['strɔŋhəuld]
stronghold
n. 要塞,堡垒,中心地

例句与用法:

  1. A fortified place, especially a large, permanent military stronghold that often includes a town.
    要塞构筑了堡垒的地方,尤指大的、永久性的军事驻地,常包括一个城镇
  2. An ancient city of Palestine near the northwest shore of the Dead Sea. A stronghold commanding the valley of the lower Jordan River, it was, according to the Old Testament, captured and destroyed by Joshua.
    耶利哥巴勒斯坦古城,临近死海西北海岸。是扼守约旦河下游河谷的要塞,据《圣经·旧约》所述,它被约书亚征服并毁灭
  3. We took possession of the enemy's stronghold.
    我们占领了敌人的要塞。
  4. Here is a stronghold of republicanism.
    这儿是共和主义运动的据点。

英英解释:

名词 stronghold:

  1. a strongly fortified defensive structure
  2. 同义词:fastness