Common Meanings
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lǎn缆
A thick rope or steel cable used for mooring ships or boats; to moor or unmoor a vessel.
港口工人正在帮助船只解缆，准备启航
Port workers are helping the ship unmoor, preparing to set sail.
A general term for objects made of multiple twisted strands, resembling a rope or cable, such as electric cables or steel cables.
工人们正在铺设新的光纤电缆。
The workers are laying new fiber optic cables.
To moor or tie with a rope, especially a boat.
船只在码头边缆好，等待装货。
The boats were securely moored by the dock, waiting to be loaded.