a stronghold of [group]
用 of 引出控制或占据该据点的群体。
The mountain village was a stronghold of the resistance.
这座山村曾是抵抗力量的要塞。
要塞;堡垒
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要塞;堡垒
a strongly fortified defensive structure
The mountain village was a stronghold of the resistance.
这座山村曾是抵抗力量的要塞。
为抵御攻击而修建的地方;堡垒。
A place built to withstand attack; a fortress.
坚固的防御工事
a strongly fortified defensive structure
特定群体或思想占据统治地位或得以避难、存续的地方。
A place of domination by, or refuge or survival of, a particular group or idea.
The soldiers defended the stronghold against the attack.
士兵们抵抗进攻,保卫了这座要塞。
The stronghold stood on the hill for over three hundred years.
这座要塞在山丘上矗立了三百多年。
This fortress remains a stronghold today.
这座堡垒至今仍是一座要塞。
用 of 引出控制或占据该据点的群体。
The mountain village was a stronghold of the resistance.
这座山村曾是抵抗力量的要塞。
名词直接修饰 stronghold,表示某类据点,如 rebel stronghold、mountain stronghold。
The army attacked the rebel stronghold from the north.
军队从北面进攻叛军据点。
against 后接要防御的对象,多用于军事或防御语境。
This fortress served as a stronghold against invasions.
这座堡垒是用来抵御入侵的要塞。
表示仅存或最后的据点。
The city was the last stronghold of the ancient kingdom.
这座城市是那个古老王国最后的堡垒。
Not this
My stronghold is spoken English.
Use this
My strong point is spoken English.
stronghold 指‘要塞/堡垒’这类据点,不表示人的‘强项/长处’;表达‘强项’应用 strong point 或 strength,因此要替换词语而不是改句子结构。
Not this
The army captured stronghold after a long battle.
Use this
The army captured a stronghold after a long battle.
stronghold 是可数名词,单数形式前必须有冠词或限定词;这里第一次提到一个具体据点,要用不定冠词 a 才能构成合法的名词短语。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
山中要塞;山寨
The soldiers hid in a mountain stronghold.
士兵们藏在一个山中要塞里。
敌军要塞
They launched an attack on the enemy stronghold.
他们对敌军要塞发动了进攻。
叛军据点
The town was a rebel stronghold during the war.
战争期间,这个城镇是叛军的据点。
最后的堡垒
The castle was the last stronghold of the kingdom.
这座城堡是这个王国最后的堡垒。
坚不可摧的要塞
The fortress was an impregnable stronghold.
这座堡垒坚不可摧。
民主的堡垒
The country was once a stronghold of democracy in the region.
这个国家曾经是该地区的民主堡垒。
抵抗的据点
The coastal town became a stronghold of resistance during the war.
战争期间,这个沿海城镇成为抵抗的据点。
最后的堡垒
This wetland is the last stronghold of several rare bird species.
这片湿地是几种珍稀鸟类的最后据点。
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strong(坚固)+hold(守住)→ 守住坚固的地方,就是要塞、堡垒。
语域:formal 常见场景:military history、archaeology and heritage sites、historical fiction 该词的字面义‘要塞;堡垒’多用于正式或书面语,比较常见于军事史、遗址介绍等描述性文本;日常口语中通常较少直接用。
strong、long、song、wrong 与 stronghold 中重读的 strong 部分同含 /ɔŋ/ 音;hold、old 与末尾的 -hold 同含 /oʊld/ 音。注意 stronghold 的重音在第一个音节,strong 中的 ng 读 /ŋ/,g 不单独发音;wrong 中的 w 不发音。
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