| 单词 | portcullis |
| 释义 | portcullis noun[C] uk/ˌpɔːtˈkʌl.ɪs/us/ˌpɔːrtˈkʌl.ɪs/astronggatemade ofbarswithpointsat thebottomthathangsabove theentranceto acastleand in the past wasbroughtdown to thegroundinordertoclosetheentranceagainstenemies （城堡的）吊闸，吊门 Soundsnaps/iStock/Getty Images Plus/GettyImages Fortifications
Examplesofportcullisportcullis Parker's attempted coup was able to ring down no permanentportcullisbetween the moderate reforming ideals which most of his victims professed and their realistic chances of further preferment. From theCambridge English Corpus We have a parking area which is surrounded by chains and portcullises. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Theportcullisat the door marks its successful struggle for liberty. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 As soon as a piece of paper turns up with theportcullison it—surprise, surprise, things are fixed. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I take the point made about theportcullis. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It has carried theportcullisfor a period without official authority. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 However, when theportcullisof limitation drops, the sanction of the rule of law is grievous in its severity. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It would cross theportcullisof this place with a most sinister and destructive bar. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Data bank information must have a moat andportcullisas well. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Theportcullisand all our proceedings have to be seen to be entirely above board and free of even the most indirect taint of corruption. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 That diary bears the name of this place, has theportcullison the cover and is sold here. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 We are hesitant about theportcullisbeing used on souvenirs for sale outside the building. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Theportculliswhich should clang against such a proposal would simply be opened from within by a posse of pay clerks. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Now it is aportcullis. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I can assure him that this matter has given us a great deal of thought, and that we have not, as it were, brought down aportcullisupon further thought. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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