citadels

英 [ˈsɪtədlz]

美 [ˈsɪtəˌdɛlz]

n.  (旧时的)城堡，要塞，堡垒
citadel的复数

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。

双语例句

• They have ventured into the drowsy glades of badly managed companies and they have stormed the citadels of multinationals.
  他们投机于管理不善的公司旗下的低迷业务，并且攻下了一些跨国公司。
• God is in her citadels; he has shown himself to be her fortress.
  神在其宫中自显为避难所。
• 13 consider well her ramparts, view her citadels, that you may tell of them to the next generation.
  细看他的外郭，察看他的宫殿，为要传说到后代。
• Nor are they the Ivy League citadels of America's elite like Harvard or Princeton, or ancient halls of learning like Cambridge or Oxford in the United Kingdom.
  它们也不是哈佛或普林斯顿这样的美国常青藤大学，或英国剑桥或牛津这样古老大学。