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harbor

/hahr-ber/US // ˈhɑr bər //

港湾,庇佑,港,港湾式

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
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    • : a part of a body of water along the shore deep enough for anchoring a ship and so situated with respect to coastal features, whether natural or artificial, as to provide protection from winds, waves, and currents.
    • : such a body of water having docks or port facilities.
    • : any place of shelter or refuge: The old inn was a harbor for tired travelers.
v.有主动词 verb
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    • : to give shelter to; offer refuge to:They harbored the refugees who streamed across the borders.
    • : to conceal; hide: to harbor fugitives.
    • : to keep or hold in the mind; maintain; entertain: to harbor suspicion.
    • : to house or contain.
    • : to shelter, as in a harbor.
v.无主动词 verb
  1. 1
    • : to take shelter in a harbor.

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Examples

  • The harbor dredging has been insufficient in recent years and the city has been looking for other ways to restore its eroding coastline.

  • The Portuguese had heard stories about Benin that compelled them to breach their customary adherence to coastal harbors and take the risk of venturing into the delta.

  • It was midmorning on a Tuesday and the harbor bath was filled with locals splashing about.

  • Across the harbor, Amass restaurant from acclaimed chef Matt Orlando, also created a pop-up making fried chicken during the pandemic.

  • It is a harbor offering them safety and affirmation amid choppy waters.

  • “If Charleston harbor needs improvement, let the commerce of Charleston bear the burden,” he said.

  • It is, Zelden said, “unthinkable” that Scalise would harbor these views.

  • Rights activists like Boledi, the Iranian Baluch dissident living in Sweden, harbor some of the same concerns.

  • I harbor a rock ‘n’ roll fantasy, just like anybody, and I welcomed the challenge.

  • He continued to harbor core conservative beliefs, but started to believe they could be achieved “through liberal structures.”

  • This he did, erecting at the harbor a beautiful cross bearing the arms of France.

  • Whenever he heard of one coming into harbor, he hastened to the shore, and closely watched the disembarking.

  • She had all her life long been accustomed to harbor thoughts and emotions which never voiced themselves.

  • Some time this summer we are going to get up a nice crowd and sail as far as Bar Harbor—maybe.

  • A crowd watched the ship towed, for safe-keeping, under the guns of the Romney in the harbor.