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anchor

/ˈæŋkɚ/

US UK

noun

plural -chors

[count] a heavy device that is attached to a boat or ship by a rope or chain and that is thrown into the water to hold the boat or ship in place

The ship dropped anchor in a secluded harbor.

Several yachts stood/sat/rode at anchor [=were held in place by an anchor] in the harbor.

The crew weighed anchor [=lifted the anchor] and prepared to sail.

a person or thing that provides strength and support

a star quarterback who has been the anchor [=the most important part] of a football team's offense for many years

He described his wife as the emotional anchor of his life.

a local bank that has been the financial anchor of the community

a large store that attracts customers and other businesses to an area (such as a shopping mall)

an anchor store

chiefly US :someone who reads the news on a television broadcast :an anchorman or anchorwoman

a television news anchor

verb

-chors; -chored; -choring

to keep a ship or boat from moving by using an anchor [+ obj]

They anchored the ship in the bay. [no obj]

The ship anchored in the bay.

[+ obj] :to connect (something) to a solid base :to hold (something) firmly in place - usually used as (be) anchored

The cables of the bridge are anchored to the hillside. - often used figuratively with in

Her authority is anchored in more than 20 years of experience.

[+ obj] :to be the strongest and most important part of (something)

a star quarterback who has anchored the team's offense for many years

[+ obj] US :to read the news on (a television broadcast) :to be the anchorman or anchorwoman on (a news program)

She anchors the nightly news broadcast.

* Các từ tương tự:
anchorage, anchorite, anchorman, anchorwoman