an area in which there is a lot of support for a particular belief or group of people, especially a political party 有广泛支持的地方;势力强大的地方 a Republican stronghold/a stronghold of Republicanism 共和党势力强大的地区 The Labour Party retained its traditional stronghold in the north. 工党保留了其在北方的传统据点。 The college is a stronghold of the child-centred approach to teaching. 这所大学大力支持以孩子为中心的教学方法。
a castle or a place that is strongly built and difficult to attack 堡垒;要塞;据点 The castle was an important royal stronghold for hundreds of years. 这座城堡曾经作为重要的皇家要塞达数百年之久。 Troops surrounded the mountain stronghold of the guerrillas. 军队包围了游击队的山区据点。
an area where there are a large number of a particular type of animal (某种动物的)主要栖息地