| 单词 | moor |
| 释义 | moor (once / 758 pages) 1v 2n To moor is to tie up a ship, as in to moor the ocean liner to the docks. Or, if you're reading Victorian literature, a moor could be a mossy meet-up spot. This word of many hats can also be a noun — a moor is mossy land covered in bushes and grass. The spooky dogs in Sherlock Holmes's The Hound of the Baskervilles lurk in the moor. With a capital "M," a Moor can refer to a person descended from Muslims of northwestern Africa. It's usually used as a verb, though, meaning to fasten a boat — probably related to the Old English word mærels "mooring rope." Say the word in a deep voice and it almost sounds like the foghorn on a ship that's about to moor in the harbor on a foggy night. WORD FAMILYmoor: moorage, moored, mooring, moors+/mooring: moorings USAGE EXAMPLESIn the late afternoon we set off for a sheltered overnight mooring. The Guardian(Dec 28, 2016) In the end the Asia rebalance will not live or die because of where ships are moored. Economist(Dec 08, 2016) Bruner and a few fellow shipmates shouted to a sailor on the ship moored next to the Arizona to toss over some rope. Washington Times(Dec 05, 2016) 1 1v come into or dock at a wharf Syn|Hyper berth, wharf dock come into dock 2v secure in or as if in a berth or dock Syn|Hypo|Hyper berth, tie up wharf moor at a wharf fasten, fix, secure cause to be firmly attached 3v secure with cables or ropes 2moor the boat Hyper fasten, fix, secure cause to be firmly attached n open land usually with peaty soil covered with heather and bracken and moss Syn|Exp|Hyper moorland Marston Moor a former moor in northern England champaign, field, plain extensive tract of level open land Moor (once / 1132 pages) n WORD FAMILY Moor: Moors USAGE EXAMPLESMoor’s retribution on Valdez just seconds later, however, was much worse. The Guardian(Dec 11, 2016) “I live downtown,” defender Drew Moor said after the match. The Guardian(Dec 08, 2016) One of the reasons City had to work hard at Turf Moor was that John Stones was surprisingly rested. The Guardian(Nov 28, 2016) n one of the Muslim people of north Africa; of mixed Arab and Berber descent; converted to Islam in the 8th century; conqueror of Spain in the 8th century Hyper Moslem, Muslim a believer in or follower of Islam |
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