unmoored
adjective uk/ʌnˈmɔːd/ us/ʌnˈmʊrd/
(BOAT)
(船)解开缆绳的,起锚的
(of a boat) no longer tied in place
The unmoored boat was drifting off to sea. 解开缆绳的小船正漂向大海。
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- Two unmoored boats were reported by the US Coast Guard.
- The bobbing craft was unmoored and there was no sign of life aboard.
- Empty wheelchairs were set adrift like unmoored, empty boats.
(PERSON)
不自信的;不确定的;没有方向的
having little confidence and being uncertain about how you should feel or behave, or what you should do
Paul is unmoored by his parents' divorce. 保罗因为父母的离婚而迷失了自己。
Was he crazy or just temporarily unmoored by jealousy? 他是疯了还是因为嫉妒而暂时没了头脑?
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- Her husband's death left Susan unmoored.
- When he learns that his whole life is a kind of lab experiment, he feels betrayed and unmoored.
- He was homeless, unmoored emotionally, and at odds with family and friends.