n.[C]

1. 錨；錨狀物
2. 賴以支撐的人（或物），靠山
   Her pledge to remain faithful to him was his anchor when he was in prison.

   她對他忠貞不渝的保證是他服刑期間的精神支柱。

3. 【美】（電臺或電視臺）新聞節目主播（anchorman, anchorwoman, anchorperson）
   An anchor coordinates a newscast in which several correspondents give reports.

   新聞節目主播在新聞節目中綜合整理若干記者的報導。

4. 【俚】汽車煞車[P]

vt.

1. 拋錨使（船）停泊
2. 使固定，繫住
   We anchored the tent with pegs.

   我們用樁子固定帳篷。

3. 主持（廣播節目等）
   She anchors a 45-minute news show at noon.

   她每天中午主持四十五分鐘的新聞廣播。

vi.

1. 拋錨泊船
   The boats anchored off Boston.

   那幾艘船在波士頓港外海面下錨停泊。

2. 固定

n.

1. a heavy object used to moor a ship to the sea bottom, typically having a metal shank with a pair of curved, barbed flukes.
   ▸ (anchors) Brit. informal the brakes of a car.
2. chiefly N. Amer. an anchorman or anchorwoman.

v.

1. moor with an anchor.
   ▸secure firmly in position.
2. chiefly N. Amer. present and coordinate (a television or radio programme).