Gibraltar

/dʒɪˈbrɔːltə(r)/

/dʒɪˈbrɔːltər/

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a large rock at the western end of the Mediterranean Sea, connected to the south coast of Spain. There is a small town and a large military base on Gibraltar, which is owned by Britain but claimed by Spain. It used to be an important centre for the Royal Navy and the RAF, guarding the area where the Mediterranean flows into the Atlantic, but many of the armed forces have left Gibraltar, and tourism is becoming a more important industry. Many monkeys, called Barbary apes, live on the Rock of Gibraltar, and there is a legend that the British will leave Gibraltar when the monkeys die or stop living there.直布罗陀：位于地中海西端的一块大岩石，与西班牙的南海岸相连。在直布罗陀拥有一个小镇和一个大型军事基地，该基地归英国所有，但西班牙宣称拥有主权。它曾经是皇家海军和皇家空军的重要中心，守卫着地中海流入大西洋的地区，但是许多武装部队已经离开直布罗陀，旅游业正变得越来越重要。许多叫做“巴巴里猿”的猴子生活在直布罗陀岩上，有传说说，当猴子死或停止在那里生活时，英国人将离开直布罗陀。