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单词 fortification
释义
fortification
noun
uk
/ˌfɔː.tɪ.fɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/us
/ˌfɔːr.t̬ə.fəˈkeɪ.ʃən/
[Cusually plural]
strongwalls,towers, etc. that arebuilttoprotectaplace:
防御工事
Some of theoldfortifications stillexist.一些古老的防御工事仍然存在。
The fortifications of thecastleweremassiveandimpenetrable.城堡的防御工事巨大厚实，坚不可摧。
[U]
theactoffortifyingsomething
强化；设防
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Fortifications
  • acropolis
  • barricade
  • bastion
  • battlements
  • castle
  • defensive architecture
  • drawbridge
  • earthwork
  • enceinte
  • entanglement
  • foxhole
  • Martello tower
  • moat
  • moated
  • motte
  • redoubt
  • stockade
  • storm cellar
  • stronghold
  • turret
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Becoming and making stronger
(Definition offortificationfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

fortification| American Dictionary

fortification
noun[U/C]
us
/ˌfɔr·t̬ə·fɪˈkeɪ·ʃən/
theactofstrengtheningsomething,esp. inordertoprotectit:
[U]I had acupofteaas fortification for the afternoon’swork.
A fortification is astrongbuilding,wall,tower, etc. that isbuilttoprotectaplace:
[usually pl]Thosetowerswerepartof the city’s fortifications.
(Definition offortificationfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesoffortification

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The fortifications were mostly suffering from over forty years of neglect.
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At this time fortifications consisted mainly of earth banks and wooden palisades.
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The fortifications were slowly curtailed, and the living accommodation became more spacious and comfortable.
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The small area of the bailey indicated that they were personal rather than communal fortifications and therefore were incompatible with a tribal state.
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Large sums might also be required for fortifications, especially from 1588 onwards.
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Thus, our troops often encountered very serious difficulties in subduing these earthen fortifications, which offered no opening to attack.
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He built fortifications, aqueducts, bridges, theatres and baths and planned whole cities.
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He also funded a permanent force of company ships cruising in the area, and improved fortifications.
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The fortifications built in 1538-9 testify rather to his determination to resist any foreign challenge.
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Most colonists were required to build new fortifications and repair ancient ones.
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The arrangement draws attention to variations between vestments and headwear, and between coastlines and fortifications.
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Furthermore, the authorities arranged to pay 20 baiocchi a day to all those defending the city and started a public works project to increase its fortifications.
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Wholesale bribery and corruption of the liquor squad ensured tip-offs of impending raids on elaborate fortifications protected externally by a system of strategically placed lookouts and spies.
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An alternative perspective would be to call for thefortificationof democratic policy-making structures at the national level in the face of greater economic openness.
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He then occupied certain villages, some of which had fortifications.
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