mooring

/ˈmɔːrɪŋ/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈmʊrɪŋ/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈmu̇r-iŋ/ (ame, mw)

mooring — 名詞

  • mooringsingular
  • mooringsplural

1. an area of sheltered water — for example, a small bay or part of a harbor — wher

1.名詞C1
釋義

繫泊處

船隻停泊綁繩的水域位置

an area of sheltered water — for example, a small bay or part of a harbor — where boats are kept fixed by ropes, chains, or a buoy when not in use

例句

Lauren keeps her small sailboat at a private mooring in the bay.

Lauren 把她的小帆船停在海灣裡的私人繫泊處。

collocation: at a mooring

The fishing boats returned to their moorings before the storm arrived.

漁船在暴風雨來臨前回到各自的繫泊處。

plural: moorings as a group of boat spots

同義詞
  • berth

    more formal; usually at a dock or pier rather than open water

  • anchorage

    wider area where boats can drop anchor; mooring is a specific marked spot

文法句型

mooring + at/in/on [location]

用法筆記

Often refers to a specific spot marked by a buoy that a boat ties up to, rather than a general harbor area. Distinguish from sense 2 by asking: is this a place (sense 1) or the physical lines and weights themselves (sense 2)?

常見錯誤

❌I parked my car at the mooring.
✅I parked my car at the parking lot near the mooring.
💡a mooring is only for boats, not cars.

2. the ropes, chains, or heavy weights used to hold a boat firmly in one position s

2.名詞C1
釋義

繫泊纜

固定船隻的繩索、鐵鍊或重物

the ropes, chains, or heavy weights used to hold a boat firmly in one position so it does not drift with the wind or current

例句

Strong winds pulled the yacht loose from its moorings during the night.

夜裡強風把那艘遊艇從繫泊纜上扯鬆了。

passive-style pattern: loose from its moorings

Kian checked the moorings on his fishing boat every morning before going out.

Kian 每天早上出海前都會檢查漁船上的繫泊纜。

同義詞
  • lines

    informal sailing term for the ropes that secure a boat

  • mooring lines

    more explicit two-word form; common in technical or instructional writing

文法句型

the moorings of [boat]

slip/cast off the moorings

用法筆記

Almost always plural ('moorings') even when referring to the rope set of a single boat. Frequently appears in fixed phrases like 'cast off the moorings', 'slip the moorings', or 'break free from its moorings'.

常見錯誤

❌The boat broke free from its mooring rope.
✅The boat broke free from its moorings.
💡use the plural 'moorings' for the lines themselves; 'mooring' alone usually means the place.