mooring

noun
🔊/ˈmɔːrɪŋ/, 🔊/ˈmʊərɪŋ/
🔊/ˈmʊrɪŋ/
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  1. moorings
    [plural] the ropes, chains, etc. by which a ship or boat is moored系泊用具
    • The boat slipped its moorings and drifted out to sea.船的系泊绳索滑落,船漂向大海。🔊🔊
    • The crowds cheered as the great ship slipped her moorings and slid out into the Atlantic.巨轮脱离锚索,开进大西洋,人群爆发出欢呼声。
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    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + mooring
    • be torn from
    • break loose from
    • come loose from
    mooring + noun
    • line
    • post
    • rope
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  2. [countable] the place where a ship or boat is moored停泊处;系泊区
    • private moorings私人停泊区
    • to find a mooring找一个停泊地
    • mooring ropes停泊区的绳索
    Topics Transport by waterc2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + mooring
    • be torn from
    • break loose from
    • come loose from
    mooring + noun
    • line
    • post
    • rope
    See full entry