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 seat was a stronghold of the Labour party.
  这个选区是工党的大本营。
• Fortress: a fortified place, especially a large, permanent military stronghold that often includes a town.
  要塞，构筑了堡垒的地方，尤指大的、永久性的军事驻地，常包括一个城镇。
• We took possession of the enemy's stronghold.
  我们占领了敌人的要塞。
• Britain says it will send a team of military officers to the Libyan rebel stronghold of Benghazi.
  英国表示他们将派遣一个军官小组前往利比亚叛军在班加西的据点。
• At dawn, we stormed the enemy's stronghold.
  拂晓时，我们猛攻了敌人的堡垒。
• 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。
• An unassailable stronghold, fortress, etc.
  攻不破的堡垒、要塞等。
• Brazilian security forces have taken control of a major Rio de Janeiro drug trafficker stronghold.
  巴西安全部队已经控制了里约热内卢一个主要贩毒团伙的据点。
• 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。
• They captured the enemy's stronghold without striking a blow.
  他们不发一枪就占领了敌人的要赛。