stronghold

英 [ˈstrɒŋhəʊld]

美 [ˈstrɔːŋhoʊld]

n.  有广泛支持的地方; 势力强大的地方; 堡垒; 要塞; 据点; (某种动物的)主要栖息地

复数：strongholds　

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Collins.1 / BNC.11520 / COCA.10622

牛津词典

noun

• 有广泛支持的地方；势力强大的地方
  an area in which there is a lot of support for a particular belief or group of people, especially a political party
  1. a Republican stronghold/a stronghold of Republicanism
     共和党势力强大的地区
• 堡垒；要塞；据点
  a castle or a place that is strongly built and difficult to attack
• （某种动物的）主要栖息地
  an area where there are a large number of a particular type of animal
  1. This valley is one of the last strongholds of the Siberian tiger.
     这条山谷是西伯利亚虎最后的几个主要栖息地之一。

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT (持共同态度或信仰的人的)大本营，据点
  If you say that a place or region is astronghold ofa particular attitude or belief, you mean that most people there share this attitude or belief.
  1. The westernmost part of north Wales is a stronghold of Welsh-speakers...
     北威尔士最西部是说威尔士语人的聚居区。
  2. The seat was a stronghold of the Labour party.
     这个选区是工党的大本营。
• N-COUNT (某种动物的)主要栖息地
  If you say that a place is astrongholdof a particular type of animal, you mean that more of that type of animal live there than in other places.
  1. Shetland is the last stronghold of otters in the British Isles.
     设得兰群岛是水獭在不列颠群岛上最后的栖息地。

英英释义

noun

• a strongly fortified defensive structure
  Synonym:fastness

双语例句

• The Republican National Committee remained an Old Guard stronghold even after Mr Eisenhower's election.
  共和党的全国委员会甚至在艾森豪威尔先生当选总统之后仍然是保守派的堡垒。
• An unassailable stronghold, fortress, etc.
  攻不破的堡垒、要塞等。
• They captured the airbase, last stronghold of the presidential guard.
  他们攻占了空军基地，这是总统卫队的最后一个堡垒。
• They built a stronghold in the Beor mountains.
  他们在贝奥尔山脉建造了一个据点。
• The puppet troops 'stronghold was completely destroyed by the guerrillas.
  伪军据点被游击队连锅端了。
• They attacked a stronghold of a clan aligned with the rival Fatah faction, and gunmen there returned fire.
  他们袭击了一个和法塔赫结盟的家族的重要据点，据点内的武装人员进行还击。
• The incident took place near Pakistan's Waziristan region, a Taliban stronghold where locals have reported seeing more NATO troops along the border in recent days.
  事件发生在巴基斯坦的瓦济里斯坦地区附近的一个塔利班据点，据当地人说，他们最近几天在边界沿线看到了很多北约部队。
• At dawn, we stormed the enemy's stronghold.
  拂晓时，我们猛攻了敌人的堡垒。
• A devastating attack was launched on the rebel stronghold, leaving many of them dead.
  向叛军要塞的摧毁性进攻发起了，使他们许多人被歼。
• This suggests they do not feel safe in the last loyalist stronghold, the oasis of Sebha.
  这表明他们在赛布哈的绿洲&效忠派最后的要塞，并没有感到安全。