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单词 stronghold
释义

stronghold

​noun countable
UK /ˈstrɒŋˌhəʊld/
Word Forms
singularstronghold
pluralstrongholds
DEFINITIONS2
  1. 1
    a place where people fighting an enemy can defend or organize themselves

    the mountain stronghold of the guerrillas

    Synonyms and related words
    Places where war and fighting take place
    bastion
    battlefield
    beachhead
  2. 2
    a place where the majority of people have the same political or religious beliefs

    The area is no longer a Republican stronghold.

    Synonyms and related words
    Places of a particular type
    a den of iniquity/vice
    a happy/favourite hunting ground
    anchorage
    1. 2a
      a place where something that is no longer common can still be found

      Some of the smaller birds have a stronghold in the New Forest.

      Synonyms and related words
      General words for location and place
      place
      location
      setting

stronghold

​noun countable
US /ˈstrɔŋˌhoʊld/
Word Forms
singularstronghold
pluralstrongholds
DEFINITIONS2
  1. 1
    a place where people fighting an enemy can defend or organize themselves

    the mountain stronghold of the guerrillas

    Synonyms and related words
    Places where war and fighting take place
    bastion
    battlefield
    beachhead
  2. 2
    a place where the majority of people have the same political or religious beliefs

    The area is no longer a Republican stronghold.

    Synonyms and related words
    Places of a particular type
    a den of iniquity
    aerie
    a happy/favorite hunting ground
    1. 2a
      a place where something that is no longer common can still be found

      Some of the smaller birds have a stronghold in the nearby forest.

      Synonyms and related words
      General words for location and place
      place
      location
      setting
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