| 单词 | anchor |
| 释义 | anchor (once / 190 pages) 1nv 2n On a boat, an anchor is a heavy object attached to a rope. You toss it overboard, it sinks to the bottom, and your vessel doesn't move. Anchor has the sense of what holds something in place. When you anchor a bookshelf to the wall, you affix it to the wall so it won't come down. The anchor of a relay race is the last person to run. It's their job to hold the team's lead. And on televised news, the anchor is the person who is front and center delivering the current events, the one who draws viewers to the news on that particular station. WORD FAMILYanchor: anchorage, anchored, anchoring, anchors+/anchorage: anchorages USAGE EXAMPLESInstead of mini-moneymakers, though, the entire campus — potholed parking lots and all — needs anchors. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) The appeal of the outdoor game lies in the sport's roots, anchored by romantic nostalgia and wintery charm. Reuters(Jan 01, 2017) Many people anchor their frame of reference to the financial crisis in March 2009 when markets crashed to their lows. Washington Post(Dec 30, 2016) 1 1n a mechanical device that prevents a vessel from moving Syn|Hypo|Hyper ground tackle grapnel, grapnel anchor a light anchor for small boats mooring anchoran anchor used to hold a mooring buoy or a channel marker in place mushroom anchoran anchor used for semipermanent moorings; has a bowl-shaped head that will dig in however it falls sheet anchor, waist anchorspare anchor for use in emergency claw, hook a mechanical device that is curved or bent to suspend or hold or pull something 2n a central cohesive source of support and stability faith is his anchor Syn|Hyper backbone, keystone, linchpin, lynchpin, mainstay support something providing immaterial assistance to a person or cause or interest 3v secure a vessel with an anchor We anchored at Baltimore Syn|Hyper cast anchor, drop anchor fasten, fix, secure cause to be firmly attached 4v fix firmly and stably 2anchor the lamppost in concrete Syn|Hyper ground fasten, fix, secure cause to be firmly attached n a television reporter who coordinates a broadcast to which several correspondents contribute Syn|Hyper anchorman, anchorperson TV newsman, TV reporter, television newscaster, television reporter someone who reports news stories via television |
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