stronghold

中英词典

stronghold [ˈstrɒŋhəʊld]

形容词：强大的，稳固的

名词：要塞，堡垒；根据地，据点

词语辨析

stronghold 和 fortress 都有“堡垒，要塞”之意，但fortress 更强调军事上的要塞，stronghold 则更广泛地指代各种稳固的地方。

词汇扩充

stronghold 还可以引申为“控制、统治的中心”。

近义词

1. fortress
2. citadel
3. bastion

反义词

1. weakness
2. vulnerability

柯林斯词典

stronghold in American English

1. a fortified place; fortress

2. a place where a particular cause or belief is strongly defended or upheld

牛津词典

stronghold

noun

1. a place that has been fortified so as to protect it against attack

2. a place where a particular cause or belief is strongly defended or upheld

用法

stronghold can be used both as a noun and as an adjective.

例句

1. The rebels made the old castle their stronghold.
2. 这些叛乱分子把这座古堡当作他们的据点。


3. The company's main stronghold is in Asia.
4. 该公司的主要根据地在亚洲。


5. The town was once a stronghold of the enemy.
6. 这个城镇曾经是敌人的要塞。


7. The political party lost its stronghold in the last election.
8. 这个政党在上次选举中失去了它的大本营。


9. They have established a stronghold in the heart of the city.
10. 他们在市中心建立了一个据点。


11. The mountain was a stronghold for the rebels during the war.
12. 这座山在战争期间是叛乱分子的据点。


13. The castle served as a stronghold for the king's army.
14. 这座城堡为国王的军队提供了一个牢固的阵地。


15. They have built a new stronghold on the outskirts of town.
16. 他们在市郊建立了一个新的据点。


17. The rebels were surrounded in their stronghold.
18. 叛乱分子被围困在他们的据点里。


19. The party is trying to regain its stronghold in the region.
20. 该政党正试图在该地区重新夺回地盘。


21. The fortress was the stronghold of the kingdom.
22. 这座要塞是王国的大本营。