anchor 音标拼音: ['æŋkɚ]
n . 铁锚
vt . 停泊,抛锚,用锚系住
n .
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anchor n 1 :
a mechanical device that prevents a vessel from moving [
synonym : {
anchor }, {
ground tackle }]
2 :
a central cohesive source of support and stability ; "
faith is his anchor "; "
the keystone of campaign reform was the ban on soft money "; "
he is the linchpin of this firm " [
synonym :
{
anchor }, {
mainstay }, {
keystone }, {
backbone }, {
linchpin },
{
lynchpin }]
3 :
a television reporter who coordinates a broadcast to which several correspondents contribute [
synonym : {
anchor },
{
anchorman }, {
anchorperson }]
v 1 :
fix firmly and stably ; "
anchor the lamppost in concrete "
[
synonym : {
anchor }, {
ground }]
2 :
secure a vessel with an anchor ; "
We anchored at Baltimore "
[
synonym : {
anchor }, {
cast anchor }, {
drop anchor }]
Anchor \
An "
chor \ ([
a ^][
ng ]"
k [~
e ]
r ),
n . [
OE .
anker ,
AS .
ancor ,
oncer ,
L .
ancora ,
sometimes spelt anchora ,
fr .
Gr . '
a `
gkyra ,
akin to E .
angle :
cf .
F .
ancre .
See {
Angle },
n .]
1 .
A iron instrument which is attached to a ship by a cable (
rope or chain ),
and which ,
being cast overboard ,
lays hold of the earth by a fluke or hook and thus retains the ship in a particular station .
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Note :
The common anchor consists of a straight bar called a shank ,
having at one end a transverse bar called a stock ,
above which is a ring for the cable ,
and at the other end the crown ,
from which branch out two or more arms with flukes ,
forming with the shank a suitable angle to enter the ground .
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Note :
Formerly the largest and strongest anchor was the sheet anchor (
hence ,
Fig .,
best hope or last refuge ),
called also {
waist anchor }.
Now the bower and the sheet anchor are usually alike .
Then came the best bower and the small bower (
so called from being carried on the bows ).
The stream anchor is one fourth the weight of the bower anchor .
Kedges or kedge anchors are light anchors used in warping .
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2 .
Any instrument or contrivance serving a purpose like that of a ship '
s anchor ,
as an arrangement of timber to hold a dam fast ;
a contrivance to hold the end of a bridge cable ,
or other similar part ;
a contrivance used by founders to hold the core of a mold in place .
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3 .
Fig .:
That which gives stability or security ;
that on which we place dependence for safety .
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Which hope we have as an anchor of the soul . --
Heb .
vi .
19 .
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4 . (
Her .)
An emblem of hope .
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5 . (
Arch .)
(
a )
A metal tie holding adjoining parts of a building together .
(
b )
Carved work ,
somewhat resembling an anchor or arrowhead ; --
a part of the ornaments of certain moldings .
It is seen in the echinus ,
or egg -
and -
anchor (
called also {
egg -
and -
dart }, {
egg -
and -
tongue })
ornament .
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6 . (
Zool .)
One of the anchor -
shaped spicules of certain sponges ;
also ,
one of the calcareous spinules of certain Holothurians ,
as in species of {
Synapta }.
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6 . (
Television )
an {
achorman }, {
anchorwoman },
or {
anchorperson }.
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{
Anchor ice }.
See under {
Ice }.
{
Anchor light }
See the vocabulary .
{
Anchor ring }. (
Math .)
Same as {
Annulus },
2 (
b ).
{
Anchor shot }
See the vocabulary .
{
Anchor space }
See the vocabulary .
{
Anchor stock } (
Naut .),
the crossbar at the top of the shank at right angles to the arms .
{
Anchor watch }
See the vocabulary .
{
The anchor comes home },
when it drags over the bottom as the ship drifts .
{
Foul anchor },
the anchor when it hooks ,
or is entangled with ,
another anchor ,
or with a cable or wreck ,
or when the slack cable is entangled .
{
The anchor is acockbill },
when it is suspended perpendicularly from the cathead ,
ready to be let go .
