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单词 unmoored
释义
unmoored
adjective
uk
/ʌnˈmɔːd/us
/ʌnˈmʊrd/

unmooredadjective(BOAT)

(of aboat) nolongertiedinplace:
（船）解开缆绳的，起锚的
The unmooredboatwasdriftingoff tosea.解开缆绳的小船正漂向大海。
More examples
  • Two unmooredboatswerereportedby the USCoastGuard.
  • Thebobbingcraftwas unmoored and there was nosignoflifeaboard.
  • Emptywheelchairswere setadriftlike unmoored,emptyboats.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Fastening and tying
  • anchor
  • bale
  • be locked togetheridiom
  • belay
  • boardsomethingup
  • bolt
  • bound
  • bowline
  • granny knot
  • half hitch
  • harness
  • hobble
  • hogtie
  • stake
  • strap
  • strapsomeonein
  • strapsomethingup
  • tack
  • tapesomethingup
  • tether
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unmooredadjective(PERSON)

having littleconfidenceand beinguncertainabout how you shouldfeelorbehave, or what you should do:
不自信的；不确定的；没有方向的
Paul is unmoored by hisparents'divorce.保罗因为父母的离婚而迷失了自己。
Was hecrazyor justtemporarilyunmoored byjealousy?他是疯了还是因为嫉妒而暂时没了头脑？
More examples
  • Her husband'sdeathleftSusan unmoored.
  • When helearnsthat hiswholelifeis akindoflabexperiment, hefeelsbetrayedand unmoored.
  • He washomeless, unmooredemotionally, and atoddswithfamilyandfriends.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Confidence & self-assurance
  • amour propre
  • aplomb
  • assertive
  • assertively
  • assertiveness
  • dignity
  • dogmatic
  • dogmatically
  • dogmatism
  • dogmatist
  • putyourshirt onsomethingidiom
  • rakish
  • rakishly
  • rakishness
  • safe
  • surefootedness
  • surely
  • swag
  • swash
  • tall
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Doubt & ambivalence
(Definition ofunmooredfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofunmoored

unmoored
An employee of the defendantunmooredthe sloop, which was then driven upon the shore by the storm.
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What do young people think about as they listen to sounds that areunmooredfrom their histories?
From theCambridge English Corpus
The city has become 'unmooredfrom its spatial speci®city' in the sense that it is no longer a ®xed point of collective reference, memory and identity.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Sometimes the shackles came undone from the ship which becameunmoored.
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The owner of the boat secured it firmly to its moorings, and ultimately some personunmooredthe boat.
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At 5 pm sheunmooredand moved down-river to anchor for the night, ready for an early start.
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The whole span could beunmooredand allowed to float downstream in times of ice or heavy weather, then restored to service.
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Everything is too surreal andunmoored.
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