harbour

Từ điển tiếng Anh - Cambridge Advanced Learners Dictionary

harbour UK , US harbor UK [ˈhɑː.bə r ] US [ˈhɑːr.bɚ] noun countable or uncountable [ harbours ]
<I > an area of water next to the coast, often protected from the sea by a thick wall, where ships and boats can shelter
• Our hotel room overlooked a pretty little fishing harbour.
Compare dock
Thesaurus⁺: ↑Ports and docks
 
• He has a house down by the harbour.
• The Central harbour area will be closed to all marine traffic from 3.45 pm to 4.30 pm.
• The harbour walls need urgent reinforcement.
• It was a pretty town with a picturesque harbour and well-preserved buildings.
• In the harbour, the boats bobbed gently up and down on the water.
 
verb transitive
 
HAVE IN MIND

1. to think about or feel something, usually over a long period
• He's been harbouring a grudge against her ever since his promotion was refused.
• There are those who harbour suspicions about his motives.
• Powell remains non-committal about any political ambitions he may harbour.
Thesaurus⁺: ↑Thinking and contemplating
 
HIDE

2. to protect someone or something bad, especially by hiding them when the police are looking for them
• to harbour a criminal
Thesaurus⁺: ↑Hiding and disguising ↑Defending and protecting ↑Backing, supporting and defending ↑Preserving and saving

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  harbor, seaport, haven, hold, entertain, nurse, shield