{
The anchor is apeak },
when the cable is drawn in so tight as to bring the ship directly over it .
{
The anchor is atrip },
or {
aweigh },
when it is lifted out of the ground .
{
The anchor is awash },
when it is hove up to the surface of the water .
{
At anchor },
anchored .
{
To back an anchor },
to increase the holding power by laying down a small anchor ahead of that by which the ship rides ,
with the cable fastened to the crown of the latter to prevent its coming home .
{
To cast anchor },
to drop or let go an anchor to keep a ship at rest .
{
To cat the anchor },
to hoist the anchor to the cathead and pass the ring -
stopper .
{
To fish the anchor },
to hoist the flukes to their resting place (
called the bill -
boards ),
and pass the shank painter .
{
To weigh anchor },
to heave or raise the anchor so as to sail away .
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Anchor \
An "
chor \,
v .
t . [
imp . &
p .
p . {
Anchored };
p .
pr . &
vb .
n . {
Anchoring }.] [
Cf .
F .
ancrer .]
1 .
To place at anchor ;
to secure by an anchor ;
as ,
to anchor a ship .
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2 .
To fix or fasten ;
to fix in a stable condition ;
as ,
to anchor the cables of a suspension bridge .
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Till that my nails were anchored in thine eyes .
--
Shak .
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Anchor \
An "
chor \,
v .
i .
1 .
To cast anchor ;
to come to anchor ;
as ,
our ship (
or the captain )
anchored in the stream .
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2 .
To stop ;
to fix or rest .
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My invention . . .
anchors on Isabel . --
Shak .
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Anchor \
An "
chor \,
n . [
OE .
anker ,
ancre ,
AS .
ancra ,
fr .
L .
anachoreta .
See {
Anchoret }.]
An anchoret . [
Obs .] --
Shak .
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142 Moby Thesaurus words for "
anchor ":
Baldt anchor ,
Navy anchor ,
Northill anchor ,
affix ,
anchorage ,
annex ,
attach ,
batten ,
batten down ,
belay ,
berth ,
billet at ,
bind ,
bivouac ,
bower ,
bridle ,
burrow ,
camp ,
cast anchor ,
catch ,
cement ,
chain ,
cinch ,
clamp ,
clinch ,
colonize ,
come to anchor ,
cramp ,
dinghy anchor ,
disembark ,
dock ,
domesticate ,
drag anchor ,
drogue ,
drop anchor ,
drop the hook ,
enchain ,
engraft ,
ensconce ,
entrammel ,
establish residence ,
fasten ,
fasten down ,
fetter ,
fix ,
floating anchor ,
fluke ,
glue ,
graft ,
grapnel ,
grapple ,
gyve ,
hamper ,
handcuff ,
hive ,
hobble ,
hog -
tie ,
holdfast ,
hook ,
hopple ,
imbed ,
inhabit ,
kedge ,
kedge anchor ,
kedge off ,
keep house ,
knit ,
lash ,
lash and tie ,
lay anchor ,
leash ,
live at ,
locate ,
mainstay ,
make fast ,
make secure ,
make sure ,
manacle ,
moor ,
mooring ,
mooring buoy ,
moorings ,
move ,
mudhook ,
mushroom anchor ,
nest ,
park ,
peg down ,
people ,
perch ,
picket ,
pin ,
pin down ,
pinion ,
plant ,
populate ,
put in irons ,
put to ,
relocate ,
reside ,
restrain ,
rivet ,
roost ,
rope ,
screw anchor ,
screw up ,
sea anchor ,
secure ,
security ,
set ,
set to ,
set up housekeeping ,
set up shop ,
settle ,
settle down ,
shackle ,
shank ,
sheet anchor ,
sit down ,
slip ,
squat ,
stability ,
stabilizer ,
stand ,
starboard anchor ,
stay at ,
stock ,
straitjacket ,
strap ,
strike root ,
support ,
take residence at ,
take root ,
take up residence ,
tether ,
tie ,
tie down ,
tie up ,
tighten ,
trammel ,
trice up ,
trim
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