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抛锚

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Definition

to drop anchor/to break down (of a car etc)

Example

As a Verb

drop/cast anchor; anchor

1
Lúnchuán
轮船
zài
àn
离岸
chǔ
pāomáo
抛锚
tíngháng
停航
  

The ship dropped anchor/lowed the anchor offshore.

2
Pāomáo
抛锚
zài
xiǎo
gǎngwān
港湾

come to anchor in a little bay

3
Pāomáo
抛锚
tíng
停泊

be/lie/ride at anchor

4
Pāomáo
抛锚
guò
过夜

cast anchor for the night

5
Pāomáo
抛锚
chuán
泊船

anchor a boat

As a Verb

(of vehicles) stop working; break down

6
chē
汽车
zài
shàng
zhāo
cūn
  
,
xià
zhāo
diàn
de
fāng
地方
pāomáo
抛锚
le
  

The car broke down/stalled in the middle of nowhere.

7
Jǐngchē
警车
zài
shíkǒu
十字路口
pāomáo
抛锚
le
  

The police car conked out at the crossroads.

As a Verb

stop; end; be suspended

8
Sōuxún
搜寻
gōngzuò
工作
zhōng
中途
pāomáo
抛锚
le
  

The search was abandoned midway.

9
Gōngchéng
工程
jiǔ
不久
jiù
yīn
quē
缺乏
jīn
资金
pāomáo
抛锚
le
  

The project stopped very soon for lack of funds.