Word · CEFR C2 · Frequency #4388
Moors
系泊;停泊
Moors is the third person singular of moor.
to fasten a boat or ship to land or to an anchor
- 1.
To cast anchor or become fastened.
抛锚或固定。
- 2.
To fix or secure (e.g. a vessel) in a particular place by casting anchor, or by fastening with ropes, cables or chains or the like.
通过抛锚或用绳索、缆绳或链条等将(如船只)固定在特定位置。
- 3.
To secure or fix firmly.
牢固地固定或系牢。
固定;系牢;抛锚或固定。;通过抛锚或用绳索、缆绳或链条等将(如船只)固定在特定位置。;牢固地固定或系牢。;系住;停泊
In use
We decided to moor the boat near the island for the night.
The captain moored the ship securely to the dock.
They are mooring the yacht in the harbor right now.
moor + object + to/at + location
及物用法,表示将船只等固定在某处。
They moored the boat to the dock.
他们把船系在码头上。
moor + at/in + location
不及物用法,表示船只停靠。
The ship moored at the port.
船停泊在港口。
be moored + prepositional phrase
被动形式,强调状态。
The yacht was moored off the coast.
Connections
Collocations
- moor a boat
- 系船
- We moored the boat to the pier.我们把船系在码头上。
- moor a vessel
- 停泊船只
- The captain moored the vessel in the harbor.船长将船只停泊在港口。
- moor alongside
- 并排停泊
- The ferry moored alongside the dock.渡轮并排停靠在码头边。
- moor at a dock
- 停靠在码头
- They moored at the dock for the night.他们晚上停靠在码头。
- moor securely
- 安全系泊
- Make sure to moor the boat securely before the storm.确保在暴风雨前把船安全系好。
- moor in a harbor
- 停泊在港湾
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象在荒野(moor)上,用木桩(moor 音似“木儿”)系住船只。
Context & Register
动词义项“系住;停泊”多用于航海或船只相关场景,语体中性偏正式,常见于操作说明或叙述性文字中。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Words like 'poor', 'boor', 'sure', 'tour', and 'lure' share the sound /ʊə/ with 'moor'. Words spelled with 'oor' like 'door' and 'floor' have /ɔː/ and do not rhyme.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2,建议结合例句记忆,而不是只背中文释义。
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