citadel

英 [ˈsɪtədəl]

美 [ˈsɪtədəl]

n.  (旧时的)城堡，要塞，堡垒

复数：citadels　

TOEFL

Collins.1 / BNC.15300 / COCA.20138

牛津词典

noun

• （旧时的）城堡，要塞，堡垒
  (in the past) a castle on high ground in or near a city where people could go when the city was being attacked
  1. citadels of private economic power
     私人经济力量的堡垒

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT (旧时的)堡垒，城堡，要塞
  In the past, acitadelwas a strong building in or near a city, where people could shelter for safety.
  1. The citadel at Besançon towered above the river.
     贝桑松的城堡高高地耸立在河边。
• N-COUNT （某种生活方式的）庇护所
  If you describe a system or organization as acitadel ofa particular way of life, usually one you disapprove of, you mean that it is powerful and effective in defending that way of life.
  1. The business is no longer regarded as a citadel of commerce.
     该行业不再被视为贸易的堡垒。

英英释义

noun

• a stronghold into which people could go for shelter during a battle
  Synonym:bastion

双语例句

• The insurrection had made of the centre of Paris a sort of inextricable, tortuous, colossal citadel.
  那次的起义把巴黎的中心地带变成了一种曲折错乱、叫人摸不清道路的巨大寨子。
• The citadel at Besan ç on towered above the river.
  贝桑松的城堡高高地耸立在河边。
• The group of hedge funds with a presence on the ground in Asia includes the best-known American funds from citadel to fortress to sac.
  已经在亚洲设立办事处的对冲基金阵营包括citadel、城堡（fortress）和sac等许多著名的美国基金。
• Towns with a Citadel attract more troops than a town with a Fort.
  拥有大本营的城镇比拥有堡垒的更能吸引部队加入。
• The old style classical education received its most crushing blow in the citadel of Harvard College, where Dr.
  在哈佛学院的城堡里，旧式的经典教育受到了最毁灭性的打击。
• The purpose of the "Citadel" remains debated.
  大本营的使用目的仍然受到争议。
• The Neptune sheriff's department is a locked-down, squared-away citadel of security?
  neptune郡长办公室是一个向下锁定，绝对全大本营？
• The business is no longer regarded as a citadel of commerce.
  该行业不再被视为贸易的堡垒。
• Convertible-arbitrage funds, such as Citadel, have led the industry's resurgence, exploiting pricing discrepancies between corporate convertible debt and equity.
  城堡这样的可转债-套利基金引领了行业的复苏。它们利用企业可转换债券和股票之间的价格差异赚钱。
• His London flat became a place of solitude, a citadel of loneliness.
  他的伦敦公寓成了离群索居之所，成了寂寞的堡垒。