| 词汇 | stronghold |
| 释义 | stronghold noun[ C ] uk /ˈstrɒŋ.həʊld/ us /ˈstrɑːŋ.hoʊld/ a building or position that is strongly defended: 要塞，堡垒;据点 a rebel stronghold叛军据点 They captured the last stronghold of the presidential guard.他们攻占了总统卫队的最后一个堡垒。 a place or area where a particular belief or activity is common: （特定信仰或活动的）势力强大的地方，大本营，根据地 Rural areas have been traditionally thought of as a stronghold of old-fashioned attitudes.乡村地区传统上一向被视为守旧思想的大本营。 Fortifications acropolis barricade bastion battlements castle citadel drawbridge earthwork enceinte entanglement fort machicolation Martello tower moat moated motte pillbox stockade storm cellar turret You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Places and locations stronghold | American Dictionarystronghold noun[ C ] us/ˈstrɔŋˌhoʊld/ a place that is well defended or is a center for particular beliefs or activities: Bears could return to the area that was once their last stronghold in Texas. That county has always been a Democratic stronghold. Examples of strongholdstronghold Over 230 par ticipants from 21 countries took par t in this gathering with high appearance from traditional high-power laser-matter interaction strongholds. The breakdown of multilateralism contains within it the danger of sectoral trade conflicts and the revival of regional trade strongholds. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English My constituency contains a wide variety of political strongholds. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The universities have ceased to be the storehouses and political strongholds of privilege and prejudice. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In one or two remaining slum strongholds the local authorities should by then be poised for their final attack upon their remaining slums. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We have periodical incursions, on the advice of intelligence services, which are not nearly strong enough into the strongholds. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Indeed, some of the strongholds of the police force are being pulled down. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Local government in these northern strongholds is no longer under the control of those who pay for it. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In matters of the administration of health, all these things were confined within the walled towns, which were the only strongholds of culture in mediaeval ages. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I was brought up to believe that county councils were the feudal strongholds of the country gentlemen, very different from the democratic borough councils, rural district councils and so on. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They passed by many fortresses because they were unable to fight with the strongholds. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Instead, they would retreat into fortified strongholds and wait for mobile forces ("comitatenses") to arrive and intercept the invaders. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. In order to facilitate transportation, toll booths and other checkpoints along roads were largely eliminated, as were unnecessary military strongholds. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The shape of the former strongholds are marked in several places in the topology of roads into this area. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Ringworks acted as strongholds for military operations and defended aristocratic or major settlements. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. See all examples of stronghold These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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