- [countable]
a town or city with a harbour, especially one where ships load and unload goods 港口城市；口岸城市 a container/fishing ports 集装箱/渔港 Rotterdam is a major port. 鹿特丹是一个重要的港口城市。 the port city of Gdansk 港口城市格但斯克 the Black Sea ports 黑海港口
Extra ExamplesTopics Transport by waterb1, Geographyb1a port city/town 港口城市 the German port of Kiel 德国基尔港
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- bustling
- busy
- major
- …
- come into
- enter
- reach
- …
- area
- city
- town
- …
- in port
- into port
- a port of call
- a port of entry
- [countable, uncountable] (abbreviation Pt.)
a place where ships load and unload goods or shelter from storms 港口；避风港 a naval port 军港 a container/ferry port 集装箱/轮渡港口 - in/into port
The ship spent four days in port. 这艘船在港口停泊了四天。 They reached port at last. 他们终于抵达港口。 port of entry (= a place where people or goods can enter a country) 入境口岸 the port authorities 港务局。
Extra ExamplesTopics Geographyb1She tried to steer the boat into port. 她设法把船驶进港口。 There was a spontaneous welcome for anyone who put into port on the island. 任何人在岛上进港都会受到自发的欢迎。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- bustling
- busy
- major
- …
- come into
- enter
- reach
- …
- area
- city
- town
- …
- in port
- into port
- a port of call
- a port of entry
- (also port wine)[uncountable]
a strong sweet wine, usually dark red, that is made in Portugal. It is usually drunk at the end of a meal. 波尔图葡萄酒（葡萄牙产） - [countable]
a glass of port 一杯波尔图葡萄酒 - [uncountable]
the side of a ship or aircraft that is on the left when you are facing forward （船、飞机等的）左舷 the port side 左舷
- [countable] (
computing 计算机 a place on a computer where you can attach another piece of equipment, often using a cable （输出或输入）端口，接口 
the modem port 调制解调器端口
Word Originnoun senses 1 to 2 Old English, from Latin portus ‘haven, harbour’, reinforced in Middle English by Old French. noun senses 3 to 4 shortened form of Oporto, a major port in Portugal from which the wine is shipped. noun sense 5 mid 16th cent.: probably originally the side containing an entry port or facing the port (quayside) for loading. noun sense 6 Old English (in the sense ‘gateway’), from Latin porta ‘gate’; reinforced in Middle English by Old French porte. The later sense ‘opening in the side of a ship’ led to the general sense ‘opening’.
Idioms
any port in a storm
- (saying)
if you are in great trouble, you take any help that is offered 慌不择路；饥不择食；有病乱投医