port
gb/pˈɔɹt/ us/pˈɔɹt/
A2
إنجليزي
~ 2200
المعاني
0 معنى
اسم
A2
entity
1
Harbor town or city
A city or town next to the sea or a river where ships stop to load or unload.
نمط الاستخدام:
[something] is a port
غلطة شائعة:
Learners sometimes confuse 'port' (a harbor town) with 'airport' or 'harbor' itself; 'port' often refers to the whole city, not just the docking area.
مرادفات
harbor (Refers specifically to the sheltered area for ships, not the whole town.)
أضداد
inland town (A town located away from the coast or navigable rivers.)
تراكيب شائعة
busy port
|fishing port
|major port
|port city
|sea port
مواضيع
geography
|transportation
|trade
|travel
أمثلة
- Singapore is one of the busiest ports in the world.
- The ship will dock at the port tomorrow morning.
- Tourists love visiting the old port district.
أمثلة للمتعلمين
- The port is full of ships.
- We walked around the port.
- The port is near my house.
اسم
B1
entity
2
Device connection opening
A place on a computer or other device where you can connect something, like a cable or USB stick.
نمط الاستخدام:
[device] has a [type] port
غلطة شائعة:
Some learners confuse 'port' with 'plug'; the 'plug' is the part on the cable, the 'port' is on the device.
مرادفات
socket (General term for any hole or fitting where something connects.)
أضداد
wireless connection (A method of connecting devices without physical ports or cables.)
تراكيب شائعة
USB port
|charging port
|HDMI port
|Ethernet port
مواضيع
technology
|electronics
أمثلة
- My laptop has three USB ports.
- The phone's charging port is damaged.
- Plug the cable into the HDMI port.
أمثلة للمتعلمين
- This computer has two USB ports.
- I use the charging port every day.
- The HDMI port is on the back.
اسم
B2
entity
3
Sweet fortified wine
A sweet, strong wine from Portugal that people often drink after dinner.
غلطة شائعة:
Learners may confuse 'port' (wine) with 'port' (harbor); context usually clarifies the meaning.
مرادفات
fortified wine (General term for wine with added alcohol; not all are from Portugal.)
تراكيب شائعة
glass of port
|drink port
|vintage port
مواضيع
food_and_drink
|food_drink
أمثلة
- She poured herself a glass of vintage port.
- Port is often enjoyed with cheese.
- They produce excellent port in the Douro Valley.
أمثلة للمتعلمين
- I like to drink port after dinner.
- He bought a bottle of port.
- Port is from Portugal.
فعل
technical
B2
action
4
Adapt software for new system
To change computer software so it works on another type of computer or system.
نمط الاستخدام:
to port [software] to [system]
غلطة شائعة:
Learners may confuse 'port' in computing with 'upload' or 'download'; 'port' means changing it to work elsewhere.
مرادفات
adapt (More general; can apply outside computing.)
تراكيب شائعة
port an application
|port a game
|port code
مواضيع
technology
|computing
أمثلة
- The developer plans to port the game to Android.
- They successfully ported the application from Windows to Mac.
- Porting this software will take several weeks.
أمثلة للمتعلمين
- They will port the game to my phone.
- He can port this app to your computer.
- We need to port it to another system.
اسم
technical
C1
entity
5
Network communication endpoint number
A number that shows which program or service on a computer should get network messages.
مرادفات
endpoint identifier (Technical term in networking; less common in casual speech.)
تراكيب شائعة
open port
|port number
|close a port
مواضيع
technology
|computing
أمثلة
- Port 80 is used for HTTP traffic.
- The firewall blocks certain ports for security.
- Check which ports are open on your server.
أمثلة للمتعلمين
- Port 80 is for websites.
- The firewall closed the port.
- We check the open ports.
القواعد
الصيغة المعجمية
port
IPA
GB/pˈɔɹt/
US/pˈɔɹt/
المقاطع والنبر
port (١ مقطع)
Stress on 1st syllable (port)
تصريفات الكلمة
Noun
- Base: port
- Plural: port, ports
Verb
- Base: port
- 3rd Person Singular: ports
- Present Participle: porting
- Past: ported
عيلة الكلمة
Forms
ports
noun
porting
verb
ported
verb
Core family
airport
noun A1
seaport
noun
Related words
porthole
noun
Advanced or less common
freeport
noun
spaceport
noun
تعبيرات
left port
1/lˈɛft pˈɔɹt/
fixed phrase
Departed from harbor by ship/boat
When a ship goes away from its harbor to start a journey.
أمثلة
- The vessel left port at dawn.
- They left port despite the bad weather.
port of call
1/pˈɔɹt əv kˈɔl/
fixed phrase
Ship stop location on route
A place where a ship stops during its trip to load, unload, or let passengers off/on.
أمثلة
- Our first port of call will be Lisbon.
- The cruise has five ports of call along the Mediterranean.