moor up

1. Of a ship, to become anchored or fastened in place. Also used in reference to the people aboard the ship. The pub has a few spots on the canal where we can moor up. The cruise ship moored up in the bay, being too large to navigate the harbor.

2. To cause a ship to become secured in place, as by casting anchor or by fastening it with ropes or cables. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "moor" and "up." Tom didn't moor the boat up correctly, and it ended up drifting out into the bay overnight.

词组	moor up
释义	moor up moor up 1. Of a ship, to become anchored or fastened in place. Also used in reference to the people aboard the ship. The pub has a few spots on the canal where we can moor up. The cruise ship moored up in the bay, being too large to navigate the harbor. 2. To cause a ship to become secured in place, as by casting anchor or by fastening it with ropes or cables. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "moor" and "up." Tom didn't moor the boat up correctly, and it ended up drifting out into the bay overnight. See also: up Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. See also: go down with the ship break ship be broad in the beam when (one's) ship comes in when my ship comes in when one's ship comes in when ship comes in when someone's ship comes in when your ship comes in when your ship/boat comes in
随便看	on the DL on the dole on the doorstep on the dot on the double on the downgrade on the down low on the downside on the drawing board on the edge on the edge of (one's) chair on the edge of (one's) seat on the edge of seat on the edge of (something) on the edge of your seat on the edge of your seat/chair on the eve of on the eve of (something) on the face of it on the face of the earth on the factory floor on the fast track on the fence on the fence, be on the fence, to be/sit