anchor; be at anchor
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to anchor; to be anchored; to moor
formalA nautical term for the act of a ship stopping and securing its position by dropping its anchor.
Yóu由
yú于
tiān天
qì气
è恶
liè劣
，
huò货
lún轮
jué决
dìng定
zài在
gǎng港
kǒu口
wài外
máo锚
bó泊
。
Due to bad weather, the cargo ship decided to anchor outside the port.
Zhè这
sōu艘
yóu游
tǐng艇
zài在
píng平
jìng静
de的
hǎi海
wān湾
lǐ里
máo锚
bó泊
le了
yī一
zhěng整
yè夜
。
This yacht was anchored in the calm bay for the whole night.
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Chuán船
zhǎng长
xuǎn选
zé择
le了
yī一
gè个
ān安
quán全
de的
shuǐ水
yù域
jìn进
xíng行
máo锚
bó泊
。
The captain chose a safe area of water to anchor.