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moat n.壕沟；护城河v.将…围以壕沟 (1) 一条深沟把动物园里的动物和观众隔开。(2) 这座中世纪的城市用高墙深沟来加强防御。(3) 城堡外环绕着一条护城河。(4) 这座中世纪的城市周围建有城墙和护城河。 You're most likely to hear about moats if you read a fairy tale or a history of medieval times. This water-filled ditch is one of the lines of defense for a castle. In the old days, it was pretty effective. If you filled the moat with a deadly fish — like a piranha — that was an even better defense. A moat is pretty much the opposite of a welcome mat.

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英 [məʊt] 美 [moʊt] (1) A moat separates the animals in the zoo from the spectators.(2) The medieval town is fortified with a high wall and a deep moat.(3) There is a moat round the castle.(4) The medieval town was fortified with a high wall and a deep moat. Not many houses these days have a moat — it's a trench dug outside a castle and is usually full of water. A moat means "Keep out!" 1[N-COUNT 可数名词]护城河；城壕 A moat is a deep, wide channel dug round a place such as a castle and filled with water, in order to protect the place from attack.

英语单词	moat
英美音标	英 [məʊt] 美 [moʊt]
中文释义	n.壕沟；护城河 v.将…围以壕沟
英语例句	(1) A moat separates the animals in the zoo from the spectators. (2) The medieval town is fortified with a high wall and a deep moat. (3) There is a moat round the castle. (4) The medieval town was fortified with a high wall and a deep moat.
中文例句	(1) 一条深沟把动物园里的动物和观众隔开。 (2) 这座中世纪的城市用高墙深沟来加强防御。 (3) 城堡外环绕着一条护城河。 (4) 这座中世纪的城市周围建有城墙和护城河。
vocabulary简明	Not many houses these days have a moat — it's a trench dug outside a castle and is usually full of water. A moat means "Keep out!"
vocabulary扩展	You're most likely to hear about moats if you read a fairy tale or a history of medieval times. This water-filled ditch is one of the lines of defense for a castle. In the old days, it was pretty effective. If you filled the moat with a deadly fish — like a piranha — that was an even better defense. A moat is pretty much the opposite of a welcome mat.
柯林斯解释	1 [N-COUNT 可数名词]护城河；城壕 A moat is a deep, wide channel dug round a place such as a castle and filled with water, in order to protect the place from attack.

Moat Medieval Town Fortified High Wall Deep Round