moorings

英 [ˈmʊərɪŋz]

美 [ˈmurɪŋz]

n.  系泊用具; 停泊处; 系泊区
mooring的复数

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 泊地;停泊区
  Amooringis a place where a boat can be tied so that it cannot move away, or the object it is tied to.
  1. Free moorings will be available.
     将会有免费停泊区。
  2. ...mooring fees.
     停泊费
• N-PLURAL (绳、链等)系船用具，系泊装置
  Mooringsare the ropes, chains, and other objects used to moor a boat.
  1. He cut the engine and grabbed the mooring lines...
     他关掉发动机，抓住系船的绳子。
  2. Emergency workers fear that the burning ship could slip its moorings.
     急救人员担心燃烧着的船只可能会脱链滑走。

双语例句

• In these ways we can begin to reattach capitalism to its moral moorings.
  由此，我们就可着手重建资本主义的道德基石。
• An anchor used for semipermanent moorings; has a bowl-shaped head that will dig in however it falls.
  用来作为暂时系泊处的锚；带有能够渗进土中的碗状的头。
• The vessel swings by her moorings.
  船在系留处打转。
• So saying he made a signal to the seamen, and straightaway they weighed anchor and cast the ship loose from its moorings, and they moved eastward.
  说话间，他向水手示意，他们立刻拔锚启航，离开泊位，向东方驶去。
• Moorings can be booked for short or long periods, with prices that vary in accordance with locality, vessel size and of course length of stay.
  停泊可以预定短期或长期，价格根据地方情况，船舶大小和停泊时间长短变化。
• The boat was torn from its moorings during the storm.
  那艘船在暴风雨期间脱离了避风港。
• Britain has lost its international moorings.
  英国失去了国际支撑点。
• A trim little sailboat was dancing out at her moorings ( Herman Melville).
  一个整齐美观的小海船正在她的停留处漂动（赫尔曼梅尔维尔）。
• I'll leave Hong Kong in two weeks 'time. The boat was torn from its moorings during the storm.
  我将于两星期后离开香港呢。那艘船在暴风雨期间脱离了避风港。
• So why are the Chinese still at their moorings?
  那么为什么中国仍然在自己的停泊处？