undocking 是动词 undock 的现在分词形式,意为"脱离对接、分离、解除停靠"。常用于描述船只离开船坞,或航天器与空间站分离的过程。也可引申为将笔记本电脑从扩展坞上取下等日常操作。
/ʌnˈdɒkɪŋ/(英式) /ʌnˈdɑːkɪŋ/(美式)
The spacecraft began undocking from the International Space Station early this morning.
今天清晨,航天器开始与国际空间站脱离对接。
After undocking his laptop from the charging station, he slipped it into his bag and hurried to the conference room for the meeting.
他将笔记本电脑从扩展坞上取下,塞进包里,匆匆赶往会议室开会。
undocking 由前缀 un-(表示"解除、相反")和 dock(船坞、对接)加上 -ing 构成。dock 一词源自中古荷兰语或中古低地德语 docke,原指人工挖掘的水渠或港湾,用于停泊和修理船只。随着航天技术的发展,dock 的含义扩展到"对接",undocking 因此也获得了"脱离对接"的现代含义。