fortress
美音:
[´fɔ:trəs
]英音:
[´fɔ:trəs
]n.堡垒,要塞
难易程度:
fortress为短语/超纲词汇
词根
fort=strong(强壮的)
近义词, 同义词
fortress
/'fɔ:trɪs; `fɔrtrɪs/
n castle or large fort; town strengthened against attack 城堡或大的碉堡; 加强防御能力的城镇
*attempts to capture this well-protected fortress 夺取这座坚固堡垒的多次进攻.
fortress
n[C]
[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Old French;Origin: forteresse 'strong place', from Latin fortis 'strong']
a large strong building used for defending an important place
1. Their troops were defeated and their fortress was seized at dawn. 他们的部队被击败了, 堡垒也在黎明时被占领了。
2. The fortress was the nucleus of the ancient city. 这城堡是这座古城的中心.
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