berth
berth — 名詞
- berthsingular
- berthsplural
1. a bed or sleeping area on a ship, train, or other form of transport; also a plac
鋪位；泊位
交通工具上的床位或船隻停泊處
a bed or sleeping area on a ship, train, or other form of transport; also a place in a port or harbour where a ship can tie up and stay
Theo climbed into his narrow berth and pulled the curtain shut before the train pulled out of the station.
Theo 爬進狹窄的鋪位，拉上簾子，火車隨即駛離了車站。
berth on a train — sleeping compartment
The captain guided the cargo ship into its berth at Kaohsiung Harbour just after sunrise.
船長在日出時分將貨輪駛入高雄港的泊位。
berth at a harbour — place to dock
Each cabin on the overnight ferry had two berths stacked one above the other.
夜間渡輪的每個艙房都有兩個上下疊放的鋪位。
Passengers with tickets for a sleeping berth should collect their linen from the carriage attendant.
持有臥鋪車票的乘客應向車廂服務員領取床單。
The harbour master reserved a berth for the research vessel at the western pier.
港務長為那艘研究船保留了西側碼頭的一個泊位。
- bunk
a narrower, more basic sleeping shelf, often stacked; more common in hostels or crew quarters than passenger cabins
- cabin
a small private room on a ship, which may contain a berth but refers to the whole space, not just the bed
- docking space
a technical term for the area where a ship ties up; less common in everyday speech
- mooring
the place or equipment used to secure a boat; emphasises the act of tying up rather than the allocated space
文法句型
berth + in/on [vehicle]
berth + at [port]
用法筆記
Countable. When referring to a sleeping place, common collocates include 'upper/lower berth' and 'sleeping berth'. When referring to a docking space for ships, collocates with 'loading berth', 'cargo berth', and the verb 'take up a berth'.
常見錯誤
2. the position in a tournament or contest that a player or team earns, giving them
參賽名額
參加錦標賽等比賽的資格
the position in a tournament or contest that a player or team earns, giving them the chance to compete at that level
The Taiwanese badminton team secured a berth in the Olympic quarter-finals after beating Indonesia.
台灣羽球隊擊敗印尼後，順利取得奧運八強的參賽名額。
secure a berth in [competition]
With only one berth left in the tournament, the final qualifying match attracted a huge crowd.
比賽只剩一個參賽名額，最後一場資格賽吸引了大量觀眾。
Naoko earned an automatic berth in the championship draw because of her top-five world ranking.
Naoko 憑藉世界排名前五的成績自動獲得了錦標賽的參賽名額。
The soccer team celebrated wildly when they clinched a playoff berth on the last day of the regular season.
這支足球隊在例行賽最後一天確定晉級季後賽，全隊瘋狂慶祝。
- slot
more informal and general; can refer to any allocated position, not just in competitions
- place
the most general term; 'earn a place in the finals' means the same but is less specific to sports journalism
- qualification
refers to the process or status of having qualified, not the allocated spot itself
文法句型
secure/earn + a/the berth
berth + in [competition]
用法筆記
Usually used with verbs like 'secure', 'earn', 'clinch', 'win', 'claim'. The noun is almost always singular in this sense. Common in sports journalism.
3. a job or role that a person has within an organisation, often one that is long-l
職位
組織中的長期穩定工作
a job or role that a person has within an organisation, often one that is long-lasting or comfortable
After years of freelancing, Kian found a steady berth as a software engineer at a local tech firm.
經過多年的自由接案，Kian 在一家本地科技公司找到了穩定的軟體工程師職位。
find a berth as [role]
The former minister was offered a comfortable berth on the board of a state-owned enterprise.
前部長在國營企業的董事會獲得了一個安穩的職位。
Jiwoo turned down a lucrative berth at a multinational company to start her own business.
Jiwoo 拒絕了一家跨國公司的優渥職位，選擇自己創業。
Hugo spent twenty years in the same quiet berth at the university library and never once thought of leaving.
Hugo 在大學圖書館的同一個安穩職位待了二十年，從未想過離開。
- position
neutral and widely used; 'position' can be temporary or permanent, while 'berth' often implies stability
- post
slightly more formal than 'position' and often used in government, academic, or military contexts
- role
focuses on the function or duties of the job rather than its rank within an organisation
文法句型
berth + as/in [role/organisation]
a/the berth + at [company]
用法筆記
This sense often carries a nuance of stability, security, or comfort. It is slightly formal and more common in British English than American English. The adjective 'comfortable' or 'cosy' frequently precedes it.
常見錯誤
berth — 動詞
- berthpresent simple I / you / we / they
- berths3rd person singular
- berthing-ing form
- berthedpast simple
1. to bring a vessel into a harbour and fix it in position with ropes, or to arrive
停泊
船隻靠岸並繫泊在固定位置
to bring a vessel into a harbour and fix it in position with ropes, or to arrive at a port and tie up in this way
The fishing boat berthed at the small pier on the east side of the island just before the storm hit.
漁船在暴風雨來臨前停泊在島嶼東側的小碼頭。
intransitive: [vessel] + berths + at [place]
Captain Ayesha carefully berthed her vessel between two larger container ships in the crowded harbour.
Ayesha 船長小心翼翼地將她的船停泊在擁擠港口的兩艘大型貨輪之間。
transitive: captain + berthed + vessel
The harbour master signalled for the ferry to berth at Dock Three alongside the passenger terminal.
港務長示意渡輪停靠在客運航站旁的三號碼頭。
Large cruise ships cannot berth at this old port because the channel is too shallow for their hulls.
大型郵輪無法停泊在這座舊港口，因為航道對其船身來說太淺了。
The crew spent an hour berthing the cargo ship in heavy wind before the lines were secure.
船員在強風中花了一小時將貨輪停泊就位，才終於固定纜繩。
文法句型
[vessel] + berth + at [place]
[captain/crew] + berth + [vessel] + at [place]
用法筆記
Can be used both with and without an object. When transitive, the subject is a person (captain, pilot, crew) and the object is the vessel. When intransitive, the subject is the vessel itself. Frequent in maritime communication and official port instructions.