| 释义 |
port BrE /pɔːt/
NAmE /pɔːrt/► SEE ALLany port in a storma port of call
●any port in a ˈstorm (saying) when you are in trouble you will accept help, etc. that would be unacceptable otherwise 饥不择食；慌不择路；穷途之策◆When he went to work there he had been unemployed for a year. It was a case of any port in a storm.
他去那里工作时已经失业一年了，这是个饥不择食的选择。●a ˌport of ˈcall (informal) a place where you go or stop for a short time, especially when you are going to several places （旅途中的）临时停留点，落脚处◆Our first port of call this morning is the bank.
我们今天上午第一个要去的地方是银行。 NOTE These two idioms refer to ports where ships stop for a short time during a voyage. 这两个习语原指船只在航行中沿途临时停靠的港口。 |