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An anchorage is a place, usually a area of water, where ships can safely drop their anchor and stay still. The word is also used figuratively for something that gives you a feeling of safety or stability in life — a person or belief that 'anchors' you when things feel uncertain.
停泊處、錨地（供船隻下錨）；（比喻）精神支柱、安定感的來源
組成Made of 'anchor' plus '-age,' an ending that often means 'a place for' or 'the state of,' as in 'village' or 'storage.'
同家族的字
- anchorthe base word — the heavy object that holds a ship in place
原始詞典資料12 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
Anchoragename/ˈæŋkəɹɪd͡ʒ/
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The largest city in Alaska, United States.
- So Anchorage settled into its current role as a major center for cargo traffic and a modest airport of seasonal passenger flights.
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A home rule city in Jefferson County, Kentucky, United States.
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An unincorporated community in Atascosa County, Texas, United States.
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A ghost town in Buffalo County, Wisconsin, United States.
anchoragenoun/ˈæŋkəɹɪd͡ʒ/
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nauticaltransportA harbor, river, or offshore area that can accommodate a ship at anchor, either for quarantine, queuing, or discharge.
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nauticaltransportA fee charged for anchoring.
- Anchorage is five pounds a night outside the harbour.
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That into which something is anchored or fastened.
- the anchorages of the Brooklyn Bridge
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medicinesciencesThe surgical fixation of prolapsed organs.
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The act of anchoring, or the condition of lying at anchor.
- And yet 'twas by such braggart vaunts as these Thou broughtst thee to this woeful anchorage.
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The set of anchors belonging to a ship.
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The retreat of a hermit, or anchorite.
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Something on which one may depend for security; ground of trust.
資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。