citadel

英 [ˈsɪtədəl]

美 [ˈsɪtədəl]

n.  (旧时的)城堡，要塞，堡垒

复数：citadels　

TOEFL

Collins.1 / BNC.15300 / COCA.20138

牛津词典

noun

• （旧时的）城堡，要塞，堡垒
  (in the past) a castle on high ground in or near a city where people could go when the city was being attacked
  1. citadels of private economic power
     私人经济力量的堡垒

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT (旧时的)堡垒，城堡，要塞
  In the past, acitadelwas a strong building in or near a city, where people could shelter for safety.
  1. The citadel at Besançon towered above the river.
     贝桑松的城堡高高地耸立在河边。
• N-COUNT （某种生活方式的）庇护所
  If you describe a system or organization as acitadel ofa particular way of life, usually one you disapprove of, you mean that it is powerful and effective in defending that way of life.
  1. The business is no longer regarded as a citadel of commerce.
     该行业不再被视为贸易的堡垒。

英英释义

noun

• a stronghold into which people could go for shelter during a battle
  Synonym:bastion

双语例句

• Now Icecrown Citadel, the cornerstone of the Scourge's power and the home base of the Lich King, is their final target.
  如今，冰冠要塞，天灾力量的基石和巫妖王的根据地，是他们最终的目标。
• The purpose of the "Citadel" remains debated.
  大本营的使用目的仍然受到争议。
• His London flat became a place of solitude, a citadel of loneliness.
  他的伦敦公寓成了离群索居之所，成了寂寞的堡垒。
• Second Gentleman. They give their greeting to the citadel; This likewise is a friend.
  军官乙他们向我们城上放礼炮了；到来的也是我们的朋友。
• Ay, in the grove of the temple and in the shadow of the citadel I have seen the freest among you wear their freedom as a yoke and a handcuff.
  唉，在庙宇的丛林中，在城堡的阴影里，我看到你们当中最自由的人把羁轭和手铐当作自由穿戴。
• The group of hedge funds with a presence on the ground in Asia includes the best-known American funds from citadel to fortress to sac.
  已经在亚洲设立办事处的对冲基金阵营包括citadel、城堡（fortress）和sac等许多著名的美国基金。
• 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。
• The Neptune sheriff's department is a locked-down, squared-away citadel of security?
  neptune郡长办公室是一个向下锁定，绝对全大本营？
• The insurrection had made of the centre of Paris a sort of inextricable, tortuous, colossal citadel.
  那次的起义把巴黎的中心地带变成了一种曲折错乱、叫人摸不清道路的巨大寨子。
• [ JS] In fact, there were a number of armies and leaders present at the citadel when those events occurred.
  实际上，这一事件发生时有许多军队和领导在这个大本营。