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单词 harbour
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harbour
(hɑːʳbəʳ )
Word forms: harbours , harbouring , harboured regional note:   in AM, use harbor
1. countable noun B1+
A harbour is an area of the sea at the coast which is partly enclosed by land or strong walls, so that boats can be left there safely.
She led us to a room with a balcony overlooking the harbour.
The ship was permitted to tie up in Boston harbour.
Synonyms: port, haven, dock, mooring  
2. verb
If you harbour an emotion, thought, or secret, you have it in your mind over a long period of time.
He might have been murdered by a former client or someone harbouring a grudge. [VERB noun]
Townsend harbours no regrets. [VERB noun]
Synonyms: hold, bear, maintain, nurse  
3. verb
If a person or country harbours someone who is wanted by the police, they let them stay in their house or country and offer them protection.
Accusations of harbouring suspects were raised against the former leadership. [VERB noun]
Image of harbour
Collocations:
harbour mouth
They join at its southwest end, 21kmmi 0 from the harbour mouth.
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It consisted of a platform from which cannon could sweep the harbour mouth, with a barracks behind and a surrounding defensive ditch and wall.
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The frogmen arrived too late and a blockship was sunk in the harbour mouth.
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It was not entirely successful, as the harbour mouth still suffered from shingle deposition and silting.
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North of the harbour mouth there are extensive dunes and dune-dammed lakes.
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harbour resentment
Depending on your personality and perspective, you can harbour resentment or focus on your gain wholeheartedly.
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Both of you need to have a similar sickness threshold - nothing harbours resentment quite like 'nursing' someone who isn't actually ill.
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You cannot plausibly claim to have forgiven someone for a wrong done to you if you are still harbouring resentment.
The Times Literary Supplement
He felt that he had been rail-roaded out of the profession, though he never harboured resentment.
Times, Sunday Times
Days on the teenybopper franchise were 'very long', he recalls, but despite previous 'misquotes' claiming he harbours resentment for his big break, he remembers the bubble-gum years fondly.
Times, Sunday Times
harbour suspicion
Don't spoil a good relationship by harbouring suspicions.
The Sun
The detective even appealed to watchers to hand over their loved ones if they had ever harboured suspicions.
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Bacon urged people who were harbouring suspicions to be frank with the people that they were suspecting, and clear the matter up.
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natural harbour
Then it's east, and the world's biggest and most beautiful natural harbour opens out in front of you.
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The organisers are very proud of the 'natural harbour' effects that create a life-like showcase for the motor and sailing craft on display.
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The mightiest of the three was castle two, near the deep natural harbour that's had such an impact on the region's development.
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With the second-largest natural harbour in the world, the city attracts about 2.3 million visitors a year.
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There's no doubt, though, that it has good beaches, strong sun and safe, shallow windsurfing water in the large natural harbour.
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picturesque harbour
Here you can thread your way down narrow cobbled streets to the picturesque harbour — and set sail for a pocket-sized paradise.
The Sun
It's a short walk to a picturesque harbour, where boat rides are available.
Times, Sunday Times
I had personal prejudices to contend with: cute animals, gardens glimpsed yearningly through windows and doorways, the picturesque harbour scene.
Times, Sunday Times
They make the most of their natural assets: clean beaches, picturesque harbours, majestic headlands, local seafood.
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sheltered harbour
The sheltered harbour and proximity to rich fishing grounds were the principal factors in attracting early fishermen to this area between 1839 and 1841.
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It has fresh waters, fruits, rattan, timber and a sheltered harbour and coral reefs which abound with prolific marine life.
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The sheltered harbour provides good access and a safe haven for vessels calling at the port from around the world.
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Its sheltered harbour receives cargo vessels, ferry boats, and cruise ships.
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The excellent, sheltered harbour centrally located beside the inner shipping fairway along the coast was popular with seafarers.
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tiny harbour
We barbecued them in camp, a low-key field site above the tiny harbour fringed by ancient lime kilns.
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A headland divides the two, topped by a 12th-century castle that overlooks a tiny harbour.
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It's not on the tourist trail, and there's not much there but for a store, a tiny harbour and some houses - though several new ritzy weekend pads are being built.
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Those tiny harbours were perfect for the development of a commercial network.
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Translations:
Chinese: 海港, 长期怀有
Japanese: , 心に持つ
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