mooring
n. 系泊, 系留, 停泊处, 系船处
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词形变化
教材释义与例句
下锚；停泊处；系船具
停泊（moor的ing形式）
释义与例句
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1.
A place to moor a vessel.
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2.
The act of securing a vessel with a cable or anchor etc.
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3.
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.
比喻1890, John George Nicolay and John Hay, Abraham Lincoln: A History The party of pro-slavery reaction was for the moment in the ascendant; and as by an irresistible impulse, the Supreme Court of the United States was swept from its hitherto impartial judicial moorings into the dangerous seas of polities.
1898, Coates, Florence Earle, song: "Friendship from its Moorings Strays" Friendship from its moorings strays, Love binds fast together; Friendship is for balmy days, Love for stormy weather.
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1.
present participle and gerund of moor