be in a/the dungeon
dungeon 是可数名词,常用在 in the dungeon 中表示“在地牢里”。
The prisoners were in the dungeon for months.
囚犯们在地牢里待了几个月。
城堡主塔
dungeons — plural of dungeon
先理解核心含义,再看它在真实句子里的用法。
城堡主塔
the main tower within the walls of a medieval castle or fortress
The prisoners were in the dungeon for months.
囚犯们在地牢里待了几个月。
此义指城堡主塔,不是地牢
地下监狱或地窖,通常建在城堡下面。
An underground prison or vault, typically built underneath a castle.
中世纪城堡或堡垒内的主塔
the main tower within the walls of a medieval castle or fortress
两个鼓丘之间的低洼地带。
The low area between two drumlins.
关押囚犯的黑暗牢房(通常在地下)
a dark cell (usually underground) where prisoners can be confined
The prisoner was kept in a dark, damp dungeon for months.
囚犯被关在一个又黑又潮湿的地牢里好几个月。
Many old castles have a dungeon where prisoners were once held.
许多古老的城堡都有一座地牢,那里曾经关押过囚犯。
We found a narrow staircase that led down to the dungeon.
我们发现了一条通往地牢的狭窄楼梯。
dungeon 是可数名词,常用在 in the dungeon 中表示“在地牢里”。
The prisoners were in the dungeon for months.
囚犯们在地牢里待了几个月。
这个结构表示“把某人关进地牢”,语气较强。
The king threw the traitor into the dungeon.
国王把叛徒扔进了地牢。
Not this
They put the prisoner into dungeon.
Use this
They put the prisoner into a dungeon.
dungeon 是可数名词,单数形式前必须加限定词(a/the),不能单独裸用。
Not this
The prisoner was locked at the dungeon.
Use this
The prisoner was locked in the dungeon.
dungeon 表示一个封闭的地牢空间,表示“在里面”要用介词 in;at 只表示地点,不表示处于内部。
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把某人扔进地牢
The rebels were thrown into a dungeon and forgotten.
叛乱者被扔进地牢,被遗忘了。
地牢囚室
He spent ten years in a cold dungeon cell.
他在一间冰冷的地牢囚室里度过了十年。
黑暗的地牢
No light reached the dark dungeon.
光线照不进那黑暗的地牢。
从地牢中逃脱
They dug a tunnel to escape from the dungeon.
他们挖了一条隧道以逃出地牢。
地牢的门
The guard slammed the dungeon door shut.
守卫砰的一声关上了地牢的门。
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dungeon 和 pigeon 都含 geon(/dʒən/),想象鸽子被关进城堡塔下灰暗的地牢。
语域:formal 常见场景:medieval castle history、heritage site interpretation、historical architecture writing 这里的 dungeon 表示“城堡主塔”,是比较正式、偏历史书面语的用法,通常出现在中世纪城堡介绍、建筑史资料或遗迹解说中;日常英语中很少这样说,使用时要与常见的“地牢”意思区分。
没有常用词与 dungeon (/ˈdʌndʒən/) 完全押韵。dudgeon、bludgeon、curmudgeon 都以 /dʒən/ 结尾并含 /ʌ/,但缺少 dungeon 中的 /n/,只是近似发音;pigeon、surgeon、luncheon 拼写或读音相近,但元音或辅音不同,容易看错。
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