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port1 /pɔːt $ pɔːrt/ ●●● W2 noun  1  where ships stop 轮船停泊的地方 [countable, uncountable]TTW a place where ships can be loaded and unloaded 港，港口，海港be in port We’ll have two days ashore while the ship is in port. 轮船靠港时，我们能在岸上待两天。come into port/leave port The ferry was about to leave port. 渡船正要离港。2  town 城镇 [countable]TTW a town or city with a harbour or docks where ships can be loaded or unloaded 港口城市，港市；口岸 Britain’s largest port 英国最大的港口城市3. computer 计算机 [countable]TD a part of a computer where you can connect another piece of equipment, such as a printer 端口4  wine 葡萄酒 [uncountable]DFD strong sweet Portuguese wine that is usually drunk after a meal 波尔图葡萄酒〔葡萄牙产的一种葡萄酒，通常在餐后饮用〕 a glass of port 一杯波尔图葡萄酒5  side of ship 船舷 [uncountable]TTWSIDE the left side of a ship or aircraft when you are looking towards the front 〔轮船或飞机的〕左舷 OPP starboard on the port side 在左舷to port The plane tilted to port. 飞机向左侧倾斜。6. any port in a storm spokenHELP used to say that you should take whatever help you can when you are in trouble, even if it has some disadvantages 〔即使有不利之处也应接受的〕摆脱困境的任何帮助，穷途之策 → port of calln COLLOCATIONS – Meanings 1 & 2ADJECTIVES/NOUN + porta busy portHong Kong is one of the world’s busiest ports.a major/important portThe city became a major port.a bustling port (=very busy)Until the 1870s, Port Albert was a bustling port.a fishing portThe town is Iceland's biggest fishing port.a container port (=for ships carrying large containers)Hamburg is one of Europe's main container ports.a ferry port (=for boats carrying people or goods across a narrow area of water)Dover is an important ferry port.verbsbe in portMany shops remain open on a Sunday, especially if cruise ships are in port.come into portWe stood on the quay and watched the ships come into port.leave portTwo fishing boats were preparing to leave port.n THESAURUSport noun [countable, uncountable] a place where ships can be loaded and unloadeda busy portWe’ll have two days ashore while the ship is in port.The ferry was about to leave port.harbour British English, harbor American English noun [countable] an area of water next to the land which is protected by walls so the water is calm, and is a place where ships can stay when they are not sailingThey sailed into Portsmouth HarbourTourist boats leave the harbour at Riva regularly.the harbour walldock [countable, uncountable] a place in a port where ships are loaded, unloaded, or repairedA crowd was waiting at the dock to greet them.The ship was in dock for repairs.pier a structure that is built over and into the water so that boats can stop next to it or people can walk along itThe yacht was moored at a pier.jetty noun [countable] a wall or platform built out into the water, used for getting on and off boatsa wooden jettyThe house has a private jetty.mooring noun [countable] the place where a ship or boat is fastened to the land or to the bottom of the seaTugs towed the boat away from its mooring at White Bay.marina noun [countable] a harbour where people keep boats which are used for pleasureThey are building a new 220-berth marina.The apartments have a private marina.

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port• Port Angeles, Washington• That, in turn, has required container ports to become deeper and deeper.• Housing is a natural first port of call.• A unique oval aft cockpit is dry and protected when sailing and is an excellent area for dining in port.• The Open Look port, however, took a year to complete.• the shipping port of New Bedford• The small port of Lorain, Ohio, handled nearly five times as much.• In 1989, the port held a hearing to consider whether to raze the Del Mar.• There was a further emigration attempt from the port of Durrës on Nov. 5.come into port/leave port• U.S.S. Kentucky is scheduled to come into port at noon.

