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The character "坞", whose traditional form is "塢", is constructed from the semantic component "土" meaning earth or land, and the phonetic component "烏" (crow), which primarily suggests its pronunciation. Its etymology points to an original meaning of a small, fortified defensive structure or a military outpost, essentially a walled enclosure built from earth. Over time, the sense of a protected or enclosed space broadened, leading to its application for any similarly secluded or fortified area. In modern usage, this evolved meaning is most commonly seen in its application to geography, where it refers specifically to a sheltered bay or cove, and by further extension, it has been adopted in compounds to describe enclosed commercial or industrial spaces, such as a film studio.
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船坞很安静。
好莱坞电影很受欢迎。
他们在船坞工作。
山坞里春天花开得很美。
古代坞堡是重要的防御工事。
好莱坞吸引了全球的电影人才。
船坞的技术人员正在检测船舶性能。
由于山坞地形复杂，勘探队需要谨慎行动。