n.[C]

1. 锚；锚状物
2. 赖以支撑的人（或物），靠山
   Her pledge to remain faithful to him was his anchor when he was in prison.

   她对他忠贞不渝的保证是他服刑期间的精神支柱。

3. 【美】（电台或电视台）新闻节目主播（anchorman, anchorwoman, anchorperson）
   An anchor coordinates a newscast in which several correspondents give reports.

   新闻节目主播在新闻节目中综合整理若干记者的报导。

4. 【俚】汽车刹车[P]

vt.

1. 抛锚使（船）停泊
2. 使固定，系住
   We anchored the tent with pegs.

   我们用桩子固定帐篷。

3. 主持（广播节目等）
   She anchors a 45-minute news show at noon.

   她每天中午主持四十五分钟的新闻广播。

vi.

1. 抛锚泊船
   The boats anchored off Boston.

   那几艘船在波士顿港外海面下锚停泊。

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).