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fort n.堡垒；要塞 (1) 堡垒里的人在黎明时出击。(2) 他们建造的泥砖堡垒，现已成为博物馆。(3) 敌人很快占领这座要塞。 A fort can also be called a fortress or a fortification, although typically a fortress describes a larger structure or a series of structures, while a fort is usually only one. All of these words come from the Latin word fortis for "strong, mighty, or brave.” Traditionally, forts have been strongly defended, with thick stone walls and other elements protecting them from invaders. Today in the US, some forts are simply military bases. Others are simply in the living room.

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英 [fɔːt] 美 [fɔːrt] (1) The men in the fort sallied at dawn.(2) They built an adobe fort, which is now a museum.(3) The enemy soon occupied the fort. A fort is a place that's made strong and secure enough to be defended during a war. Although it’s usually a military word, you can also make a fort with chairs and a blanket to defend against annoying little siblings. 1[N-COUNT； N-IN-NAMES 名称名词；名称名词]堡垒；要塞；城堡 A fort is a strong building or a place with a wall or fence around it where soldiers can stay and be safe from the enemy. 2[PHRASE 短语]替人照料；代为负责 If you hold the fort for someone, or, in American English, if you hold down the fort, you look after things for them while they are somewhere else or are busy doing something else.   [V inflects]His business partner is holding the fort while he is away.他不在的时候，其生意伙伴代为负责。

英语单词	fort
英美音标	英 [fɔːt] 美 [fɔːrt]
中文释义	n.堡垒；要塞
英语例句	(1) The men in the fort sallied at dawn. (2) They built an adobe fort, which is now a museum. (3) The enemy soon occupied the fort.
中文例句	(1) 堡垒里的人在黎明时出击。 (2) 他们建造的泥砖堡垒，现已成为博物馆。 (3) 敌人很快占领这座要塞。
vocabulary简明	A fort is a place that's made strong and secure enough to be defended during a war. Although it’s usually a military word, you can also make a fort with chairs and a blanket to defend against annoying little siblings.
vocabulary扩展	A fort can also be called a fortress or a fortification, although typically a fortress describes a larger structure or a series of structures, while a fort is usually only one. All of these words come from the Latin word fortis for "strong, mighty, or brave.” Traditionally, forts have been strongly defended, with thick stone walls and other elements protecting them from invaders. Today in the US, some forts are simply military bases. Others are simply in the living room.
柯林斯解释	1 [N-COUNT； N-IN-NAMES 名称名词；名称名词]堡垒；要塞；城堡 A fort is a strong building or a place with a wall or fence around it where soldiers can stay and be safe from the enemy. 2 [PHRASE 短语]替人照料；代为负责 If you hold the fort for someone, or, in American English, if you hold down the fort, you look after things for them while they are somewhere else or are busy doing something else. [V inflects] His business partner is holding the fort while he is away. 他不在的时候，其生意伙伴代为负责。

Fort Place Strong Military Fortress Simply Hold 英