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at/from the moorings
moorings 常以复数形式表示系泊处。
The boat is tied up at the moorings.
船系在系泊处。
系泊处；泊位
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系泊处；泊位
A place where a boat or ship can be tied up or secured.
The boat is tied up at the moorings.
船系在系泊处。
停泊船只的地方。
A place to moor a vessel.
用缆绳或锚等固定船只的行为。
The act of securing a vessel with a cable or anchor etc.
使人坚持的东西,或帮助保持稳定和身份的手段 - 道德、智力、政治等。
Something to which one adheres, or the means that helps one to maintain a stable position and keep one's identity - moral, intellectual, political, etc.
The boat was secured at the mooring before the storm arrived.
暴风雨来临前，船被固定在系泊处。
He checked the mooring lines to ensure they were tight.
他检查了系船绳以确保它们系紧。
We need to find a safe mooring for the night.
我们需要找一个安全的停泊处过夜。
moorings 常以复数形式表示系泊处。
The boat is tied up at the moorings.
船系在系泊处。
moorings 可指系船索等设备。
The moorings of the ship were checked.
检查了船的系泊设备。
a mooring 表示一个具体的系泊点。
There is a mooring for small boats in the harbor.
港口有一个供小船用的系泊处。
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系泊浮筒
We tied the boat to a mooring buoy in the harbour.
我们把船系在港口的系泊浮筒上。
系泊缆绳
The crew quickly fastened the mooring lines to the dock.
船员们迅速把系泊缆绳固定在码头上。
系泊点
This pontoon has several mooring points for small boats.
这个浮桥上有几个供小船使用的系泊点。
固定泊位
The fishing boat has a permanent mooring in the old harbour.
那艘渔船在旧港湾有一个固定泊位。
解缆离泊
We cast off from the moorings and headed out to sea.
我们解缆离泊，驶向大海。
失去道德准则
The journalist argued that society has lost its moral moorings.
这位记者认为社会已经失去了道德准则。
失去依托；迷失方向（指失去支撑或信念而感到困惑）
After leaving the religious community, she lost her moorings and didn't know what to believe.
离开那个宗教团体后，她失去了依托，不知道该相信什么。
切断与过去的联系；脱离原有的依靠
When he moved abroad, he cut his moorings with his old friends and family.
移居国外后，他切断了与老朋友和家人的联系。
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mooring 就是“系船”的动作：船靠岸时用缆绳拴牢；引申为让人心有所系、稳住自身的精神依托。
语域：mixed 常见场景：航海/港口、正式写作/演讲 mooring 作“系泊处/停泊”讲时，多用于航海、港口等具体场景；作比喻义“精神寄托、道德准则”时，比较常见于正式书面语，且常用复数形式 moorings。请根据语境选择自然的中文表达。
The target mooring is pronounced /ˈmʊərɪŋ/. Genuine rhymes (British pronunciation) include during /ˈdjʊərɪŋ/, luring /ˈlʊərɪŋ/, ensuring /ɪnˈʃʊərɪŋ/ and securing /sɪˈkjʊərɪŋ/. Beware spelling lookalikes: flooring /ˈflɔːrɪŋ/ and boring /ˈbɔːrɪŋ/ look similar on paper but have /ɔː/ instead of /ʊə/, so they do not rhyme with mooring.
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