单词 | fortress |
释义 | fortress (fɔːʳtrɪs ) Word forms: fortresses countable noun A fortress is a castle or other large strong building, or a well-protected place, which is intended to be difficult for enemies to enter. ...a 13th-century fortress. Synonyms: castle, fort, stronghold, citadel Collocations: impregnable fortress The impregnable fortress was to become his prison for the rest of his life. Times, Sunday Times Can he build an environment and culture to bring the whole group together through leadership, managing up and down and creating an impregnable fortress in the group? Times, Sunday Times This attack was one of the first occasions on which artillery was used, and breaches were soon made in an otherwise impregnable fortress. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 For centuries after its construction in the 10th or 11th century it remained an impregnable fortress. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 They requested that they be blessed with impregnable fortresses, which would be everlasting. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Or do you dream of living in a medieval fortress, but still want all mod cons? Times, Sunday Times You're seated eating lamb and drinking rosé on the restaurant terrace of this lovely medieval fortress. Times, Sunday Times Pedestrian squares are ringed by blocks of flats which he likened to the walls of a medieval fortress, acting as a barrier between the worlds. Times, Sunday Times Near the town are the ruins of a medieval fortress. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The medieval fortress was destroyed in the 18th and 19th centuries and reconstructed as a house. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It's a mountain fortress that looks like a monastery, part youth hostel, part luxury eco-lodge. Times, Sunday Times He thus planned to eliminate humanity by freezing the planet while he and his henchmen remained safe in his remote mountain fortress. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Its destruction forced the claimants from both sides of the conflict to rule from mountain fortresses. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Mountain fortresses were also often constructed as places of refuge during war. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 城堡 Japanese: 要塞 |
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