Word · Frequency #12272
moat
护城河；壕沟
核心释义
a deep ditch dug around a castle or town and usually filled with water as a defense
- 1.
A deep, wide defensive ditch, normally filled with water, surrounding a fortified habitation.
- 2.
作为防御工事挖掘的壕沟,通常注满水
ditch dug as a fortification and usually filled with water
- 3.
An aspect of a business which makes it more "defensible" from competitors, because of the nature of its products, services or franchise or for some other reason.
- 4.
A circular lowland between a resurgent dome and the walls of the caldera surrounding it.
- 5.
热带气旋眼墙外的一个清晰环状区域。
A clear ring outside the eyewall of a tropical cyclone.
作为防御工事挖掘的壕沟,通常注满水；热带气旋眼墙外的一个清晰环状区域。；壕沟；护城河
用法In use
The castle's moat was too wide for the soldiers to cross.
用法提示：moat 为名词，指城堡四周的护城河。
The village is surrounded by a moat that once protected it from invaders.
用法提示：moat 为名词，指环绕村庄的护城河。
They plan to build a small moat around the orchard to keep out wild animals.
用法提示：moat 作名词，在这里指环果园的壕沟。
a moat around [place]
moat 作名词时是可数名词，指城堡或城镇外围的壕沟；常与 around 连用表示位置。
There is a moat around the castle.
城堡周围有一道护城河。
be moated
moat 作动词时是及物动词，意为“用护城河环绕”，常用被动语态 be moated。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- castle moat
- 城堡护城河
- The castle moat was full of cold water.城堡护城河里满是冰冷的水。
- dig a moat
- 挖护城河
- The soldiers dug a moat around the camp.士兵们在营地周围挖了一条壕沟。
- cross the moat
- 越过护城河
- The knight had to cross the moat to reach the gate.骑士必须越过护城河才能到达大门。
- fill in the moat
- 填平护城河
- They filled in the moat to build a road.他们填平了护城河来修路。
- defensive moat
- 防御壕沟
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
moat 与 boat 同韵：护城河（moat）上漂着一只小船（boat）。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：historical castle descriptions、defensive architecture articles、travel writing about old fortifications moat 作名词时通常用于谈论城堡、古代防御工事或历史景点；语气中性偏书面，多出现在历史、建筑或旅游类介绍中。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
与 moat 押韵的词包括 boat, coat, goat, note, vote, float，它们都含 /oʊt/ 音。注意 moat 与 moot /muːt/ 拼写相近但发音不同；mote 与 moat 同音但较少见。
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
一起学习词形Learn the forms together
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