anchor

noun

/ˈæŋkə(r)/

/ˈæŋkər/

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a heavy metal object that is attached to a rope or chain and dropped over the side of a ship or boat to keep it in one place锚
- to drop anchor抛锚
- We raised the anchor and set sail.我们起锚出航。
- We weighed anchor (= pulled it out of the water).我们起锚。
- at anchor The ship lay at anchor two miles off the rocky coast.船在离岩岸两英里处抛锚停泊。
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Collocations Dictionary
verb + anchor
- cast
- drop
- lower
- …
preposition
- at anchor
a person or thing that gives somebody a feeling of safety给以安全感的人（或物）；精神支柱；顶梁柱
- the anchor of the family全家的顶梁柱
a person who presents a live radio or television programme and introduces reports by other people; an anchorman or anchorwoman主持（电视、广播节目）
- ABC news anchor Peter Jennings美国广播公司的新闻节目主持人彼得•詹宁斯
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词源Old English ancor, ancra, via Latin from Greek ankura; reinforced in Middle English by Old French ancre. The current form is from anchora, an erroneous Latin spelling. The verb (from Old French ancrer) dates from Middle English.

anchor

verb

/ˈæŋkə(r)/

/ˈæŋkər/

动词形式

present simple I / you / we / they anchor	/ˈæŋkə(r)/ /ˈæŋkər/
he / she / it anchors	/ˈæŋkəz/ /ˈæŋkərz/
past simple anchored	/ˈæŋkəd/ /ˈæŋkərd/
past participle anchored	/ˈæŋkəd/ /ˈæŋkərd/
-ing form anchoring	/ˈæŋkərɪŋ/ /ˈæŋkərɪŋ/

[intransitive, transitive] anchor (something) to let an anchor down from a boat or ship in order to prevent it from moving away抛锚；下锚
- We anchored off the coast of Spain.我们在西班牙沿海抛锚停泊。
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[transitive, often passive] to fix something in position so that it cannot move使固定；扣牢；系牢
- be anchored Make sure the table is securely anchored.务必要把桌子固定好。
- The crane is securely anchored at two points.起重机稳稳地固定在两点之间。
- be anchored to something The ropes were anchored to the rocks.绳子固定到岩石上。
Collocations Dictionary
adverb
- firmly
- securely
- well
- …
preposition
- to
[transitive, usually passive] to base something on something else使扎根；使基于
- be anchored (in/to something) Her novels are anchored in everyday experience.她的小说取材自日常生活经验。
[intransitive, transitive] anchor (something) (especially North American English) to be the person who introduces reports or reads the news on television or radio主持（电视、广播节目）
- She anchored the evening news for seven years.她主持了七年晚间新闻报道。
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