dungeon

英 [ˈdʌndʒən]

美 [ˈdʌndʒən]

n.  (尤指城堡中的)地牢，土牢

复数：dungeons　

TOEFLTEM8

BNC.16152 / COCA.17135

牛津词典

noun

• （尤指城堡中的）地牢，土牢
  a dark underground room used as a prison, especially in a castle

柯林斯词典

• (城堡中的)地牢,土牢
  Adungeonis a dark underground prison in a castle.

英英释义

noun

• a dark cell (usually underground) where prisoners can be confined
• the main tower within the walls of a medieval castle or fortress
  Synonym:keepdonjon

双语例句

• There is a dungeon back there.
  那个后面有一个地牢。
• After six months in a dungeon, he mutilated a prostitute.
  六个月后在地牢中，一个妓女被他毁了容。
• We were building a dungeon down there.
  我们在那下面造的是一个地牢。
• A murky dungeon; murky rooms lit by smoke-blackened lamps.
  阴暗的地牢；亮着被烟熏黑了的灯的阴暗的房间。
• This place is awful like a dungeon!
  这地方真要命，象个土牢！
• My noble half-brother whose throne I usurped will be killed, not kept anonymously imprisoned in a forgotten cell of my dungeon.
  被我篡夺王位的兄弟，我将会把他杀了，而不是囚禁在地牢中某个被遗忘的角。
• Today's asylum might be the dungeon of tomorrow.
  今天的庇护所可能会变成明天的地牢。
• We expect most players to battle through this dungeon at a brisk pace.
  我们期望大多数玩家在这个地下城的战斗能保持一个轻快的节奏。
• From out the dungeon, came a groan.
  从牢中传出呻吟的声音。演出绝对是非传统的。传单来了，刚刚印出来的！
• By the time he and I dueled, he had been retired and holed up in that dungeon of his for decades.
  和我决斗的时候，他已经退休了，而且在他那座地城里面藏了几十年。