port
gb/pˈɔɹt/ us/pˈɔɹt/
A2
Αγγλικά
~ 2200
Σημασίες
0 σημασίες
Ουσιαστικό
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.
Μοτίβο χρήσης:
[something] is a port
Συχνό λάθος:
Learners sometimes confuse 'port' (a harbor town) with 'airport' or 'harbor' itself; 'port' often refers to the whole city, not just the docking area.
Συνώνυμα
harbor (Refers specifically to the sheltered area for ships, not the whole town.)
Αντώνυμα
inland town (A town located away from the coast or navigable rivers.)
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
busy port
|fishing port
|major port
|port city
|sea port
Θέματα
geography
|transportation
|trade
|travel
Παραδείγματα
- 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.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
- The port is full of ships.
- We walked around the port.
- The port is near my house.
Ουσιαστικό
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.
Μοτίβο χρήσης:
[device] has a [type] port
Συχνό λάθος:
Some learners confuse 'port' with 'plug'; the 'plug' is the part on the cable, the 'port' is on the device.
Συνώνυμα
socket (General term for any hole or fitting where something connects.)
Αντώνυμα
wireless connection (A method of connecting devices without physical ports or cables.)
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
USB port
|charging port
|HDMI port
|Ethernet port
Θέματα
technology
|electronics
Παραδείγματα
- My laptop has three USB ports.
- The phone's charging port is damaged.
- Plug the cable into the HDMI port.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
- This computer has two USB ports.
- I use the charging port every day.
- The HDMI port is on the back.
Ουσιαστικό
B2
entity
3
Sweet fortified wine
A sweet, strong wine from Portugal that people often drink after dinner.
Συχνό λάθος:
Learners may confuse 'port' (wine) with 'port' (harbor); context usually clarifies the meaning.
Συνώνυμα
fortified wine (General term for wine with added alcohol; not all are from Portugal.)
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
glass of port
|drink port
|vintage port
Θέματα
food_and_drink
|food_drink
Παραδείγματα
- She poured herself a glass of vintage port.
- Port is often enjoyed with cheese.
- They produce excellent port in the Douro Valley.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
- I like to drink port after dinner.
- He bought a bottle of port.
- Port is from Portugal.
Ρήμα
technical
B2
action
4
Adapt software for new system
To change computer software so it works on another type of computer or system.
Μοτίβο χρήσης:
to port [software] to [system]
Συχνό λάθος:
Learners may confuse 'port' in computing with 'upload' or 'download'; 'port' means changing it to work elsewhere.
Συνώνυμα
adapt (More general; can apply outside computing.)
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
port an application
|port a game
|port code
Θέματα
technology
|computing
Παραδείγματα
- 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.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
- They will port the game to my phone.
- He can port this app to your computer.
- We need to port it to another system.
Ουσιαστικό
technical
C1
entity
5
Network communication endpoint number
A number that shows which program or service on a computer should get network messages.
Συνώνυμα
endpoint identifier (Technical term in networking; less common in casual speech.)
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
open port
|port number
|close a port
Θέματα
technology
|computing
Παραδείγματα
- Port 80 is used for HTTP traffic.
- The firewall blocks certain ports for security.
- Check which ports are open on your server.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
- Port 80 is for websites.
- The firewall closed the port.
- We check the open ports.
Γραμματική
Λημματική μορφή
port
IPA
GB/pˈɔɹt/
US/pˈɔɹt/
Συλλαβές και τόνος
port (1 συλλαβή)
Stress on 1st syllable (port)
Τύποι λέξης
Noun
- Base: port
- Plural: port, ports
Verb
- Base: port
- 3rd Person Singular: ports
- Present Participle: porting
- Past: ported
Οικογένεια λέξεων
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
Εκφράσεις
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.
Παραδείγματα
- 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.
Παραδείγματα
- Our first port of call will be Lisbon.
- The cruise has five ports of call along the Mediterranean.