an·chor
noun/ˈæŋkə(r)/
/ˈæŋkər/

enlarge imagea 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锚 - to drop anchor
抛锚 - We raised the anchor and set sail.
我们起锚出航。 - We weighed anchor (= pulled it out of the water).
我们起锚。 - at anchor The ship lay at anchor two miles off the rocky coast.
船在离岩岸两英里处抛锚停泊。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + anchor- cast
- drop
- lower
- …
- at anchor
- to drop anchor
- a person or thing that gives somebody a feeling of safety
给以安全感的人(或物);精神支柱;顶梁柱 - the anchor of the family
全家的顶梁柱
- the anchor of the family
- a person who presents a live radio or television programme and introduces reports by other people; an anchorman or anchorwoman
(广播电视直播节目的)主持人;播音员 - ABC news anchor Peter Jennings
美国广播公司新闻主播彼得·詹宁斯
- ABC news anchor Peter Jennings
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.