单词 | city gate |
释义 | > as lemmascity gate city gate n. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > defence > defensive work(s) > gate > [noun] portc1330 town gatec1380 city gatec1450 castle-gate1590 portress1638 the world > space > relative position > condition of being open or not closed > an opening or aperture > [noun] > opening which may be passed through > gate or gateway > city-gate portOE city gatec1450 c1450 Alphabet of Tales (1904) I. 195 (MED) When he come att þe cetie yate. a1616 W. Shakespeare Two Gentlemen of Verona (1623) iii. i. 251 Come, Ile conuey thee through the City-gate . View more context for this quotation 1738 Hist. Reg. No. 90. 137/1 The evil Consequences of laying open the City Gates, and taking away its Guard, are innumerable. 1872 C. D. Warner Saunterings 256 He stood on top of the massive old city gate. 2000 Independent on Sunday 12 Nov. (Travel section) 4/1 No motor vehicle can enter the city gates except the smallest of motocyclettes. < as lemmas |
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