We sailed into the bay and dropped anchor in five fathoms of water.

我们航行进入海湾，在水深5英寻处抛锚。

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If you wanna tie anchor to it and drop it right into the ocean, that's no problem, because plant fibers can stand up for months, even years, in direct contact with salt water.

如果你想把锚栓在它上面，然后直接把它扔进海里，那是没有问题的，因为植物纤维可以在直接接触海水的情况下存活数月甚至数年。

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The heavy iron anchor and chain tumbled noisily into the water.

沉重的铁锚和铁链被重重的抛在水中。

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That is throwing an anchor down in the water.

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The boat nudges ahead, the chain swings vertical and the anchor itself rises out of the water, glinting and dripping like a fish.

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Low water levels on Lake Malawi have forced the steamers to anchor offshore at most ports along the lake.

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