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harbour 音标拼音: [h'ɑrbɚ] n.
v. = harborharbour n 1: a sheltered port where ships can take on or discharge cargo [ synonym: { seaport}, { haven}, { harbor}, { harbour}] 2: a place of refuge and comfort and security [ synonym: { harbor}, { harbour}] v 1: secretly shelter ( as of fugitives or criminals) [ synonym: { harbor}, { harbour}] 2: keep in one' s possession; of animals [ synonym: { harbor}, { harbour}] 3: hold back a thought or feeling about; " She is harboring a grudge against him" [ synonym: { harbor}, { harbour}, { shield}] 4: maintain ( a theory, thoughts, or feelings); " bear a grudge"; " entertain interesting notions"; " harbor a resentment" [ synonym: { harbor}, { harbour}, { hold}, { entertain}, { nurse}] Harbor \ Har" bor\ ( h[ aum] r" b[~ e] r), n. [ Written also { harbour}.] [ OE. herbor, herberwe, herberge, Icel. herbergi ( cf. OHG. heriberga), orig., a shelter for soldiers; herr army bjarga to save, help, defend; akin to AS. here army, G. heer, OHG. heri, Goth. harjis, and AS. beorgan to save, shelter, defend, G. bergen. See { Harry}, { 2d Bury}, and cf. { Harbinger}.] 1. A station for rest and entertainment; a place of security and comfort; a refuge; a shelter. [ 1913 Webster] [ A grove] fair harbour that them seems. -- Spenser. [ 1913 Webster] For harbor at a thousand doors they knocked. -- Dryden. [ 1913 Webster] 2. Specif.: A lodging place; an inn. [ Obs.] -- Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster] 3. ( Astrol.) The mansion of a heavenly body. [ Obs.] [ 1913 Webster] 4. A portion of a sea, a lake, or other large body of water, either landlocked or artificially protected so as to be a place of safety for vessels in stormy weather; a port or haven. [ 1913 Webster] 5. ( Glass Works) A mixing box for materials. [ 1913 Webster] { Harbor dues} ( Naut.), fees paid for the use of a harbor. { Harbor seal} ( Zool.), the common seal. { Harbor watch}, a watch set when a vessel is in port; an anchor watch. [ 1913 Webster]
Harbor \ Har" bor\ ( h[ aum] r" b[~ e] r), v. t. [ Written also { harbour}.] [ imp. & p. p. { Harbored} (- b[~ e] rd); p. pr. & vb. n. { Harboring}.] [ OE. herberen, herberwen, herbergen; cf. Icel. herbergja. See { Harbor}, n.] To afford lodging to; to entertain as a guest; to shelter; to receive; to give a refuge to; to indulge or cherish ( a thought or feeling, esp. an ill thought); as, to harbor a grudge. [ 1913 Webster] Any place that harbors men. -- Shak. [ 1913 Webster] The bare suspicion made it treason to harbor the person suspected. -- Bp. Burnet. [ 1913 Webster] Let not your gentle breast harbor one thought of outrage. -- Rowe. [ 1913 Webster]
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