harbour
- IPA[ˈhɑːbə]
英式
- a place on the coast where ships may moor in shelter, especially one protected from rough water by piers, jetties, and other artificial structures；a place of refuge
- keep (a thought or feeling, typically a negative one) in one's mind, especially secretly；shelter or hide (a criminal or wanted person)
verb: harbour, 3rd person present: harbours, gerund or present participle: harbouring, past tense: harboured, past participle: harboured
- 釋義
名詞
- 1. a place on the coast where ships may moor in shelter, especially one protected from rough water by piers, jetties, and other artificial structures they enjoyed fishing in the harbour a curved breakwater was built of large stones to construct a small harbour 同義詞
- ▪ a place of refuge a safe harbour for children in distress 同義詞
動詞
- 1. keep (a thought or feeling, typically a negative one) in one's mind, especially secretly she started to harbour doubts about the wisdom of their journey 同義詞
- 2. shelter or hide (a criminal or wanted person) he was suspected of harbouring an escaped prisoner 同義詞 反義詞
- ▪ give a home or shelter to (an organism) the water can become stagnant, harbouring bacteria and other microorganisms some of these planets may harbour life
- ▪ carry the germs of (a disease) patients who may have been harbouring tuberculosis
- 3. archaic (of a ship or its crew) moor in a harbour he might have harboured in Falmouth
