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Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th
anchor
an·chor [anchor anchors anchored anchoring] noun, verb BrE [ˈæŋkə(r)] NAmE [ˈæŋkər]
noun 
1. countable, uncountable a heavy metal object that is attached to a rope or chain and dropped over the side of a ship or boat to keep it in one place
•to drop anchor
•The ship lay at anchor two miles off the rocky coast.
•We weighed anchor (= pulled it out of the water).
2. countable a person or thing that gives sb a feeling of safety
•the anchor of the family
3. countable (especially NAmE) = ↑anchorman, anchorwoman
Word Origin:
Old English ancor, ancra, via Latin from Greek ankura; reinforced in Middle English by Old French ancre. The current form is from anchora, an erroneous Latin spelling. The verb (from Old French ancrer) dates from Middle English.
Example Bank:
•The ship lay at anchor in the bay.
•We dropped anchor off a small island.
•We raised the anchor and set sail.
•We weighed anchor next morning and sailed south.
•ABC news anchor Peter Jennings
verb
1. intransitive, transitive ~ (sth) to let an ↑anchor down from a boat or ship in order to prevent it from moving away
•We anchored off the coast of Spain.
2. transitive ~ sth to fix sth firmly in position so that it cannot move
•Make sure the table is securely anchored.
3. transitive, usually passive ~ sb/sth (in/to sth) to firmly base sth on sth else
•Her novels are anchored in everyday experience.
4. intransitive, transitive ~ (sth) (NAmE)to be the person who introduces reports or reads the news on television or radio
•She anchored the evening news for seven years.
Verb forms: 
Word Origin:
Old English ancor, ancra, via Latin from Greek ankura; reinforced in Middle English by Old French ancre. The current form is from anchora, an erroneous Latin spelling. The verb (from Old French ancrer) dates from Middle English.
Example Bank:
•The crane is securely anchored at two points.
•The ropes were anchored to the rocks.
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