forts

英 [fɔːts]

美 [fɔrts]

n.  要塞; 堡垒; 城堡; 兵营; 军营; 营地
fort的复数

柯林斯词典

• 堡垒;要塞;城堡
  Afortis a strong building or a place with a wall or fence around it where soldiers can stay and be safe from the enemy.
• PHRASE 替人照料;代为负责
  If youhold the fortfor someone, or, in American English, if youhold down the fort, you look after things for them while they are somewhere else or are busy doing something else.
  1. His business partner is holding the fort while he is away.
     他不在的时候，其生意伙伴代为负责。

双语例句

• A line of forts was built along the border; to protect the country against attack.
  一列炮台沿着边境建造，保卫国家不受攻击。
• Nineteenth century, the eighties, the Qing Dynasty built this northern port of Dalian Bay trestle, built forts, mines set up camp, the incident became the town.
  十九世纪八十年代，清朝于今大连湾北岸建海港栈桥、筑炮台、设水雷营，一时成为小镇。
• The Great Wall of China was built more than two thousand years ago on the basis of joining together the forts built by feudal lords to protect their land against invasions by barbarians.
  中国的万里长城是两千多年前建成的，是在把封建王公们为了防御野蛮民族入侵而建筑的城堡连接起来的基础上建成的。
• It is pleasant just to walk around and look at the old buildings and forts.
  单是到处走走看看古老的建筑和要塞也是很惬意的。
• All the churches, forts, and museums.
  到处是教堂、城堡和博物馆。
• At the beginning of the 19th century British possessions were confined to forts and slave trading posts on the west coast.
  19世纪初英国的占领地局限于西海岸的堡垒和奴隶交易点。
• The warships opened fire on the forts.
  几艘军舰向堡垒开火。
• KABUL& The hills of this capital stand as monuments to men in battle, topped by crumbling forts and rusted tanks, ancient ramparts and gleaming tombs of kings.
  喀布尔&这座首都城市的小山屹立着，像一座纪念战争中的战士们的纪念碑，山顶有破碎的堡垒、锈蚀的坦克、古代城墙和闪着微光的国王墓地。
• At midnight, we began to attack the enemy and thrust home all their forts.
  午夜，我们开始向敌人进攻，打中了他们所有的碉堡。
• Fort: Forts are the best way to fight off invasions from angry monarchs.
  堡垒：当愤怒的海岛王进攻你的国家时，利用堡垒是最好的防御方法。