Word · CEFR C1 · Frequency #7686
anchor
抛锚；停泊
核心释义
to stop a boat or ship from moving by dropping the anchor
- 1.
将物体(尤其是船只)连接到一个固定点。
To connect an object, especially a ship or a boat, to a fixed point.
- 2.
抛锚；停泊。
To cast anchor; to come to anchor.
- 3.
停止；固定或停留。
To stop; to fix or rest.
- 4.
为处于困境中的人提供情感稳定。
To provide emotional stability for a person in distress.
- 5.
担任新闻主播或节目主持人。
To perform as an anchorman or anchorwoman.
- 6.
被卡住；无法从某个位置移动。
To be stuck; to be unable to move away from a position.
固定；使固定；卡住；使（情绪）稳定；给…安全感；主持（新闻节目）；担任主播；将物体(尤其是船只)连接到一个固定点。；抛锚；停泊。
用法In use
The captain decided to anchor the ship in the bay to wait out the storm.
用法提示：此处 anchor 作为及物动词，表示‘抛锚停泊’，为航海用途。
We need to anchor the tent firmly with heavy stakes so it doesn't blow away.
用法提示：此处 anchor 作为及物动词，表示‘使固定’，用于一般物体。
She anchored the bookshelf to the wall to prevent it from tipping over.
用法提示：此处 anchor 作为及物动词，表示‘使固定’，用于家具，过去式形式。
anchor sth to sth
The sailors anchored the boat to the pier.
水手把船锚定到码头。
anchor sth in sth
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- anchor a boat
- 抛锚停船；把船锚定
- We anchored the boat just off the beach.我们把船抛锚停在海滩附近。
- be anchored to
- 被固定在…上
- The tent was anchored to the ground with metal stakes.帐篷用金属桩固定在地上。
- anchor the family
- 成为全家人的主心骨；给家人情感支撑
- Her steady presence anchored the family during the crisis.危机期间，她沉稳的陪伴支撑着全家人。
- anchor the news
- 主持新闻节目
- She anchors the evening news on Channel 5.她在5频道主持晚间新闻。
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
记忆联想：想象大铁锚(anchor)深深扎进海底，船被固定住，所以动词anchor意为固定、停泊，也比喻给人情感支撑。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：航海、新闻报道、情感支持、日常口语 anchor 作动词时有多个义项，语域和正式程度因语境而异：航海/技术用法偏中性或正式，情感支持多为比喻用法，常见于口语或心理帮助场景；新闻播报是职业语境下的中性表达。
语法说明Grammar Note
作及物动词时，意为'抛锚停泊；使固定'，常用于被动语态或接宾语。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
Genuine rhymes with anchor /ˈæŋkɚ/: hanker, tanker, canker, rancor, banker, all ending in /-æŋkɚ/. Author /ˈɔːθɚ/ is a useful spelling lookalike that ends in -or but does not rhyme.
用法优先级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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