anchor

['æŋkə]

n.锚, 锚状物,依靠, 新闻节目主播, 压阵队员
v.抛锚, 停泊, 用锚系住, 担任（广播电视新闻节目）的主持人

例句与用法：

Several boats lay at anchor in the harbour.

港湾里停泊著几只船。

The ship was anchored off the shore.

船在海岸处抛了锚。

He anchored his hope in his friend's help.

他寄希望于朋友的帮助。

He anchored the winning team.

他担任胜了那一队的最后一棒。

Hope is his only anchor.

希望是他唯一的依靠。

词形变化：

动词过去式: anchored | 动词过去分词: anchored | 动词现在分词: anchoring | 动词第三人称单数: anchors |

详细释义：

n.[C]

1. 锚; 锚状物

2. 赖以支撑的人(或物), 靠山

Her pledge to remain faithful to him was his anchor when he was in prison.

她对他忠贞不渝的保证是他服刑期间的精神支柱。

3. 【美】(电台或电视台)新闻节目主播(anchorman, anchorwoman, anchorperson)

An anchor coordinates a newscast in which several correspondents give reports.

新闻节目主播在新闻节目中综合整理若干记者的报导。

4. 【俚】汽车刹车[P]

vt.

1. 抛锚使(船)停泊

2. 使固定, 系住

We anchored the tent with pegs.

我们用桩子固定帐篷。

3. 主持(广播节目等)

She anchors a 45-minute news show at noon.

她每天中午主持四十五分钟的新闻广播。

vi.

1. 抛锚泊船

The boats anchored off Boston.

那几艘船在波士顿港外海面下锚停泊。

2. 固定

短语词组：

at anchor

1. 抛着锚; 停泊着

The ship lay at anchor in the bay.

这艘船停泊在海湾。

cast/drop anchor

1. 抛锚

The ship cast anchor at Shanghai.

这船在上海下锚停泊。

weigh anchor

1. 起锚; 启航

They weighed anchor and drifted toward shore.

他们起了锚, 向海岸漂去。