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单词 stronghold
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stronghold
noun[C]
uk
/ˈstrɒŋ.həʊld/us
/ˈstrɑːŋ.hoʊld/
abuildingorpositionthat isstronglydefended:
要塞，堡垒；据点
arebelstronghold叛军据点
Theycapturedthe last strongholdofthepresidentialguard.他们攻占了总统卫队的最后一个堡垒。
aplaceorareawhere aparticularbelieforactivityiscommon:
（特定信仰或活动的）势力强大的地方，大本营，根据地
Ruralareashave beentraditionallythoughtof as a strongholdofold-fashionedattitudes.乡村地区传统上一向被视为守旧思想的大本营。
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(Definition ofstrongholdfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

stronghold| American Dictionary

stronghold
noun[C]
us
/ˈstrɔŋˌhoʊld/
aplacethat is welldefendedor is acenterforparticularbeliefsoractivities:
Bears couldreturnto theareathat wasoncetheirlast stronghold in Texas.
Thatcountyhas always been aDemocraticstronghold.
(Definition ofstrongholdfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofstronghold

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Over 230 par ticipants from 21 countries took par t in this gathering with high appearance from traditional high-power laser-matter interaction strongholds.
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The breakdown of multilateralism contains within it the danger of sectoral trade conflicts and the revival of regional trade strongholds.
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My constituency contains a wide variety of political strongholds.
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The universities have ceased to be the storehouses and political strongholds of privilege and prejudice.
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In one or two remaining slum strongholds the local authorities should by then be poised for their final attack upon their remaining slums.
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We have periodical incursions, on the advice of intelligence services, which are not nearly strong enough into the strongholds.
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Indeed, some of the strongholds of the police force are being pulled down.
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Local government in these northern strongholds is no longer under the control of those who pay for it.
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In matters of the administration of health, all these things were confined within the walled towns, which were the only strongholds of culture in mediaeval ages.
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I was brought up to believe that county councils were the feudal strongholds of the country gentlemen, very different from the democratic borough councils, rural district councils and so on.
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They passed by many fortresses because they were unable to fight with the strongholds.
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Instead, they would retreat into fortified strongholds and wait for mobile forces ("comitatenses") to arrive and intercept the invaders.
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In order to facilitate transportation, toll booths and other checkpoints along roads were largely eliminated, as were unnecessary military strongholds.
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The shape of the former strongholds are marked in several places in the topology of roads into this area.
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Ringworks acted as strongholds for military operations and defended aristocratic or major settlements.
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