wharf
gb/wˈɔɹf/ us/wˈɔɹf/
B2
英語
~ 8400
語義
0件の語義
名詞
B2
entity
1
platform where ships load and unload
A strong platform next to the water where boats and ships stop to take on or leave people and things.
用法パターン：
[someone] waits at the wharf
よくある間違い：
Learners often confuse 'wharf' with 'dock' and 'pier'. In everyday modern English, 'dock' is more common for a working area for ships, while 'pier' is often used for long structures you can walk on, especially at the beach. Also, the 'h' in 'wharf' is silent: it is pronounced /wɔːrf/, like 'warf'.
類義語
dock (Very common general word for a place where ships are tied up; often used instead of 'wharf' in everyday speech.)
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pier (A structure that sticks out into the water; often used for pleasure boats or walking, but can also be used like a wharf.)
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quay (Mainly British English term, similar to 'wharf', especially in commercial ports.)
対義語
open water (Refers to water away from the shore where ships are not tied up, the opposite of being at a fixed loading place like a wharf.)
コロケーション
busy wharf
|fishing wharf
|cargo wharf
|at the wharf
|along the wharf
|wharf worker
テーマ
travel
|transport
|work
|places
|transportation
例文
- The fishermen unloaded their catch onto the wharf at sunrise.
- Tourists gathered along the wharf to watch the cruise ship arrive.
- The old wooden wharf was closed after part of it collapsed into the harbor.
- A line of trucks waited beside the wharf to collect the containers.
- We sat on the edge of the wharf and watched the boats come in.
学習者向け例文
- The boat is tied to the wharf.
- Many people stand on the wharf and look at the sea.
- A big ship comes to the wharf every morning.
- There is a small café next to the wharf.
- Workers carry boxes from the ship to the wharf.
動詞
technical
C1
action
2
to supply or use a wharf
To build or give a wharf to a place, or to bring a ship next to a wharf so people or goods can go on or off.
用法パターン：
to wharf [a ship/place]
よくある間違い：
Learners may try to use 'wharf' as a verb in everyday conversation instead of the more natural verb 'dock'. In most modern general English, you should say 'The ship docked' or 'They docked the ship', not 'They wharfed the ship'.
類義語
dock (More common verb meaning to bring a ship into a port and tie it up; used in both technical and everyday language.)
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moor (Focuses on fastening a ship to a fixed point; not specifically about providing a wharf but about securing the vessel.)
対義語
undock (Means to move a ship away from a dock or wharf, the opposite of bringing it alongside to load or unload.)
コロケーション
wharf the vessel
|wharf the shoreline
|newly wharfed area
テーマ
transport
|construction
|work
|travel
|transportation
例文
- The company plans to wharf the riverfront to handle larger cargo ships.
- By midday, the crew had successfully wharfed the vessel despite the strong current.
- In the nineteenth century, many sections of the harbor were gradually wharfed to create more commercial space.
学習者向け例文
- Engineers will wharf this part of the river so big ships can stop here.
- They wharfed the small island to make a place for boats.
- The port was wharfed many years ago, and big ships still use it today.
文法
表現
wharf rat
1/wˈɔɹf ɹˈæt/
idiom
informal
person who hangs around wharves
A person who is often at the wharves or docks, usually poor and sometimes involved in small crimes or dirty work.
例文
- The old sailor called the kids playing on the docks a bunch of wharf rats.
- In the novel, he grows up as a wharf rat, sleeping in warehouses and working for fishermen.