castle ♦︎ tower ♦︎ fort ♦︎ fortress ♦︎ stronghold ♦︎ garrisonThese are all words for a place that protects people or an area from attack.这些词均表示防御攻击的城堡、堡垒、要塞。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆an old / ancient castle / tower / fort / fortress / stronghold◆a medieval castle / tower / fortress / stronghold◆a Roman fort / fortress / garrison◆a ruined castle / tower / fort / fortress◆a mountain fortress / stronghold◆to build a castle / tower / fort / fortress / stronghold / garrison■castle [countable] a large strong building with thick high walls, built in the past in order to defend an area from attack城堡;堡垒◆The ruins of an ancient castle stand to the west of the town.古堡的遗迹位于城西。■tower [countable] a tall narrow building or part of a building, especially of a castle or church塔;建筑物的塔形部分;(尤指城堡或教堂的)塔楼◆The castle is rectangular in shape, with a tower at each corner.城堡呈长方形,每个角各有一个塔楼。■fort [countable] a building or buildings built in order to defend an area against attack要塞;堡垒;城堡◆Evidently a medieval castle had been built on the site of an Iron Age fort.显然,一座中世纪城堡就建在一个铁器时代堡垒的旧址上。■fortressˈfɔːtrəs; NAmEˈfɔːrtrəs [countable] a building or place that has been strengthened and protected against attack, especially a large, permanent military structure that often includes a town堡垒;要塞;设防的地方(尤指大型的永久性军事建筑,常包括城镇在内)◆The medieval fortress town is enclosed by four miles of ramparts.这一中世纪设防城镇由4英里长的城墙围着。◆Fear of terrorist attack has turned the conference centre into a fortress.由于害怕恐怖分子袭击,会议中心已经变成了一座堡垒。■strongholdˈstrɒŋhəʊld; NAmEˈstrɔːŋhoʊld [countable] a castle or 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。■garrison [countable]buildings in a town or fort that a group of soldiers live in, in order to defend the town or area卫戍区;驻防地◆A number of Roman garrisons are still standing today.一些古罗马部队驻防地至今仍存。