anchorage
锚地
definition
noun
a seaport in southern Alaska, on an inlet of the Pacific Ocean, the state's largest city; population 279,243 (est. 2008).
translation of 'anchorage'
noun
停泊,
停泊处,
锚力
example
Suva in Fiji was a veritable metropolis compared with some of the ports the frigate reached in the following weeks - in one case there was no port, just an 'anchorage' outside a reef.
Where drainage is not adequate rooting development is restricted leading to poor tree growth and insufficient 'anchorage' .
Anthony Tohill had an outstanding game against Cavan, free running, forward momentum and sparkling impact while Fergal Doherty provided excellent 'anchorage' .
Both provide 'anchorage' to a person who might otherwise get lost in meditation or in crusade.
Eleusis Bay, a floating 'anchorage' of laid-up ships near Athens, is gradually being cleared of ships that no longer have a cruising future.
To be sure, the titles of the paintings could provide some 'anchorage' and steer the inquiry away from a purely phenomenological reading since they seem to suggest that there is a meaning, a hidden agenda.
I remember the first time I realised how much trouble I was going to have with this business of mental 'anchorage' .
In political activity, then, men sail a boundless and bottomless sea: there is neither harbour for shelter nor floor for 'anchorage' , neither starting-place nor appointed destination.
They provided an added advantage to Lynn as a site attracting trade, since the fleets offered a sheltered 'anchorage' for ships carrying visiting merchants.
The 'anchorage' at St Julian's was occupied by a woman, and, as was the tradition, the anchoress took the name of the church, which explains why many people today still think Julian was a man.
In addition, wall 'anchorage' to satisfy earthquake loading conditions must resist very high loads.
the plant needs firm 'anchorage'
The role played by lateral roots and root hairs in promoting plant 'anchorage' , and specifically resistance to vertical uprooting forces has been determined experimentally.
The longitudinal bars had sufficient 'anchorage' to develop their strengths.
An intricate support structure of stainless-steel wires, bamboo poles and fishing nets provides 'anchorage' for the fabric cladding.
Anchorites and anchoresses lived the religious life in the solitude of an ‘ 'anchorage' ’, usually a small hut or ‘cell’ built against a church.
the plant needs firm 'anchorage'
Julian of Norwich died at Norwich in her 'anchorage' at the Church of St. Julian
the mother provides emotional 'anchorage'
Many of the shipwrecks in Palau waters were later salvaged, with the exception of three to four shipwrecks in the 'anchorage' areas.
This transfer of experiences from one individual to another through the medium of visual art establishes critical 'anchorage' in which the creator and the receiver seem to play a manifest role.
Inside, the luggage area has six 'anchorage' points for securing smaller items of luggage to stop them sliding around during travel.
You don't even have to be a sophisticated analyst to see what they are doing with the visual rhetoric and verbal 'anchorage' .
I watched quietly as the other boats in the 'anchorage' swung on their moorings.
If the floor slab is not thick enough to handle these loads, alternate 'anchorage' must be provided.
In a hatchback or estate (not saloon) car, a cage can be attached to 'anchorage' points in the boot.
The operation was carried out as strong winds battered Scotland, tearing a cargo ship from its 'anchorage' in the Orkney islands.
The answer lies at least in part in a quest for 'anchorage' , for attachment to others and a sense of continuity.
If water cannot seep in, the roots become dehydrated and lose 'anchorage' .
Root systems of terrestrial plants serve many important tasks among which 'anchorage' of the plant and uptake of water plus nutrients are the most important ones.
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