citadel

英 ['sɪtədəl] 美 ['sɪtədəl]

• n. 城堡；要塞

详尽释义

n. 名词

1. 城堡
2. 堡垒
3. 要塞
4. 根据地
5. 安全的地方
6. 避难处
7. 大本营
8. 城寨
9. 炮廓
10. 避难所
11. 装甲区
12. 安全地带
13. 早期军舰上的炮台

英英释义

Noun:

1. a stronghold into which people could go for shelter during a battle

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. Here was a citadel in the Second World War.
   在二战中，这儿是一处避难所。
2. This citadel is built on high ground for protecting the city.
   这座城堡建于高处是为保护城市。
3. Some of the rebels were killed in the act of storming the citadel.
   一些反叛者在突袭城堡时被杀。
4. He made a citadel of personal excellence.
   他具备人的各种美德。
5. They once were icons of integrity, citadels of civilization, bastions of benevolence.
   大学曾经是正直的象征，文明的堡垒，仁爱的捍卫者阵地。

经典引文

• To collect all the remaining strength..in a mountain citadel.

  出自： C. Thirlwall

• The French had had to evacuate their troops from the citadel in Aleppo.

  出自： W. S. Churchill

• The university figured as the citadel of conservatism.

  出自： L. Trilling

词汇搭配

• the citadel "城堡"

近反义词

【近义词】

• fortress 堡垒
• stronghold 要塞
• fort 堡垒
• bastion 棱堡
• castle 城堡
• refuge 避难
• sanctuary 圣所
• tower 塔