anchor

noun

1. 锚
   a heavy metal object that is attached to a rope or chain and dropped over the side of a ship or boat to keep it in one place
   1. to drop anchor
      抛锚
   2. The ship lay at anchor two miles off the rocky coast.
      船在离岩岸两英里处抛锚停泊。
   3. We weighed anchor (= pulled it out of the water) .
      我们起锚启航。
2. 给以安全感的人（或物）；精神支柱；顶梁柱
   a person or thing that gives sb a feeling of safety
3. 给以安全感的人（或物）；精神支柱；顶梁柱
   a person or thing that gives sb a feeling of safety

verb

1. 抛锚；下锚
   to let an anchor down from a boat or ship in order to prevent it from moving away
   1. We anchored off the coast of Spain.
      我们在西班牙沿海抛锚停泊。
2. 使固定；扣牢；系牢
   to fix sth firmly in position so that it cannot move
   1. Make sure the table is securely anchored.
      务必要把桌子固定好。
3. 使扎根；使基于
   to firmly base sth on sth else
   1. Her novels are anchored in everyday experience.
      她的小说取材自日常生活经验。
4. 主持（电视、广播节目）
   to be the person who introduces reports or reads the news on television or radio
   1. She anchored the evening news for seven years.
      她主持了七年晚间新闻报道。

1. 锚
   An anchor is a heavy hooked object that is dropped from a boat into the water at the end of a chain in order to make the boat stay in one place.
2. V-ERG 抛锚；使停泊
   When a boat anchors or when you anchor it, its anchor is dropped into the water in order to make it stay in one place.
   1. We could anchor off the pier...
      我们可以在码头附近下锚停泊。
   2. They anchored the boat.
      他们抛锚停船。
3. VERB 把…系住；使稳住；使固定
   If you anchor an object somewhere, you fix it to something to prevent it moving from that place.
   1. The roots anchor the plant in the earth...
      根部使植物固定在土壤中。
   2. The child seat belt was not properly anchored to the car.
      儿童坐椅的安全带并未在车上固定到位。
4. N-COUNT 固定桩；系缚物；支柱；靠山
   If one thing is the anchor for something else, it makes that thing stable and secure.
   1. He provided an emotional anchor for her...
      他是她的精神支柱。
   2. He remains the anchor of the country's fragile political balance.
      他仍然是维系该国脆弱的政治平衡的支柱。
5. VERB 与…有紧密联系;使扎根;使固守
   If something is anchored in something or to something, it has strong links with it.
   1. A united Germany must be firmly anchored in NATO if Europe is to remain stable...
      欧洲要保持稳定，德国必须统一并固守北约。
   2. His basic outlook remains anchored in the liberal tradition.
      他的基本观念依旧扎根于自由主义传统。
6. VERB 主持（电视或电台节目，尤指新闻节目）
   The person who anchors a television or radio programme, especially a news programme, is the person who presents it and acts as a link between interviews and reports which come from other places or studios.
   1. Viewers saw him anchoring a five-minute summary of regional news.
      观众看见他主持一个5分钟的地方新闻摘要节目。
   2. ...a series of cassettes on the Vietnam War, anchored by Mr. Cronkite.
      克朗凯特先生主持的关于越南战争的系列节目录像带
7. N-COUNT （尤指新闻节目的）电（视）台节目主持人
   The anchor on a television or radio programme, especially a news programme, is the person who presents it.
   1. He worked in the news division of ABC — he was the anchor of its 15-minute evening newscast.
      他在美国广播公司的新闻部工作——他是晚间15分钟新闻播报的主持人。
8. PHRASE （船）抛着锚，停泊着
   If a boat is at anchor, it is floating in a particular place and is prevented from moving by its anchor.
   1. Sailing boats lay at anchor in the narrow waterway.
      帆船停泊在狭窄的水道上。
9. PHRASE 抛锚;下锚
   When the people on a boat drop anchor or cast anchor, they drop the boat's anchor into the water in order to prevent the boat from moving.
   1. We dropped anchor in a sheltered spot.
      我们在一个能够遮风挡雨的地方下了锚。
10. 起锚；启航
    When the people on a boat weigh anchor or up anchor, they pull the anchor of the boat out of the water so that they can sail away.

