intransitive. Of a ship, etc.: to be moored by means of an anchor, to ride at anchor. In later use only in to stand at anchor.
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| 释义 | society > travel > travel by water > berthing, mooring, or anchoring > berth, moor, or anchor [verb (intransitive)] > anchor > lie at anchor (4) standOE intransitive. Of a ship, etc.: to be moored by means of an anchor, to ride at anchor. In later use only in to stand at anchor. ridec1300 intransitive. To lie or float at anchor. Cf. to ride at anchor at phrases 1a. to lay at anchor1530 Nautical. To put oneself in the position indicated by the accompanying phrase or adverb, e.g. to lay at anchor, to lay by the wind. (See also to lay… hove?c1550 To lie at anchor. |
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