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碇 (dìng)
1. 系船的石墩。
[En.] A stone used to moor a ship.
例:下碇(停船)。起碇(开船)。
[Ex.] Down anchor (to moor the ship). Weigh anchor (to set sail).
2. 停船时沉入水底用以稳定船身的石块或系船的石礅。
[En.] A heavy stone used as an anchor.
引用:至操寨边,瑜命下碇石 (From "Romance of the Three Kingdoms": When reaching the edge of the camp, Yu ordered to drop the anchor stone).
例:碇石(稳定船身的石块或系船的石礅),碇铁(系船于碇石的铁索),下碇。
[Ex.] Anchor stone (a stone to stabilize the ship), anchoring iron (the iron cable used to tie the ship to the anchor stone), drop anchor.
3. 任何一种像锚那样用来把船固定在一个地方的东西(如石头或水泥块)。
[En.] Any object like an anchor used to secure a ship in one place (such as a stone or concrete block).
引用:是日六月晦,无月,碇宿大海中 (Su Shi's "Dongpo Zhilin": On this day, the last day of June, with no moon, anchored in the sea).
4. 船停泊,下碇。
[En.] To moor a ship, to anchor.