anchor

/ˈæŋkə/ noun / verb
标准词条 CET-4
一句话记住

锚；锚状物；精神支柱；靠山；抛锚；使固定

释义与例句

noun 锚；锚状物
a heavy metal object that is dropped from a boat into the water to stop the boat from moving away
  1. The ship dropped anchor in the bay.
    船在海湾里抛了锚。
  2. The sailor pulled the anchor up from the seabed.
    水手把锚从海底拉了上来。
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  1. A small boat needs a light anchor.
    小船需要一个轻锚。
noun 精神支柱；靠山
something or someone that gives strength and support
  1. Her family was her anchor during the difficult times.
    在困难时期，家人是她的精神支柱。
  2. Faith can be an anchor in times of trouble.
    信仰可以成为困境中的精神支柱。
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  1. His best friend was the anchor of his life.
    他最好的朋友是他生活的靠山。
verb 抛锚；使固定
to lower an anchor to stop a boat from moving, or to fix something firmly in position
  1. We anchored the boat near the shore.
    我们把船停泊在岸边附近。
  2. The shelf was anchored to the wall.
    架子被固定在墙上。
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  1. He anchored his feet firmly on the ground.
    他双脚稳稳地站在地上。

词源与构词

记忆钩子 锚（anchor）的形状像字母 A，能让船稳稳固定住 → 锚、支柱

词族与关联词

词族（同一词根派生出的不同词性或形式）
  • anchorage 停泊处；锚地
    名词形式
  • anchored 固定的；抛锚的
    形容词 / 过去式
同义词
  • mainstay 支柱；主要依靠
    mainstay 多指事物的支柱，anchor 可指人或事物的依靠。
    Agriculture is the mainstay of the economy. 农业是经济的主要支柱。
  • moor 系泊；使停泊
    moor 指用缆绳系住，anchor 指抛锚固定。
    They moored the boat to the pier. 他们把船系在码头上。
反义词
  • release 释放；放开
    anchor 表固定，release 表放开。
    He released the rope and the boat drifted away. 他松开绳子，船漂走了。
  • drift 漂流；漂泊
    anchor 使船固定，drift 则是随波逐流。
    The boat drifted out to sea. 船漂向大海。
常见搭配
  • drop anchor 抛锚
    The captain ordered the crew to drop anchor. 船长命令船员抛锚。
  • weigh anchor 起锚
    At dawn, the ship weighed anchor and sailed off. 黎明时分，船起锚驶离。
  • an anchor of hope 希望的支柱
    His words were an anchor of hope for us. 他的话是我们希望的支柱。