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单词 citadel
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citadel
noun[C]
uk
/ˈsɪt.ə.del/us
/ˈsɪt̬.ə.del/

citadelnoun[C](BUILDING)

astrongcastlein or near acity, wherepeoplecanshelterfromdanger,especiallyduring awar:
城堡；堡垒，要塞
Thetownhas a 14thcenturycitadeloverlookingtheriver.镇上有座14世纪的城堡俯瞰着河面。
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SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Fortifications
  • acropolis
  • barricade
  • bastion
  • battlements
  • castle
  • defensive architecture
  • drawbridge
  • earthwork
  • enceinte
  • entanglement
  • fortress
  • foxhole
  • Martello tower
  • moat
  • moated
  • rampart
  • redoubt
  • stockade
  • storm cellar
  • stronghold
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citadelnoun[C](ORGANIZATION)

literary
apowerfulorganizationin whichfindingajobisdifficultfor someone who does notknowpeoplewhoworkthere:
（难以进入的）排外组织
At theageof 32, shemanagedtoenterone of the citadels of highfashion.32岁时，她成功进入了一个有着强烈排外情结的高端时装设计圈。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Enterprises
  • acquiree
  • acquirer
  • acquiror
  • agency
  • agribusiness
  • answering service
  • consortium
  • fintech
  • firm
  • franchise
  • franchisee
  • franchiser
  • multinational
  • organizational
  • packer
  • parent company
  • partner up
  • partnership
  • plc
  • secretariat
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(Definition ofcitadelfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

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The same ignorance is to be found in even more enlightened citadels.
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Go north and see the gutted fortresses of what once were great citadels of old success.
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The pools of unemployment are lapping around citadels of industrial power.
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Nowadays it is a less plausible alliance—the television entrepreneurs, safely entrenched in their citadels of power but hand in hand with the industry's creative people.
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Steel and insurance are the citadels of twentieth century power, and no society moving towards a planned economy can afford to concede autonomy to two such giants within its ranks.
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I was not clear whether he wanted the field of secondary education to be completely free or whether he wanted to maintain certain citadels of privilege.
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I am also glad that it is intended to clear up some of the so-called trade unions and banks which have been citadels of illicit arms and subversive organisatons.
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Certain buildings found in citadels having a central room, the "megaron", of oblong shape surrounded by small rooms may have served as places of worship.
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In 1850, due to the political situation and the diminution of the citadel's defensive role, the fortification is abandoned, becoming a ruin.
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Citadels allow "wizards", a type of region improvement, to be played.
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However, citadels may not to be built next to each other: there must be a settlement or city between citadels.
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In fear, some citadels banished the mensch to the jungle.
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The regime built a series of major citadels and minor forts at immense cost.
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The citadels in the respective cities directly administered their military defense zones.
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Besides the citadels, there are also isolated forts that undoubtedly served to militarily control territory.
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