单词 | moor |
释义 | moor moor1 —moory, adj. /moor/, n. 1. a tract of open, peaty, wasteland, often overgrown with heath, common in high latitudes and altitudes where drainage is poor; heath. 2. a tract of land preserved for game. [bef. 900; ME more, OE mor; c. D moer, G Moor marsh] moor2 /moor/, v.t. 1. to secure (a ship, boat, dirigible, etc.) in a particular place, as by cables and anchors or by lines. 2. to fix firmly; secure. v.i. 3. to moor a ship, small boat, etc. 4. to be made secure by cables or the like. n. 5. the act of mooring. [1485-95; earlier more, akin to OE maerels- in maerelsrap rope for mooring a ship; see MARLINE] |
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