| 单词 | harbor |
| 释义 | har·bor I. 1. a. < the … Loyalists found harbor in the same areas — W.G.Hardy > < a very harbor from the raging streets — Charles Dickens > < the beauty and the harbor of a snug house — Meridel Le Sueur > b. 2. a. < Halifax harbor > < a yacht harbor > b. < Pearl Harbor, Hawaii > < Otago Harbor, N.Z. > < Grays Harbor, Wash. > < Charlotte Harbor, Fla. > < Little Egg Harbor, N.J. > Synonyms: < the boat arrived safely in the harbor by nightfall > < two promontories of land forming a natural harbor > < find a harbor until the financial panic had passed > haven, now chiefly literary except in names, adds to harbor the idea of refuge or place of peace < a blessed haven into which convoys could slip from the submarine-infested Atlantic — Stewart Beach > < the colony acquired an unsavory reputation for providing a friendly haven for pirates — American Guide Series: Rhode Island > < leave for a while their own crowded homes and find a calm cozy haven where they can talk without interruption — Ernest & Pearl Beaglehole > < an excellent haven for game birds and deer — American Guide Series: Minnesota > port signifies a place, usually both harbor and adjacent town or city, suitable for landing men or goods, and by extension applies to a destination or goal < transatlantic steamers docked in the port of New York > < the home port of steamers formerly navigating the waters of the lake — American Guide Series: New Hampshire > < steamboat ports on the Columbia — Dayton Kohler > < unload a damaged ship at the first available port > II. transitive verb 1. a. (1) < benefited by harboring and absorbing displaced European psychiatrists — Lauretta Bender > < harbored white renegades and strays from hostile tribes — American Guide Series: Tennessee > < return of Greek children harbored in other countries — Americana Annual > (2) (3) < may not harbor a dog without a permit > b. (1) < the pool normally harbors several large trout — Alexander MacDonald > < her home … had harbored her family for four generations — Current Biography > < this structure harbors a mirror and bookrest — New Yorker > < the … buildings harbor a maze of ducts and pipes — Lewis Mumford > < caves which … certainly harbor bats — Thomas Barbour > < the same county that harbors the depressing cotton towns — L.D.Stamp > (2) < one of the pigs harbored … kidney worms — J.E.Alicata > c. 2. < harbor thoughts > < harbor feelings > < harbor a deep resentment against the U.S. — Winifred Raushenbush > < any power which might harbor aggressive designs — C.A.Fisher > < harbored a mistrust of expressed emotion — Stewart Cockburn > 3. intransitive verb 1. a. < it was quite thinkable that dreadful heresies might harbor there — G.W.Johnson > b. (1) of an animal < fierce boars harbored in the dense wood > (2) < parasites that harbor in the blood > 2. 3. < you can be shot for harboring, she thought — Ion Braby > |
| 随便看 |
英语词典包含332784条英英释义在线翻译词条，基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法，是英语学习的有利工具。