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an·chorBrE /ˈæŋkə(r)/NAmE /ˈæŋkər/ noun [C, U] 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◆The ship lay at anchor two miles off the rocky coast. 船在离岩岸两英里处抛锚停泊。◆We weighed anchor (= pulled it out of the water). 我们起锚。 [C] a person or thing that gives sb 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 [C] (especially NAmE) = anchorwoman ancestor, branch, descent, dynasty, family tree, genealogy, generation, inherit, trace an·chorBrE /ˈæŋkə(r)/NAmE /ˈæŋkər/ verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they anchor BrE /ˈæŋkə(r)/ NAmE /ˈæŋkər/present simple - he / she / it anchors BrE /ˈæŋkəz/ NAmE /ˈæŋkərz/past simple anchored BrE /ˈæŋkəd/ NAmE /ˈæŋkərd/past participle anchored BrE /ˈæŋkəd/ NAmE /ˈæŋkərd/ -ing form anchoring BrE /ˈæŋkərɪŋ/ NAmE /ˈæŋkərɪŋ/ [I, T] ~ (sth) 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。 [T] ~ sthto fix sth firmly in position so that it cannot move 使固定；扣牢；系牢◆Make sure the table is securely anchored. 务必要把桌子固定好。 [T, usually passive] ~ sb/sth (in/to sth) to firmly base sth on sth else 使扎根；使基于◆Her novels are anchored in everyday experience. 她的小说取材自日常生活经验。 [I, T] ~ (sth)(especially NAmE) 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。 |
