a place on the coast where ships may moor in shelter, especially one protected from rough water by piers, jetties, and other artificial structures 海港 ■(figurative)a place of refuge (喻)(精神上的)避难所;安全港湾 the offered harbour of his arms. 他双臂围成的安全港湾。
verb [with obj.]
keep (a thought or feeling, typically a negative one) in one's mind, especially secretly 心怀,抱有,怀有(想法,感情,尤指消极的想法、感情) she started to harbour doubts about the wisdom of their journey. 她开始暗暗怀疑他们此行究竟是否明智。
give a home or shelter to 为…提供住所(或动物栖息地);为…提供庇护 woodlands that once harboured a colony of red deer. 曾是马鹿群栖息地的林区。 ■shelter or hide (a criminal or wanted person) ) 窝藏;收留(罪犯,通缉犯) he was suspected of harbouring an escaped prisoner. 他被怀疑收留了逃犯。 ■carry the germs of (a disease) 带有(某种疾病)的病菌
[no obj.](archaic)(of a ship or its crew) moor in a harbour (古)(船或其全体船员)入港停泊 he might have harboured in Falmouth. 他可能停泊在法尔茅斯港。
派生 harbourless adjective 语源
late Old English herebeorg 'shelter, refuge', herebeorgian 'occupy shelter', of Germanic origin; related to Dutch herberge and German Herberge, also to French auberge 'inn'; see also harbinger