a floor of a ship, especially the upper, open level extending for the full length of the vessel 甲板 he stood on the deck of his flagship. 他站在旗舰的甲板上。 ■the accommodation on a particular deck of a ship 舱位 the first-class deck. 头等舱。 ■a floor or platform resembling or compared to a ship's deck 层面,层板 the upper deck of the car park. 停车场的上层。 ■a floor of a double-decker bus (双层公共汽车)层 ■(N. Amer.). short for sun deck (北美)。 sun deck 的简称 ■(the deck)(informal)the ground or floor (非正式)地面,地板 there was a big thud when I hit the deck. 我砰的一声摔在地上。 ■the flat part of a skateboard or snowboard (溜冰板或滑雪板的)板面
a component or unit in sound-reproduction equipment that incorporates a playing or recording mechanism for discs or tapes (音响设备的)放音装置;录音装置;走带机构 a cassette deck. 一台录音装置。
(chiefly N. Amer.)a pack of cards (主北美)一副纸牌 ■(N. Amer. informal)a packet of narcotics (北美, 非正式)一包麻醉毒品
verb [with obj.]
(一般作 be decked)decorate or adorn brightly or festively 装饰,打扮 Ingrid was decked out in her Sunday best. 英格丽德穿上节日盛装,打扮得漂漂亮亮。
(informal)knock (someone) to the ground with a punch (非正式)一拳把(某人)打倒
常用词组 below decks
见 below decks
not playing with a full deck
(N. Amer. informal)mentally deficient (北美, 非正式)智力上有缺陷的
on deck
on or on to a ship's main deck 在甲板上,登上甲板 she stood on deck for hours. 她在甲板上站了好几个小时。 ■(figurative N. Amer.)ready for action or work (喻, 北美)准备行动(或工作)
派生 decked adjective
[in combination]a three-decked vessel. 三层甲板的船只。
语源
late Middle English: from Middle Dutch dec 'covering, roof, cloak', dekken 'to cover'. Originally denoting canvas used to make a covering (especially on a ship), the term came to mean the covering itself, later denoting a solid surface serving as roof and floor