anchor
柯林斯词典
1. N-COUNT An anchor is a heavy hooked object that is dropped from a boat into the water at the end of a chain in order to make the boat stay in one place. 锚
2. N-COUNT The anchor on a television or radio programme, especially a news programme, is the person who presents it. 节目主持人[美国英语]
He worked in the news division of ABC – he was the anchor of its 15-minute evening newscast. 他以前在美国广播公司的新闻部工作–他是该公司15分钟晚间新闻节目的主持人。
3. V-T/V-I When a boat anchors or when you anchor it, its anchor is dropped into the water in order to make it stay in one place. 抛锚
We could anchor off the pier. 我们可以在码头抛锚。
4. V-T If an object is anchored somewhere, it is fixed to something to prevent it moving from that place. 使固定
The roots anchor the plant in the earth. 根须把这植物固定在土里。
5. V-T The person who anchors a television or radio programme, especially a news programme, is the person who presents it and acts as a link between interviews and reports that come from other places or studios. 主持[美国英语]
Viewers saw him anchoring a five-minute summary of regional news. 观众们看到了他主持地区新闻的5分钟综述。
6. N-COUNT An anchor is the main shop in a mall or shopping centre. 主体商店[美国英语]
A clothing shop is to be a key anchor in a new development planned on the vacant lot. 一个服装店将成为在这块空地上计划新开发项目中的一个关键主体商店。
7. PHRASE If a boat is at anchor, it is floating in a particular place and is prevented from moving by its anchor. 停泊
Sailboats lay at anchor in the narrow waterway. 帆船停泊在狭窄的水道里。
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anchor /ˈæŋkə/ (anchoring,anchored,anchors)
剑桥词典
- The captain of the ship ordered his men to lower the anchor.
- The missing boat was last seen at anchor off the north Wales coast .
- There's a huge metal anchor on display in the entrance to the Maritime Museum.
- The ship's anchor is attached to an enormous length of chain .
- For several hours the oil rig was adrift and dragging its anchors in the North Sea.
anchor noun [C] (ON A BOAT)
a heavy metal object , usually shaped like a cross with curved arms , on a strong rope or chain , that is dropped from a boat into the water to prevent the boat from moving away锚
We dropped anchor (= lowered the anchor into the water ) and stopped . 我们抛锚停船。
It was time to weigh anchor (= pull up the anchor and sail away). 该是起锚开船的时候了。
例句
anchor noun [C] (SUPPORT)
someone or something that gives support when needed可以依靠的人(或物);精神支柱;靠山
She was my anchor when things were difficult for me. 我身处困境时,她就是我的精神支柱。
This treaty has been called the anchor (= strongest part ) of their foreign policy . 该条约被称作是他们外交政策的基石。
anchor noun [C] (BROADCASTER)
mainly USan anchorman or anchorwoman
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