◙ noun 1. a floor of a ship, especially the upper, open level extending for the full length of the vessel • 甲板 »he stood on the deck of his flagship. 他站在旗舰的甲板上。 the accommodation on a particular deck of a ship • 舱位 »the first-class deck. 头等舱。 a floor or platform resembling or compared to a ship's deck • 层面，层板 »the upper deck of the car park. 停车场的上层。 a floor of a double-decker bus • （双层公共汽车）层 [N. Amer.] . short forsun deck • [北美] sun deck 的简称 (the deck)[informal] the ground or floor • [非正式] 地面，地板 »there was a big thud when I hit the deck. 我砰的一声摔在地上。 the flat part of a skateboard or snowboard • （溜冰板或滑雪板的）板面 2. a component or unit in sound-reproduction equipment that incorporates a playing or recording mechanism for discs or tapes • （音响设备的）放音装置；录音装置；走带机构 »a cassette deck. 一台录音装置。 3. (chiefly N. Amer.)a pack of cards • [主北美] 一副纸牌 [N. Amer. informal] a packet of narcotics • [北美， 非正式] 一包麻醉毒品 ◙ verb, [with obj.] 1. [一般作 be decked] decorate or adorn brightly or festively • 装饰，打扮 »Ingrid was decked out in her Sunday best. 英格丽德穿上节日盛装，打扮得漂漂亮亮。 2. [informal] knock (someone) to the ground with a punch • [非正式] 一拳把（某人）打倒
【IDIOMS】
◘ below decks --› seebelow decks ◘ not playing with a full deck 1. [N. Amer. informal] mentally deficient • [北美， 非正式] 智力上有缺陷的 ◘ on deck 1. on or on to a ship's main deck • 在甲板上，登上甲板 »she stood on deck for hours. 她在甲板上站了好几个小时。 (figurative N. Amer.)ready for action or work • [喻， 北美] 准备行动（或工作）
【派生】
♦ decked adjective »[in combination] a three-decked vessel. 三层甲板的船只。
【语源】
1. late Middle English: from Middle Dutch dec 'covering, roof, cloak', dekken 'to cover'. Originally denoting canvas used to make a covering (especially on a ship), the term came to mean the covering itself, later denoting a solid surface serving as roof and floor