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weigh anchor

/weɪ ˈæŋkər/

翻译: 航海术语,指起锚开船,准备启航;也常用于比喻义,表示启程出发或开始某项事业。

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/weɪ ˈæŋkər/C1formal
  • zh航海术语,指起锚开船,准备启航;也常用于比喻义,表示启程出发或开始某项事业。

A nautical term meaning to raise the anchor of a ship in preparation for departure, often used figuratively to mean to set out on a journey or begin an endeavor.

  1. To set sailB2formal

    To lift the anchor of a ship from the seabed in preparation for departure.

    zh起锚

    • The captain ordered the crew to weigh anchor at dawn.
    • After a long stay in port, the ship weighed anchor and left.
    • They weighed anchor and set course for the open sea.