2023年11月

New Words:

ride/lie at anchor 抛着锚;停泊着

weigh anchor 起锚;启航


Sample Sentences:

The ship lay at anchor two miles off the rocky coast.
An oceangoing ship is riding at anchor in the harbour.
We weighed anchor at dawn and headed straight for Qingdao.


harbour [ˈhɑrbər] n. 港口;港湾;(海)港

New Words:

anchor ['æŋkə]
n.锚;
v.抛锚;下锚;使固定;扣牢

cast/drop anchor 抛锚


Sample Sentences:

Where shall we drop the anchor?
We anchored off the coast of Spain.
They anchored their ship in the river in a foggy morning.
It is too late to cast anchor when the ship is on the rock.


New Words:

coral ['kɔrəl] n. 珊瑚
reef [ri:f] n. 礁;暗礁


Sample Sentences:

Coral is often used for making jewellery.
The Xisha Islands are formed of coral reefs.
The pilot guided us through the dangerous reefs.
It is reported that the coral reefs are being destroyed.


pilot ['pailət] n.飞行员;领航员;引航员

New Words:

muddle ['mʌdl]
n.混乱;糊涂;困惑;茫然
v.混淆;弄乱;搅混;使困惑

muddle up 混淆;弄乱;弄错


Sample Sentences:

They look so alike, I always get them muddled up .
Stop talking, or you'll muddle me (up) completely.
I muddled (up) the dates and arrived three days late.

When mother came home, she found the house in a muddle.
Can you start from the beginning again─I'm in a muddle .


New Words:

proper ['prɔpə] adj. 适当的;正确的;恰当的;真正的
properly ['prɔpəli] adv. 适当地;正确地;恰当地;得体地


Sample Sentences:

Eat some proper food, not just toast and jam!
Hard work and proper ways will lead you to success.

Make sure the letter is properly addressed.
I'm learning German, but I still can't speak it properly.