sheet anchor meaning in English
1.【航海】(船首的)副锚；紧急备用大锚。
2.紧急时的靠山；最后的依靠；最后手段。
Examples
- We have trusted to it as to the sheet anchor of our safety in the stormy times of conflict with a foreign or domestic foe .
在与国外或国内敌人发生冲突的危急时期，我们依赖它为我们的安全巨锚。 - I have a small income from share , which is my sheet anchor if my business shall fail
我有点股票收入,万一生意赔了还有个退步。 - By noon the sea went very high indeed , and our ship rid forecastle in , shipp d several seas , and we thought once or twice our anchor had come home ; upon which our master order d out the sheet anchor ; so that we rode with two anchors a - head , and the cables vered out to the better end
我们的船头好几次钻入水中，打进了很多水。有一两次，我们以为脱了船锚，因此，船长下令放下备用大锚。这样，我们在船头下了两个锚，并把锚索放到最长的限度。