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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 sheet anchor
 備用大錨,最後的希望,最後的手段

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Sheet an·chor
 1. Naut. A large anchor stowed on shores outside the waist of a vessel; -- called also waist anchor. See the Note under Anchor.
 2. Anything regarded as a sure support or dependence in danger; the best hope or refuge.
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From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 sheet anchor
      n : spare anchor for use in emergency [syn: waist anchor]