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port2 verb [transitive]  to move software from one computer system to another 转移，移植〔软件〕port something from/to something Can Windows applications be ported to Unix? 视窗系统的应用软件能否移植到Unix系统中使用？ —porting noun [uncountable]→ See Verb table

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port• With the M16, that gas was ported straight into the bolt.• Solaris 1.1 and 2.1 will be ported to be embedded architecture along with real-time operating systems.• But it needs some encouragement to port to Unix and substitute it for the server, rather than OS/2.• Asterix has been ported to UnixWare, and will also announce full support for Hewlett-Packard's OpenMail at UniForum.From Longman Business Dictionaryportport1 /pɔːtpɔːrt/ noun1[countable, uncountable]TRANSPORT a place where ships can load and unload people or things, or a town or city that has one of these placesInspectors were holding up grain exports at Canadian ports.Port officials reported huge losses on port operations last year.The cargo can leave port immediately.the Jordanian port of Aqaba → Channel port → container port → free port → home port → port of entry → port of registry2[countable]COMPUTING a part of a computer where you can connect another piece of equipment such as a printerThe unit plugs into the printer port of your PC. → comm port → parallel port → serial portportport2 verb [transitive]COMPUTING to run software on another computer system without changing it in any wayport something to somethingCan Windows applications be ported to Unix?→ See Verb tableOrigin port 1. (800-900) Latin portus2. (1900-2000) port “ship's porthole” ((13-21 centuries)), from Old French porte “gate, door”, from Latin porta3. (1600-1700) Oporto, city in Portugal. 4. (1500-1600) port side, from → PORT1; because it was the side from which ships were unloaded.

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port¹ W2 /pɔːt $ pɔːrt/ noun1.  WHERE SHIPS STOP  [uncountable and countable] a place where ships can be loaded and unloaded
    be in port
    We’ll have two days ashore while the ship is in port.
    come into port/leave port
    The ferry was about to leave port.
2.  TOWN  [countable] a town or city with a harbour or docks where ships can be loaded or unloaded:
    Britain’s largest port
3.  COMPUTER  [countable] a part of a computer where you can connect another piece of equipment, such as a printer
4.  WINE  [uncountable] strong sweet Portuguese wine that is usually drunk after a meal:
    a glass of port
5.  SIDE OF SHIP  [uncountable] the left side of a ship or aircraft when you are looking towards the front
   OPP  starboard:
    on the port side
    to port
    The plane tilted to port.
6. any port in a storm spoken used to say that you should take whatever help you can when you are in trouble, even if it has some disadvantages
⇨ port of call
     

COLLOCATIONS

(for Meanings 1 & 2)

■ ADJECTIVES/NOUN + port
   ▪ a busy port Hong Kong is one of the world’s busiest ports.
   ▪ a major/important port The city became a major port.
   ▪ a bustling port (=very busy) Until the 1870s, Port Albert was a bustling port.
   ▪ a fishing port The town is Iceland's biggest fishing port.
   ▪ a container port (=for ships carrying large containers) Hamburg is one of Europe's main container ports.
   ▪ a ferry port (=for boats carrying people or goods across a narrow area of water) Dover is an important ferry port.
■ verbs
   ▪ be in port Many shops remain open on a Sunday, especially if cruise ships are in port.
   ▪ come into port We stood on the quay and watched the ships come into port.
   ▪ leave port Two fishing boats were preparing to leave port.
     

THESAURUS

   ▪ port noun [uncountable and countable] a place where ships can be loaded and unloaded: a busy port | We’ll have two days ashore while the ship is in port. | The ferry was about to leave port.
   ▪ harbour British English, harbor American English noun [countable] an area of water next to the land which is protected by walls so the water is calm, and is a place where ships can stay when they are not sailing: They sailed into Portsmouth Harbour | Tourist boats leave the harbour at Riva regularly. | the harbour wall
   ▪ dock [uncountable and countable] a place in a port where ships are loaded, unloaded, or repaired: A crowd was waiting at the dock to greet them. | The ship was in dock for repairs.
   ▪ pier a structure that is built over and into the water so that boats can stop next to it or people can walk along it: The yacht was moored at a pier.
   ▪ jetty noun [countable] a wall or platform built out into the water, used for getting on and off boats: a wooden jetty | The house has a private jetty.
   ▪ mooring noun [countable] the place where a ship or boat is fastened to the land or to the bottom of the sea: Tugs towed the boat away from its mooring at White Bay.
   ▪ marina noun [countable] a harbour where people keep boats which are used for pleasure: They are building a new 220-berth marina. | The apartments have a private marina.

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port² verb [transitive]
to move software from one computer system to another
    port something from/to something
    Can Windows applications be ported to Unix?
—porting noun [uncountable]