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fortress

英 [ˈfɔːtrəs]

美 [ˈfɔːrtrəs]

n.  城堡; 堡垒; 要塞; 设防的地方

复数:fortresses 过去分词:fortressed 

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同义词辨析

castlefortfortress【导航词义:城堡】

castlen. 城堡
〔辨析〕
指古代为了防御敌人进攻而修建的庞大而坚固的建筑物。
〔例证〕
Visitors to the castle are asked not to take photographs.
来城堡参观者不得拍照。
Most castles were built on hilltops.
多数城堡建在山顶上。
fortn. 要塞,堡垒
〔辨析〕
指在重要之地修建的建筑物或建筑群,常围有高墙,用于屯兵守卫。
〔例证〕
There are many forts on the coastline.
海岸线上有许多要塞。
The attack succeeded, and the fort was taken.
袭击成功,拿下了堡垒。
fortressn. 要塞,堡垒
〔辨析〕
指比 fort 大的堡垒,用于防御。
〔例证〕
Our soldiers took over the fortress.
我们的士兵占领了那个要塞。
The easiest way to capture a fortress is from within.
堡垒最容易从内部攻破。

牛津词典

    noun

    • 城堡;堡垒;要塞;设防的地方
      a building or place that has been made stronger and protected against attack
      1. a fortress town enclosed by four miles of ramparts
        由四英里长的城墙围着的设防城镇
      2. Fear of terrorist attack has turned the conference centre into a fortress.
        由于害怕恐怖分子袭击,会议中心已变成了堡垒。

    柯林斯词典

    • N-COUNT 堡垒;防御阵地;要塞
      Afortressis a castle or other large strong building, or a well-protected place, which is intended to be difficult for enemies to enter.
      1. ...a 13th-century fortress.
        13 世纪的堡垒

    英英释义

    noun

    • a fortified defensive structure
        Synonym:fort

      双语例句

      • The novel Fortress Besieged represents Qian Zhongshu's greatest literary understanding of existentialism philosophy.
        小说《围城》是钱钟书对存在主义哲学的最高文学领悟。
      • The scenery described in the Cen Can frontier fortress poetry has directly embodied the connotation of the sublime beauty.
        岑参边塞诗中的景色描写,直观地体现了崇高美的内涵。
      • And then he went back to his mountain fortress to create a mate for his monster.
        然后他就回到了他山中的城堡里,给他的怪物做了个配偶。
      • I had no idea I was moving into a fortress.
        真没想到我是搬到了座城堡里。
      • Our soldiers laid siege to the enemy fortress.
        我们的战士包围了敌人的堡垒。
      • The soldiers seized the fortress.
        士兵们攻占了要塞。
      • So he banished him to an icy fortress.
        因此他把他放逐到一个寒冷的城堡里。
      • The fortress was proof against the techniques of attack then in use
        该防御工事能抵御当时所使用的各种进攻手段。
      • They made an attempt on a fortress.
        他们试图夺取这一要塞。
      • Fortress: a fortified place, especially a large, permanent military stronghold that often includes a town.
        要塞,构筑了堡垒的地方,尤指大的、永久性的军事驻地,常包括一个城镇。