡轮到来。
沿着码头
We strolled along the quay as the sun set over the harbour.
夕阳落在港口上空时，我们沿着码头漫步。
渔码头
The small fishing quay was crowded with boats.
那座小渔码头挤满了船只。
在码头停泊
The cargo ship berthed at the quay just after dawn.
那艘货船刚过黎明就停靠在码头边。
码头岸壁
Engineers reinforced the quay wall to protect the harbour.
工程师加固了码头岸壁以保护港口。
码头岸桥；岸边集装箱起重机
The quay crane lifted the containers onto the ship.
岸桥把集装箱吊上了船。
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