抛锚：将船锚抛入水中，使船停稳在某个位置的过程。
secure a vessel with an anchor
同义词： anchor / drop anchor
下锚，抛锚
抛锚
... cast anchor抛锚 cast one's attention集中注意力 cast a blame归咎于(某人) ...
... 盒装式晶圆输送系统 cast 相加 cast anchor 抛弃 cast off ...
(下锚使船停稳) drop anchor; lower an anchor; let go an anchor; cast anchor; at anchor 2.
抛锚；定居下来
They cast anchor at nightfall.
他们傍晚抛锚停泊。
"Quiet, you scugs," he cried, "or I'll cast anchor in you." And at once the din was hushed.
“安静点，你们这帮混蛋，”他叫道，“不然我就朝你们抛锚了。”嘈杂声立刻停止了。
"Brimstone and gall," the voice retorted, "say that again, and I'll cast anchor in you."
“该死的，”那个声音反驳道，“你要是再说一遍，我把锚抛在你身上。”
Pelley is everything Couric was not: an internal hire, relatively cheap (probably), cast from the traditional anchor mold (read: a white guy with a nice head of hair), with a background primarily in hard news.
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