• n. 卧铺；停泊处，锚位；差事
• vt. 使……停泊；为……提供铺位
• vi. 停泊；占铺位
• n. (Berth)人名；(瑞典)贝特；(英)伯思

词源不详，可能同bear, 承载。

berth

berth: [17] Like birth, berth appears to be based on the verb bear, although it is a separate and much later formation. At first it meant ‘safe manoeuvring distance at sea’ (from which we get the metaphorical ‘give a wide berth to’); this seems to have come from the nautical sense of bear ‘steer in a particular direction’ as in bear away (from which we get bear down on, as well as more general applications, such as ‘bear left’). This led, via ‘convenient space for a ship to moor’, to, in the 18th century, the more familiar modern senses ‘sleeping place on a ship’ and ‘job, situation (originally on board ship)’.
=> bear, birth

berth (n.)

1620s, "convenient sea room" (both for ships and sailors), of uncertain origin, probably from bear (v.) + abstract noun suffix -th (2) as in strength, health, etc. Original sense is preserved in phrase to give (something or someone) wide berth. Meaning "place on a ship to stow chests, room for sailors" is from 1706; extended to non-nautical situations by 1778.

berth (v.)

1660s, of ships, from berth (n.). Of persons (intransitive), from 1886. Related: Berthed; berthing.

1. Goldring booked a berth on the first boat he could.

戈德林订了他能订到的最早一班船的铺位。

来自柯林斯例句

2. She gives showbiz parties a wide berth.

她对演艺圈的聚会敬而远之。

来自柯林斯例句

3. She booked a berth on the train from London to Aberdeen.

她订了一张由伦敦开往阿伯丁的火车卧铺票.

来自《简明英汉词典》

4. Each passenger slept on the berth allotted to him.

每个旅客都睡在分配给他的铺位上.

来自《简明英汉词典》

5. Six 10000 - ton freighters can berth at this dock.

6艘万吨货轮可以同时在这个码头停靠.

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》