| 单词 | fortress |
| 释义 | fortress (once / 367 pages) n A fortress is a large building or complex of buildings used as a military stronghold. In a military sense, a fortress is often called a “fort." From its original sense of stronghold, the word fortress has stretched to include strongholds in a more figurative sense. Martin Luther used fortress to describe unfailing spiritual support when he wrote, “A mighty fortress is our God.” When someone has a hard time trusting others, you might say they have retreated to a "fortress of their own making." WORD FAMILYfortress: fortresses USAGE EXAMPLESThe school is surrounded on all sides by a fortress of public housing. New York Times(Jun 06, 2016) "The fortress needs a fair bit of investment and this is not the sort of property you would buy on a whim." BBC(Dec 19, 2016) KAWKABAN, Yemen — The majestic fortress nestled atop a mountain here in northwestern Yemen survived the armies of the Islamic warrior Saladin in the 12th century. Washington Post(Dec 18, 2016) n a fortified defensive structure Syn|Exp|Hypo|Hyper fort Alhambra a fortified Moorish palace built near Granada by Muslim kings in the Middle Ages Bastillea fortress built in Paris in the 14th century and used as a prison in the 17th and 18th centuries; it was destroyed July 14, 1789 at the start of the French Revolution Tower of Londona fortress in London on the Thames; used as a palace and a state prison and now as a museum containing the crown jewels Machu PicchuInca fortress city in the Andes in Peru discovered in 1911; it may have been built in the 15th century alcazar any of various Spanish fortresses or palaces built by the Moors martello towera circular masonry fort for coastal defence presidioa fortress established in the southwestern United States by the Spanish in order to protect their missions and other holdings sconcea small fort or earthwork defending a ford, pass, or castle gate defence, defense, defensive structure a structure used to defend against attack |
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