Word · Frequency #3526
harbour
港
a sheltered port where ships can load and unload cargo
- 1.
Standard spelling of harbor.
harbor的标准拼写。
避难所;harbor的标准拼写。
In use
The fishing boats returned to the harbour before the storm.
The old cottage became a safe harbour for travellers lost in the mountains.
Many small harbours along the coast welcome yachts in summer.
in harbour
The ship is in harbour.
这艘船停在港口。
harbour sb
The villagers harboured the escaped prisoner.
村民们藏匿了那个逃犯。
harbour sth (feeling)
通常指消极的情感或想法。
She still harbours doubts about his intentions.
她仍对他的意图心存疑虑。
Common mistakes
He harbours a grudge towards me.He harbours a grudge against me.
动词 harbour 表示内心怀有(怨恨等)时,后面应接介词 against,而不是 towards。汉语中常使用“对…怀有”的结构,但英语中固定搭配为 harbour a grudge against。
The city has many harbour.The city has many harbours.
harbour 作为可数名词,复数形式需加 -s。汉语名词没有单复数变化,所以学习者容易忘记加复数标记。
Connections
Collocations
- deep harbour
- 深水港
- The ship entered the deep harbour safely.这艘船安全地进入了深水港。
- harbour a grudge
- 心怀怨恨
- She still harbours a grudge against him.她仍然对他心怀怨恨。
- harbour a criminal
- 窝藏罪犯
- It is illegal to harbour a criminal.窝藏罪犯是违法的。
- harbour city
- 港口城市
- Shanghai is a major harbour city.上海是一个重要的港口城市。
- natural harbour
- 天然港
- The bay provides a natural harbour.这个海湾提供了一个天然港。
- harbour a suspicion
- 抱有怀疑
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想:'哈'(保护)+ '泊'(停泊)→ 保护船只停泊的安全港湾。
Context & Register
中性;多用于航运、旅行和地理语境。
Grammar Note
名词通常可数;动词为及物动词,后接宾语。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些单词都以 -our 结尾,拼写类似,但发音上只有末尾的非重读音节 /ə/ 相同;它们的重读元音各不相同(如 /eɪ/, /ʌ/, /ɒ/ 等),因此并不真正押韵。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 3,建议结合例句记忆,而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.