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

• Its structure was inspired from buildings that have withstood the rising of the sea like the Maunsell Sea Forts in the Thames and Mersey estuaries located off the coast of the United Kingdom.
  方舟的建筑结构模仿了可以低昂海平面上升的泰晤士河和默西河河口上的作为默恩塞尔海洋堡垒，该堡垒位于英国海岸线上。
• 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。
• 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。
• Koguryo forts and structures are being pulled down and used as building materials by the local residents.
  高句丽城保正被当地居民推倒用作建筑材料。
• I have got to go round all the forts and villages showing them.
  我只好到各处炮台和村庄全部呈现。
• 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。
• We have cracked open many enemy cities, blockhouses and forts and broken through fairly well-fortified enemy field positions.
  很多的城市、堡垒、寨子，被我们打开，某种程度的敌人野战阵地被我们突破。
• The young officers of the African Service who volunteered to man the slave forts and oversee the dungeons were children of the age of enlightenment.
  那些自愿看管奴隶城堡和地牢的都是些在非洲服役的刚过懵懂之年的年轻军官。
• Muri Lignei-A wooden wall is the most common defence for new settlements and semi-permanent forts in the northern provinces.
  在北方行省，木墙是一个新的定居点和半永久据点最常见的防御工事。
• Forts serve as bases where enterprising entrepreneurs could bring commerce to the West.
  要塞是有创业精神的企业家的基地，他们可以由此把贸易带到西部。