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fortress n.堡垒；要塞；防御工事 (1) 我们的战士包围了敌人的堡垒。(2) 完成了堡垒界面中的融合。(3) 他们把要塞让给了敌人。 From its original sense of stronghold, the word fortress has stretched to include strongholds in a more figurative sense. Martin Luther used fortress to describe unfailing spiritual support when he wrote, “A mighty fortress is our God.” When someone has a hard time trusting others, you might say they have retreated to a "fortress of their own making."

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英 ['fɔːtrəs] 美 ['fɔːrtrəs] (1) Our soldiers laid siege to the enemy fortress.(2) Complete thawing of the Fortress HUD.(3) They yielded the fortress to the enemy. A fortress is a large building or complex of buildings used as a military stronghold. In a military sense a fortress is often called a “fort." 1[N-COUNT 可数名词]堡垒；防御阵地；要塞 A fortress is a castle or other large strong building, or a well-protected place, which is intended to be difficult for enemies to enter. ...a 13th-century fortress.13 世纪的堡垒

英语单词	fortress
英美音标	英 ['fɔːtrəs] 美 ['fɔːrtrəs]
中文释义	n.堡垒；要塞；防御工事
英语例句	(1) Our soldiers laid siege to the enemy fortress. (2) Complete thawing of the Fortress HUD. (3) They yielded the fortress to the enemy.
中文例句	(1) 我们的战士包围了敌人的堡垒。 (2) 完成了堡垒界面中的融合。 (3) 他们把要塞让给了敌人。
vocabulary简明	A fortress is a large building or complex of buildings used as a military stronghold. In a military sense a fortress is often called a “fort."
vocabulary扩展	From its original sense of stronghold, the word fortress has stretched to include strongholds in a more figurative sense. Martin Luther used fortress to describe unfailing spiritual support when he wrote, “A mighty fortress is our God.” When someone has a hard time trusting others, you might say they have retreated to a "fortress of their own making."
柯林斯解释	1 [N-COUNT 可数名词]堡垒；防御阵地；要塞 A fortress is a castle or other large strong building, or a well-protected place, which is intended to be difficult for enemies to enter. ...a 13th-century fortress. 13 世纪的堡垒

Fortress Large Military Sense 英 Fɔːtrəs] 美 Fɔːrtrəs N.堡垒；要塞；防御工事