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

• By now I was able to speak mandarin, and had grown accustomed to finding bricks and sticks to build forts with my friends.
  此时我已会说普通话，同时也已经习惯用砖块和棍子，和朋友一起建造堡垒。
• All the churches, forts, and museums.
  到处是教堂、城堡和博物馆。
• The two parts of the city developed around Dutch and English forts built in the17th century. Population, 93,882.
  该市的两个部分，于17世纪时分别由荷兰和英国的建筑要塞向四周发展起来。
• 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。
• 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。
• Settings in World of Warcraft include small towns and forts, but also six major cities ( and we're talking big daddies here) at various locations in the world of Azeroth.
  《魔兽世界》中的建筑包括小城镇和堡垒，还有六座分布在艾泽拉斯世界不同地点的主城。
• The warships opened fire on the forts.
  几艘军舰向堡垒开火。
• 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。
• 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。
• Otherwise my forts would have sunk you in the harbor.
  另外我的舰队将把你埋葬。