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barbicans
外堡；碉楼
barbicans is the plural of barbican.
a tower forming part of a defensive structure, such as a castle
- 1.
A tower at the entrance to a castle or fortified town.
城堡或设防城镇入口处的塔楼
- 2.
a tower that is part of a defensive structure (such as a castle)
防御结构(如城堡)的一部分塔楼
- 3.
A fortress at the end of a bridge.
桥头堡垒
- 4.
An opening in the wall of a fortress through which the guns are levelled; a narrow loophole through which arrows and other missiles may be shot.
堡垒墙上的射击孔；供箭矢等投射物射出的窄孔
- 5.
A temporary wooden tower built for defensive purposes.
为防御目的建造的临时木塔
城堡或设防城镇入口处的塔楼；防御结构(如城堡)的一部分塔楼；桥头堡垒；堡垒墙上的射击孔；供箭矢等投射物射出的窄孔；为防御目的建造的临时木塔
In use
The barbican stood at the castle's main gate.
Guards watched the road from the top of the barbican.
The old barbican still had arrow slits in its stone walls.
the barbican of [place]
barbican 是可数名词，表示“某地的外堡/碉楼”时常用 the barbican of + 地名或建筑名。
The barbican of the castle stands at the south gate.
城堡的外堡矗立在南门。
a barbican that [clause]
that 引导的定语从句常用来描述外堡的功能或位置。
Visitors can see a barbican that once protected the city wall.
游客可以看到一座曾经保护城墙的碉楼。
a [adjective] barbican
可用 tall、stone、ancient 等形容词修饰 barbican。
Connections
Collocations
- medieval barbican
- 中世纪碉楼
- The medieval barbican still guards the castle entrance.这座中世纪碉楼仍守卫着城堡入口。
- stone barbican
- 石砌外堡
- A stone barbican stood before the main gate.一座石砌外堡矗立在大门前面。
- barbican gate
- 外堡门
- They approached the barbican gate cautiously.他们小心翼翼地接近外堡门。
- fortified barbican
- 防御性碉楼
- The fortified barbican was built to protect the drawbridge.这座防御性碉楼是为保护吊桥而建的。
Synonyms
- watchtower
- 瞭望塔；观察敌情的塔楼 · watchtower 重在瞭望功能，而 barbican 特指城堡入口处的外堡或塔楼，不能完全互换。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想记忆：barbican 前半像 barb（倒刺），想象城堡外堡布满倒刺，挡住来敌。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：historical architecture、medieval castle descriptions、academic texts on fortifications 该词为正式、偏书面的历史/建筑类术语，多用于描述城堡或防御工事，比较常见于学术或文学文本，日常口语中不常用。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这组词中，American、African、Mexican、Vatican、Anglican 的结尾都拼作 -ican 并读作 /ɪkən/，但重音和元音不同，因此都不与 barbican /ˈbɑːbɪkən/ 真正押韵；barbican 的重音在首音节 /bɑː/。barbecue /ˈbɑːbɪkjuː/ 开头发音与 barbican 相似，但结尾不同，注意区分拼写和发音。
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Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.