anchor

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义
英 /ˈæŋ.kəː/|[ˈæŋ.kəː]    美 /ˈæŋ.kəː/|[ˈæŋ.kəː]

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A tool used to moor a vessel to the bottom of a sea or river to resist movement.
    — Men that I knew around Wapatomac didn't wear high, shiny plug hats, nor yeller spring overcoats, nor carry canes with ivory heads as big as a catboat's anchor, as you might say.
  2. Alternative form of anker. alt-of,alternative
  3. An anchorite or anchoress. obsolete
    — Nor earth to me giue foode, nor heauen light, / Sport and repoſe lock from me day and night, / To deſperation turn my truſt and hope, / And Anchors cheere in priſon be my ſcope, […]
  4. An iron device so shaped as to grip the bottom and hold a vessel at her berth by the chain or rope attached.
  5. The combined anchoring gear (anchor, rode, bill/peak and fittings such as bitts, cat, and windlass.)
  6. Representation of the nautical tool, used as a heraldic charge.
  7. Any instrument serving a purpose like that of a ship's anchor, such as an arrangement of timber to hold a dam fast; a device to hold the end of a bridge cable etc.; or a device used in metalworking to hold the core of a mould in place.
  8. A marked point in a document that can be the target of a hyperlink. Internet
  9. A line of code in a program which acts as a reference point for further code to be added immediately before or after, usually via copy and paste.
  10. An anchorman or anchorwoman.
    — Condoleezza Rice pops up on Fox to be told by the anchor: “When you invade a sovereign nation, that is a war crime.”
  11. The final runner in a relay race.
  12. A point that is touched by the draw hand or string when the bow is fully drawn and ready to shoot.
  13. A superstore or other facility that serves as a focus to bring customers into an area.
    — Supermarkets have also had to adjust. Tesco, Sainsbury's and Asda have put a much greater emphasis on developing smaller high street stores or becoming anchors for mixed-used regeneration schemes […]
  14. That which gives stability or security. figuratively
    — which hope we have as an anchor of the soul
  15. A metal tie holding adjoining parts of a building together.
  16. A screw anchor. US
  17. Carved work, somewhat resembling an anchor or arrowhead; part of the ornaments of certain mouldings. It is seen in the echinus, or egg-and-anchor (called also egg-and-dart, egg-and-tongue) ornament.
  18. One of the anchor-shaped spicules of certain sponges.
  19. One of the calcareous spinules of certain holothurians, as in species of Synapta.
  20. The thirty-fifth Lenormand card.
  21. The brake of a vehicle. slang
    — I saw Tim look back through the rear window of the cab and prayed he wouldn't do the first thing that came into his mind and step on the anchors.
  22. A defensive player, especially one who counters the opposition's best offensive player.
    — Phil Foden once again demonstrated his pedigree and will push for a start, while Leeds United's Kalvin Phillips will hope he has done enough to get a chance as a defensive midfield anchor if Liverpool captain Jordan Henderson fails to recover full fitness after groin surgery.
  23. A batter who remains in for a long time.
  24. A device for attaching a climber at the top of a climb, such as a chain or ring or a natural feature.
动词 v.
  1. To connect an object, especially a ship or a boat, to a fixed point.
  2. To cast anchor; to come to anchor.
    — Our ship (or the captain) anchored in the stream.
  3. To stop; to fix or rest.
    — My invention […] anchors on Isabel.
  4. To provide emotional stability for a person in distress.
  5. To perform as an anchorman or anchorwoman.
  6. To be stuck; to be unable to move away from a position.
    — It is an incredible tale and one that makes no sense on so many levels. Only two years ago Leicester were anchored to the foot of the Premier League and staring at the prospect of relegation to the Championship under Nigel Pearson.

词形变化

anchors plural anchour alternative,archaic anchors present,singular,third-person anchoring participle,present anchored participle,past anchored past anchour alternative,archaic anchors plural anchour alternative,archaic anchors plural anchour alternative,archaic

词汇关系

近义词
hold
下位词
anchorwoman anchoress
衍生词
anchorable anchorage anchor baby anchor ball anchor bend anchor buoy anchoress anchor hitch anchorhold anchor-hoy anchor ice anchorless anchor light anchorlike anchor line anchorman anchor man anchor nut anchorperson anchor point anchor pylon anchor ring anchor's aweigh anchor seine anchor shot anchorsmith anchor space anchor store anchor tenant anchor worm at anchor Blue Anchor boat anchor bower anchor bring one's arse to an anchor bring one's arse to anchor bring one's ass to an anchor bring one's ass to anchor coanchor come to anchor crown and anchor drift anchor drogue anchor drop anchor foul anchor fouled anchor ice anchor lay an anchor to the windward midfield anchor mushroom anchor news anchor rail anchor rond anchor rond-anchor screw anchor sea anchor sheet anchor swallow the anchor swing at anchor trust anchor w-anchor weather anchor weigh anchor anchorer disanchor reanchor unanchor

词源

词源 1
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *h₂enk-der.?
Ancient Greek ᾰ̓́γκῡρᾰ (ắnkūră)bor.?
Latin ancorabor.
Proto-Germanic *ankurô
Proto-West Germanic *ankurō
Old English ancor
Middle English anker
English anchor
From Middle English anker, from Old English ancor, ancra, from Latin ancora, from (or cognate with) Ancient Greek ἄγκυρα (ánkura). The modern form is a sixteenth-century modification after the Medieval Latin spelling anchora. Doublet of ancora, anker, angora, and Ankara.
词源 2
From Middle English anchoren, ankeren, either from the noun or perhaps (via Old French ancrer) from a Medieval Latin verb ancorare, from the same Latin word ancora.
词源 3
Inherited from Middle English ankre, ancre, from Old English ancer, ancra, from Latin anachōrēta, anachōrīta, either with significant shortening of the word within Old English or via an unattested Old Irish form.
词源 4
Alternative form.
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