Word · Frequency #7786
fortress
堡垒；要塞
核心释义
a large, strong building or place that is protected against attack; a fortified defensive structure
- 1.
设防的地方；大型永久的防御工事,有时包括一个城镇；如堡垒、城堡；据点；防御或安全的地方
A fortified place; a large and permanent fortification, sometimes including a town; for example a fort, a castle; a stronghold; a place of defense or security.
- 2.
防御堡垒
a fortified defensive structure
- 3.
如果被较弱的一方获得,将阻止对方渗透,通常实现和局的位置
A position that, if obtained by the weaker side, will prevent penetration by the opposing side, generally achieving a draw.
（国际象棋的）堡垒局面；设防的地方；大型永久的防御工事,有时包括一个城镇；如堡垒、城堡；据点；防御或安全的地方；防御堡垒；如果被较弱的一方获得,将阻止对方渗透,通常实现和局的位置；城堡
用法In use
The ancient fortress stood on the hill, watching over the valley.
用法提示：这里使用'fortress'作为主语，指代一座具体的防御建筑，体现了其坚固和守卫的意味。
During the war, the village turned their school into a fortress to protect themselves.
用法提示：此句中'fortress'作为宾语补足语，表示将学校变为防御设施，突出了其保护功能。
The castle had thick walls and towers, making it an impenetrable fortress.
用法提示：这里'fortress'作为表语，描述城堡的特征，强调其坚固和防御性。
a fortress of + noun
比喻用法，指能提供保护或隔绝外界的地方。
The remote cabin became his fortress of solitude.
那座偏远的小屋成了他独处的堡垒。
serve as a fortress against + noun
against 后接需要防御的对象或威胁。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- medieval fortress
- 中世纪堡垒
- Tourists flock to the medieval fortress on the hill.游客们纷纷涌向山上的中世纪堡垒。
- impregnable fortress
- 坚不可摧的堡垒
- The castle was long regarded as an impregnable fortress.这座城堡长期以来被视为坚不可摧的堡垒。
- besiege a fortress
- 围攻堡垒
- The army besieged the fortress for three months.军队围攻这座堡垒长达三个月。
- capture a fortress
- 攻占堡垒
- The rebels finally managed to capture the fortress.叛军最终成功攻占了这座堡垒。
- hilltop fortress
学习提示Learner notes
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