fort
fort 英 [fɔ:t] 美 [fɔrt]
n. 堡垒；要塞；（美）边界贸易站 vt. 设要塞保卫 vi. 构筑要塞
名词复数:forts
- A fort is a place that's made strong and secure enough to be defended during a war. Although it’s usually a military word, you can also make a fort with chairs and a blanket to defend against annoying little siblings.
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- n. 堡垒；要塞；（美）边界贸易站
- vt. 设要塞保卫
- vi. 构筑要塞
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1. The men in the fort capitulated.
堡垒中的守军投降了。
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2. We trained our cannon upon the fort.
我们将大炮对准要塞。
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3. The Fourth Armoured Division was based at fort Benning.
第四装甲师驻扎在本宁要塞。
- fort (n.) mid-15c., "fortified place, stronghold," from Old French fort "fort, fortress; strong man," noun use of adjective meaning "strong, stout, sturdy; hard, severe, difficult; hard to understand; dreadful, terrible; fortified" (10c.), from Latin fortis "strong, mighty; firm, steadfast; brave, spirited," from Old Latin forctus, which is of unknown etymology. Possibly from PIE root *bhergh- (2) "high, elevated," with derivatives referring to hills and hill-forts, or possibly from *dher- "to hold firmly, support." Figurative use of hold the fort attested from 1590s.
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