moat

英 [məʊt]

美 [moʊt]

n.  护城河

复数：moats　

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Collins.1 / BNC.12272 / COCA.16816

牛津词典

noun

• 护城河
  a deep wide channel that was dug around a castle, etc. and filled with water to make it more difficult for enemies to attack

柯林斯词典

• 护城河;城壕
  Amoatis a deep, wide channel dug round a place such as a castle and filled with water, in order to protect the place from attack.

英英释义

noun

• ditch dug as a fortification and usually filled with water
  Synonym:fosse

双语例句

• In the sunniest spot stood an old mansion surrounded by a deep moat.
  在阳光最充足的地方矗立着一栋老旧的大宅邸。
• In my view, an IT Strategy should always align with the Business Strategy to widen the economic moat.
  在我看来，一个IT战略应始终保持一致，与经营策略，以扩大经济护城河。
• You wanna get to the castle, you got to swim the moat.
  要进入城堡，你得先游过护城河。
• The Moat House stood not far from the rough forest road.
  莫特堡在距高低不平的森林大路没有多远的地方矗立着。
• I didn't expect that, after so many years, the moat is still kept so good here.
  真是没想到过了这么多年，这护城河还保存着呢。
• Witnesses said they believed that he had slipped, but zoo officials said he had jumped into the moat, which is about 18 feet deep.
  目击者表示，他们认为他是滑倒掉进了大约18英尺深的壕沟，但动物园的官员却说他是跳进去的。
• Beijing is one of the driest big cities on earth and apart from a couple of artificial lakes and the moat around the Forbidden City it is hard to see where any mist could come from.
  北京是地球上最干燥的大城市之一，除了几个人工湖和环绕紫禁城的护城河，很难想到哪里还能产生雾气。
• The horses remained together for moat of the race, until a leader at last came to the front.
  赛马在大部分赛程中都跑在一起，直到最后才有一匹马跑到了前面。
• The partnership's moat will go when the surgeon goes.
  这家合伙企业的护城河将会随着名医的离去而消失。
• The medieval town was fortified with a high wall and a deep moat.
  这座中世纪的城市周围建有城墙和护城河。