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

• They built strong forts to guard the city and the harbour.
  他们建筑了坚固的要塞来保护城市和港湾。
• Russian Cossacks spend much of their time on horseback, and as such are accustomed to the tasks of guarding and protecting towns, roads, forts and settlements.
  哥萨克骑兵一生大半时光都在马背上度过，并且惯于执行各种城镇、道路、城堡和城邑的防御守备任务。
• The warships opened fire on the forts.
  几艘军舰向堡垒开火。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Drenched in the stark Atlantic sun, the coastline is dotted with historic forts.
  沐浴在大西洋耀眼的阳光中，这片海岸线遍布着诸多历史悠久的古堡。
• It is the postcard picture of Macao colonial Portuguese buildings, forts and churches alongside ancient Chinese temples and neon-lit casinos.
  这是明信片上的澳门景象在古老的中国寺庙和霓虹灯闪烁的赌场之间，矗立着殖民者葡萄牙风格的建筑、城堡和教堂。
• It was always a new adventure to build forts and other projects from wooden blocks.
  这是一个新的冒险总是炮台等工程建设从木桩。
• 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。