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单词 anchor
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anchor

noun
 
/ˈæŋkə(r)/
/ˈæŋkər/
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    a heavy metal object that is attached to a rope or chain and dropped over the side of a ship or boat to keep it in one place
    • to drop anchor
    • We raised the anchor and set sail.
    • We weighed anchor (= pulled it out of the water).
    • at anchor The ship lay at anchor two miles off the rocky coast.
    Topics Transport by waterc1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + anchor
    • cast
    • drop
    • lower
    • …
    preposition
    • at anchor
    See full entry
  2.  
    a person or thing that gives somebody a feeling of safety
    • the anchor of the family
  3.  
    a person who presents a live radio or television programme and introduces reports by other people; an anchorman or anchorwoman
    • ABC news anchor Peter Jennings
    Topics TV, radio and newsc1
    4. Word OriginOld English ancor, ancra, via Latin from Greek ankura; reinforced in Middle English by Old French ancre. The current form is from anchora, an erroneous Latin spelling. The verb (from Old French ancrer) dates from Middle English.

anchor

verb
/ˈæŋkə(r)/
/ˈæŋkər/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they anchor
/ˈæŋkə(r)/
/ˈæŋkər/
he / she / it anchors
/ˈæŋkəz/
/ˈæŋkərz/
past simple anchored
/ˈæŋkəd/
/ˈæŋkərd/
past participle anchored
/ˈæŋkəd/
/ˈæŋkərd/
-ing form anchoring
/ˈæŋkərɪŋ/
/ˈæŋkərɪŋ/
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  1. [intransitive, transitive] anchor (something) to let an anchor down from a boat or ship in order to prevent it from moving away
    • We anchored off the coast of Spain.
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  2. [transitive, often passive] to fix something in position so that it cannot move
    • be anchored Make sure the table is securely anchored.
    • The crane is securely anchored at two points.
    • be anchored to something The ropes were anchored to the rocks.
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb
    • firmly
    • securely
    • well
    • …
    preposition
    • to
    See full entry
  3. [transitive, usually passive] to base something on something else
    • be anchored (in/to something) Her novels are anchored in everyday experience.
  4. [intransitive, transitive] anchor (something) (especially North American English) to be the person who introduces reports or reads the news on television or radio
    • She anchored the evening news for seven years.
    Topics TV, radio and newsc2
    5. Word OriginOld English ancor, ancra, via Latin from Greek ankura; reinforced in Middle English by Old French ancre. The current form is from anchora, an erroneous Latin spelling. The verb (from Old French ancrer) dates from Middle English.
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