( <美> harbor)
1
- a place on the coast where ships may moor in shelter, especially one protected from rough water by piers, jetties, and other artificial structures海港。
1.1
- figurative a place of refuge〈喻〉避难所; 安全港湾：
the offered harbour of his arms.
他双臂围成的安全港湾。
with obj.
1
- keep (a thought or feeling, typically a negative one) in one's mind, especially secretly心怀, 抱有, 怀有（想法, 感情, 尤指消极的想法、感情）：
she started to harbour doubts about the wisdom of their journey.
她开始暗暗怀疑他们此行究竟是否明智。
2
- give a home or shelter to为…提供住所（或动物栖息地）; 为…提供庇护：
woodlands that once harboured a colony of red deer.
曾是马鹿群栖息地的林区。
2.1
- shelter or hide (a criminal or wanted person)窝藏; 收留（罪犯, 通缉犯）：
he was suspected of harbouring an escaped prisoner.
他被怀疑窝藏了逃犯。
2.2
- carry the germs of (a disease)带有（某种疾病）的病菌。
3
- no obj. archaic (of a ship or its crew) moor in a harbour〈古〉（船或其全体船员）入港停泊：
he might have harboured in Falmouth.
他可能停泊在法尔茅斯港。
派生词
harbourless
adjective词源
late Old English herebeorg 'shelter, refuge', herebeorgian 'occupy shelter', of Germanic origin; related to Dutch herberge and German Herberge, also to French auberge 'inn'; see also HARBINGER.