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

• 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？
• 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。
• Norway has shown exemplary kindness in providing a home for the displaced of the earth, offering sanctuary to those who have been cut loose from the moorings of security and freedom in their native lands.
  挪威是善意的楷模，它为地球上无家可归的人提供了住处，为那些在祖国得不到安全保障和自由的人提供庇护所。
• But now the term seems to have slipped free of its mathematical moorings altogether: living exponentially involves having quality time with yourself and living in your own truth.
  但现在，这个术语看来已经完全脱离了其数学内涵：呈指数级生活要求把宝贵时间留给自己和遵循自己的真理生活。
• 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）。
• Capitalism has slipped its moral moorings.
  资本主义的道德基石已经松动。
• He lowered his sails as he came near his moorings.
  当他靠近停船处时他就把风帆放了下来。
• 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。
• Investors everywhere would be left without their moorings.
  世界各地的投资者将失去基准。
• Britain has lost its international moorings.
  英国失去了国际支撑点。