【问】 请讲一讲in dock与in the dock有何区别。

【答】 in dock是指“(船只)进码头”、“暂停使用待修理”，而in the dock是指“在受审”、“受到

谴责”。请对比下列例句：

1. When the ship was in dock，the dock gates were shut to keep the water in. (Neal)

当船驶进船坞后，船坞的闸门关闭，以防止水流出。

2. The old car was temporarily in dock.

那辆旧汽车暂时停止使用，等待修理。

3. Eighteen members of the Ku Klux Klun were in the dock in a trial that had drawn national attention.

18名三K党党员在一次引起全国注意的审判中受审。(《英语搭配大词典》)