名詞 pier:

1. a platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles; provides access to ships and boats
   同義詞：wharf, wharfage, dock
2. (architecture) a vertical supporting structure (as a portion of wall between two doors or windows)
3. a support for two adjacent bridge spans

1. Mr Pier yanked his son away from boarding-school.
   皮爾先生把他兒子從寄宿學(xué)校領(lǐng)走了。
2. A protective pier or dock apron used as a buffer against floating ice.
   橋墩護(hù)檻保護(hù)橋槨免受浮冰碰撞的護(hù)欄或碼頭圍欄
3. A pier running out into the sea.
   突伸到海中的碼頭。
4. The ship lies at the pier.
   船在碼頭停著。

pier

n.（名詞）

A platform extending from a shore over water and supported by piles or pillars, used to secure, protect, and provide access to ships or boats.
橋墩，墩：從河岸延伸至水面以上的平臺，由樁或柱子支撐，用來給船或艇保證安全、保護(hù)和提供通道
Such a structure used predominantly for entertainment.
裝飾墩：主要用于娛樂的那種結(jié)構(gòu)
A supporting structure at the junction of connecting spans of a bridge.
凸式碼頭：在橋相連的交叉點(diǎn)的支持建筑物
Architecture Any of various vertical supporting structures, especially:
【建筑學(xué)】 一種直立的支撐結(jié)構(gòu)，尤指
A pillar, rectangular in cross section, supporting an arch or roof.
支柱：交叉處的長方形柱子，支撐一個拱頂或屋頂
The portion of a wall between windows.
窗間墻：窗和窗之間的墻體
A reinforcing structure that projects from a wall; a buttress.
扶壁，扶垛：從墻上突出的一種加固結(jié)構(gòu)；支墩

來源：
Middle English per [bridge support]
中古英語 per [橋撐]
partly from Norman French pere, piere from Old French puiere [a support] from puie [support] from puier [to support] from Vulgar Latin *podi3re from Latin podium [platform] * see podium
部分源自 諾曼法語 pere, piere 源自 古法語 puiere [支撐物] 源自 puie [支撐] 源自 puier [支撐] 源自 俗拉丁語 *podi3re 源自 拉丁語 podium [平臺] *參見 podium
and partly from Medieval Latin pera from Old North French pire, piere [breakwater] possibly from Latin petra [rock] from Greek
并且部分源自 中世紀(jì)拉丁語 pera 源自 古法國北方方言 pire, piere [防波堤] 可能源自 拉丁語 petra [巖石] 源自 希臘語