1. We could anchor off the pier
   我们可以在码头附近下锚停泊。
2. They anchored the boat.
   他们抛锚停船。
3. The roots anchor the plant in the earth
   根部使植物固定在土壤中。
4. The child seat belt was not properly anchored to the car.
   儿童坐椅的安全带并未在车上固定到位。
5. He provided an emotional anchor for her
   他是她的精神支柱。
6. He remains the anchor of the country's fragile political balance.
   他仍然是维系该国脆弱的政治平衡的支柱。
7. A united Germany must be firmly anchored in NATO if Europe is to remain stable
   欧洲要保持稳定，德国必须统一并固守北约。
8. His basic outlook remains anchored in the liberal tradition.
   他的基本观念依旧扎根于自由主义传统。
9. Sailing boats lay at anchor in the narrow waterway.
   帆船停泊在狭窄的水道上。
10. We dropped anchor in a sheltered spot.
    我们在一个能够遮风挡雨的地方下了锚。
11. NATO remains the United States 'chief institutional anchor in Europe
    北大西洋公约组织仍然是美国在欧洲首要的支柱机构。
12. Secure the anchor by lashing it to the rail
    把锚系到栏杆上拴牢。
13. The ship is about to weigh anchor.
    船将启碇。
14. Letters from home were an anchor to him when he worked abroad.
    他在国外工作时，家书是他的精神支柱。
15. The rope fouled the anchor chain.
    绳子与锚链缠在一起。
16. An oceangoing ship is lying at anchor in the harbour.
    港内停泊着一艘远洋巨轮。
17. The cargo ship lay at anchor in the bay.
    货船在海湾歇泊。
18. I heard you are the anchor this time.
    我听说这次到你当主持人了。
19. This is the anchor that we used.
    这是我们用的锚。
20. Proposed anchoring set of "anchor, small, thin, force" principle.
    提出了锚固设置“锚、小、薄、力”的原则。
21. Manufacture method of anchor bolt plate is introduced and stress distribution in laboratory is analyzed in this paper.
    介绍了锚杆测力托盘的制作方法，在实验室对锚杆托盘的应力分布进行了分析。
22. He says a reinforced trading system is an essential anchor for economic stability and development.
    他说，强化的贸易体系是经济稳定和发展的必不可少的基石。
23. Finally they got the anchor up and set sail.
    最后他们起了锚，扬帆出发了。
24. In this case, it selects all anchor elements.
    本例中，它选择了所有锚点（anchor）元素。
25. A new unique technique of grouted anchor and prestressed cables are conducted.
    新研发施作注浆锚杆和预应力锚索的独到工艺技术；
26. This self-belief and your dreams are your anchor.
    这个自我信念和你的梦想是的你的船锚。
27. Combining the pull-out tests on anchor bolts, the feasibility of this method was discussed.
    结合锚杆拉拔试验，分析了这一技术用于锚杆应力状态监测的可行性。

noun

1. a mechanical device that prevents a vessel from moving

   Synonym:    ground tackle

2. a central cohesive source of support and stability
   1. faith is his anchor
   2. the keystone of campaign reform was the ban on soft money
   3. he is the linchpin of this firm

   Synonym:    mainstaykeystonebackbonelinchpinlynchpin

3. a television reporter who coordinates a broadcast to which several correspondents contribute

   Synonym:    anchormananchorperson

verb

1. secure a vessel with an anchor
   1. We anchored at Baltimore

   Synonym:    cast anchordrop anchor

2. fix firmly and stably
   1. anchor the lamppost in concrete

   Synonym:    ground