单词 | weigh the anchor |
释义 | weigh the anchor (once / 131326 pages) v WORD FAMILY weigh the anchor: weighed the anchor, weighing the anchor, weighs the anchor USAGE EXAMPLESHyperactive central banks warn of 'unmoored' inflation expectations but may well be weighing the anchor themselves. Reuters(Mar 02, 2016) It was as if weighing the anchor of his homeland meant that Kundera had also freed himself from the bonds of formal convention. The Guardian(May 22, 2015) At four in the afternoon we hoisted the sails and weighed the anchor. Knight, E. F. (Edward Frederick), The Cruise of the 'Alerte'—The narr...(2012) v heave up an anchor in preparation for sailing Syn|Hyper weigh anchor heave, heave up, heft, heft up lift or elevate |
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