harbour
US: /ˈhɑɹbɝ/
UK: /hˈɑːbɐ/
UK: /hˈɑːbɐ/
English Vietnamese dictionary
harbour /'hɑ:bə/
- danh từ ((từ Mỹ,nghĩa Mỹ) (cũng) habor)
- bến tàu, cảng
- (nghĩa bóng) nơi an toàn; nơi ẩn náu
- ngoại động từ ((từ Mỹ,nghĩa Mỹ) (cũng) habor)
- chứa chấp; che giấu, cho ẩn náu
- to harbour a criminal: chứa chấp một kẻ có tội
- nuôi dưỡng (ý nghĩ xấu...)
- to harbour evil thoughts: nuôi dưỡng những ý nghĩ xấu xa
- chứa chấp; che giấu, cho ẩn náu
- nội động từ ((từ Mỹ,nghĩa Mỹ) (cũng) habor)
- bỏ neo ở cảng, đậu ở cảng (tàu thuỷ)
Advanced English dictionary
(BrE) (AmE harbor) noun, verb
+ noun [C, U] an area of water on the coast, protected from the open sea by strong walls, where ships can shelter: Several boats lay at anchor in the harbour. + to enter / leave harbour
+ verb [VN]
1 to hide and protect sb who is hiding from the police: Police believe someone must be harbouring the killer.
2 (written) to keep feelings or thoughts, especially negative ones, in your mind for a long time: The arsonist may harbour a grudge against the company. + She began to harbour doubts about the decision. + to harbour thoughts of revenge + He still harbours ambitions of playing professional soccer.
3 (written) to contain sth and allow it to develop: Your dishcloth can harbour many germs. + These woodlands once harboured a colony of red deer. + The Fife coast harbours many insects which are rare elsewhere in Britain.
Thesaurus dictionary
n.
1 port, (safe) haven, anchorage, mooring:
We sailed into the harbour just as the storm broke.
v.
2 shelter, keep safe, protect, shield, guard, safeguard, conceal, hide:
They were found guilty of harbouring a known fugitive.
3 cherish, foster, nurture, nurse, keep, retain, maintain, hold, cling to:
She harbours a grudge against whoever set the fire.
Collocation dictionary
ADJ.
deep, deep-water | good, safe, sheltered | natural | busy | picturesque, pretty | fishing
VERB + HARBOUR
have
The town has a small natural harbour.
| come into, go into, enter
They entered the harbour with flags flying.
| go out of, leave
HARBOUR + NOUN
wall
PREP.
in (a/the) ~
The fishing fleet is in harbour. the activity in the harbour
| into (a/the) ~
The damaged vessel was towed into harbour.
| out of a/the ~
We sailed out of the harbour at daybreak.
PHRASES
the entrance to/the mouth of a harbour
Concise English dictionary
harbours|harboured|harbouring'hɑrbə(r) /'hɑːb-
noun
+a sheltered port where ships can take on or discharge cargo
+a place of refuge and comfort and security
verb
+secretly shelter (as of fugitives or criminals)
+keep in one's possession; of animals
+hold back a thought or feeling about
+maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings)
