aweigh

英 [ə'weɪ] 美[ə'we]
  • adv. 离开海底
  • adj. (锚)刚离开海底的

英英释义


1. (used of an anchor) hanging clear of the bottom;
"anchors aweigh"
2. of an anchor; just clear of the bottom

英文词源


aweigh (adj.)
"raised, perpendicular," 1620s, nautical, from a- (1) + weigh.