unmoor
unmoor — 動詞
- unmoorpresent simple I / you / we / they
- unmoors3rd person singular
- unmooring-ing form
- unmooredpast simple
1. to release a boat, ship, or other vessel from the ropes, chains, or anchors that
解纜；解泊
解開船纜使船離開碼頭
to release a boat, ship, or other vessel from the ropes, chains, or anchors that keep it from drifting away from land or the seabed.
Hiro unmoored the fishing boat from the dock and pushed it out into the current.
Hiro 解開漁船的纜繩，將船推離碼頭進入水流中。
unmoor + (boat) from [place]
The crew worked quickly to unmoor the ship before the storm reached the harbour.
船員們在暴風雨抵達港口前迅速解纜開船。
transitive: unmoor + ship
After a short rest on the island, they unmoored the sailboat and sailed south.
在島上短暫休息後，他們解開帆船纜繩，向南航行而去。
Ingrid watched from the beach as the ferry unmoored and drifted into the morning mist.
Ingrid 在沙灘上看著渡輪解纜，飄入晨霧之中。
intransitive: the ferry unmoored
- unmoor a boat
- unmoor a ship
- unmoor from the dock
- unmoor from the harbour
- moor
the direct opposite: to fasten a boat in place with ropes or anchors
文法句型
unmoor + object (boat / ship / vessel)
unmoor (with no object)
用法筆記
This is the original, literal sense of the word, used mostly in nautical contexts. The intransitive form (e.g. "the boat unmoored") is less common than the transitive form.
常見錯誤
2. to lose or cause someone to lose a sense of connection, stability, or belonging,
脫離；迷失
失去歸屬感或方向感
to lose or cause someone to lose a sense of connection, stability, or belonging, leaving you feeling unsettled, anxious, or without clear direction — like a boat drifting after its ropes have been untied.
Nila felt unmoored in her new country, unsure of her place in the world.
Nila 在新國家感到迷失方向，不確定自己在這個世界上的位置。
feel unmoored (passive adjective)
Losing his job unmoored Brandon and left him without a clear sense of purpose.
失業讓 Brandon 失去方向，沒有了明確的人生目標。
transitive: event + unmoored + person
Years of political unrest had unmoored the community from its traditions and shared values.
多年的政治動盪使該社區脫離了其傳統與共同價值。
unmoor + community + from [traditions]
Shirin called the transition deeply unmooring, as though the ground had vanished beneath her.
Shirin 稱那段轉變期令她極度迷失，彷彿腳下的地面瞬間消失。
unmooring as gerund / adjective
- feel unmoored
- become unmoored
- leave someone unmoored
- unmoor from traditions
- unmoor from one's roots
- deeply / completely / suddenly unmoored
文法句型
unmoor + object (person / community / belief system)
be unmoored (passive, most common)
feel / become unmoored
用法筆記
In this figurative sense, 'unmoor' is most common in the passive form (be unmoored) or as an adjective (unmoored). The active transitive form (e.g. 'the event unmoored her') is less frequent but acceptable in literary or formal writing. Distinguish from sense 1, where the subject is literally a boat; here the subject is a person, community, or emotional state.