英语释义

1. a fortress that commands (see command entry 1 sense 2c) a city

2. stronghold
the nation's citadel of health research
— Constance Holden a citadel of higher education

3. a castle or fort that in past times was used to protect the people of a city if the city was attacked

4. a fortress that sits high above a city

片语

Clan Citadels家族城堡

The Citadels堡垒系列

strongholds[军] 据点；要塞；堡垒（stronghold 的复数形式）

BATTLE of CITADELS战斗堡垒

Citadels of Mystery唱片名

Citadels Faidutti Bruno Toys海外代购

storm the citadels of science攻克科学堡垒

chateaux(Chateaux)人名；(法)沙托

英汉例句

• The Pantheon shattered the Old Gods' citadels and chained the evil gods far beneath the surface of the world.

  诸神摧毁了上古之神的城堡，并把这些邪恶生物囚禁在位于地底深处的地下监狱中。

• The massive citadels of Indus cities that protected the Harappans from floods and attackers were larger than most Mesopotamian ziggurats.

  印度城市厚重的大本营保护着哈拉帕免受洪水和攻击者的伤害，比美索不达米亚最大的金字形神塔还要大。

• Fort Mahakan is one of the oldest structures in Bangkok, built in the 18th century as one of 14 citadels guarding the city. Only one other fort remains.

  曼哈坎堡是曼谷最古老的建筑之一，建于18世纪，当时有14座城堡守卫着这座城市。曼哈坎堡是如今仅存的两座中的一座。

• The scrap-wood citadels of my childhood (above, left) lacked a certain sophistication that comes with actual planning.

  这是我童年时期由废旧木头所搭建的的堡垒，没有深思熟虑的构思计划建造而成，几乎可以说它是一件随性之作。

相似词

bastion(Bastion)人名；(英)巴斯申

castle(Castle)人名；(英)卡斯尔

fastness牢固；不褪色；要塞；巩固；堡垒；迅速

fort(Fort)人名；(法)福尔；(德、英、西、葡、匈)福特

fortification[军] 设防；[军] 防御工事；加强；配方

fortress筑要塞；以要塞防守

hold持有；拥有；保存；拘留；约束或控制；召开，举行

redoubt多面堡；防御性障碍物

stronghold要塞；大本营；中心地