名詞 berth:

1. a job in an organization
   同義詞：position, post, office, spot, billet, place, situation
2. a place where a craft can be made fast
   同義詞：mooring, moorage, slip
3. a bed on a ship or train; usually in tiers
   同義詞：bunk, built in bed

動詞 berth:

1. provide with a berth
2. secure in or as if in a berth or dock
   同義詞：moor, tie up
3. come into or dock at a wharf
   同義詞：moor, wharf

1. He's so boring that I always try to give him a wide berth at parties.
   他這個(gè)人很沒意思，在聚會上我總是對他退避三舍。
2. The liner berthed at midday.
   郵輪中午到達(dá)停泊地。
3. This ship is approved to berth here.
   這艘船被允許停泊在這兒。

berth

n.（名詞）
Sufficient space for a ship to maneuver; sea room:
操船空間，安全距離：為船只回旋留出的足夠空間；海洋空間：
例句：
kept a clear berth of the reefs.
與礁石保持安全距離

A space for a ship to dock or anchor:
停泊處：船只停泊或拋錨的地方：
例句：
a steamship moored to its berth at the pier.
一艘輪船在碼頭泊位停泊

Employment on a ship:
船上的職位：
例句：
sought an officer`s berth in the merchant marine.
在商船上找一個(gè)高級船員的職位

A job:
職位：
例句：
a comfortable berth as head of the department.
一個(gè)舒適的部門領(lǐng)導(dǎo)職位

A built-in bed or bunk, as on a ship or a train.
艙位，臥鋪位：臥鋪或上下鋪位，如船或火車上的
A place to sleep or stay; accommodations:
投宿地：睡覺或停留的地方；住處：
例句：
found a berth in a nearby hotel.
在附近的旅館找個(gè)住處

A space where a vehicle can be parked, as for loading.
一個(gè)停車以便裝卸的場所
v.（動詞）
berthed,berth.ing,berths
v.tr.（及物動詞）
To bring (a ship) to a berth.
將（船）領(lǐng)入船塢
To provide with a berth.
供給艙位
v.intr.（不及物動詞）
To come to a berth; dock.
來到船塢；靠碼頭

<習(xí)慣用語>a wide berth
Ample space or distance to avoid an unwanted consequence:
避開，對…敬而遠(yuǎn)之：充分的空間或距離以避免不必要的后果：
例句：
gave their angry colleague a wide berth.
對他們的憤怒的同事敬而遠(yuǎn)之

來源：
Middle English birth ; akin to perhaps akin to beren [to bear] * see bear
中古英語 birth ；類似于 可能類似于 beren [承擔(dān)] *參見 bear