(建造、维修船舶的)船厂;造船厂。常指配有船坞、起重设备与装配设施的工业场所。
/ˈʃɪpˌjɑːrd/(英); /ˈʃɪpˌjɑːrd/(美)
The shipyard builds fishing boats.
这家造船厂建造渔船。
After the storm, the damaged ferry was towed to the shipyard, where engineers inspected the hull and replaced several corroded parts.
暴风雨过后,受损的渡轮被拖到造船厂,工程师检查船体并更换了几处被腐蚀的部件。
由 ship(船)+ yard(院子、场地)构成的复合词。这里的 yard 指“工作场地/作业场”,因此 shipyard 字面意思就是“造船或修船的场地”。该词随近代海运与工业化造船业发展而普及。