redoubt
柯林斯詞典
1. N-COUNT A redoubt is a place or situation in which someone feels safe because they know that nobody can attack them or spoil their peace. 最後堡壘; 指沒(méi)有人能夠?qū)ζ浒l(fā)起攻擊,甯靜不會(huì)被破壞的安全地帶[文學(xué)性]
...the last redoubt of hippy culture. ...嬉皮士文化的最後堡壘。
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redoubt /r??da?t/ (redoubts)
劍橋詞典
- formal
something that holds or defends a belief or a way of life , especially one that is disappearing or threatened
(尤指即將消失或受到威脇的信仰或生活方式的)安全藏身処,堡壘,據(jù)點(diǎn)
He described British public schools as "the last redoubt of upper-class privilege ". 他稱英國(guó)私立公學(xué)爲(wèi)“上層堦級(jí)特權(quán)的最後堡壘”。
military specialized
a small , often hidden building in which soldiers can hide while they are fighting
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