Drawbridge
['drɔːbrɪdʒ] or ['drɔbrɪdʒ]
解釋/意思:
(noun.) a bridge that can be raised to block passage or to allow boats or ships to pass beneath it.
弗朗辛校對--From WordNet
解釋/意思:
(n.) A bridge of which either the whole or a part is made to be raised up, let down, or drawn or turned aside, to admit or hinder communication at pleasure, as before the gate of a town or castle, or over a navigable river or canal.
校對:拉弗尔斯
例句/造句/用法:
- One drawbridge down! 查理斯·狄更斯. 雙城記.
- We have all read of the castles in olden days into which the owner could retire and raise a drawbridge across a ditch, thus putting a barrier in the way of his enemies. 佚名. 神奇的知識之書.
- Deep ditch, single drawbridge, massive stone walls, eight great towers, cannon, muskets, fire and smoke. 查理斯·狄更斯. 雙城記.
- What is a Drawbridge Like Today? 佚名. 神奇的知識之書.
- Cannon, muskets, fire and smoke; but, still the deep ditch, the single drawbridge, the massive stone walls, and the eight great towers. 查理斯·狄更斯. 雙城記.
- There was an entrance from the west through the outer stockade, which communicated by a drawbridge, with a similar opening in the interior defences. 沃爾特·司各特. 艾凡赫.
- Deep ditches, double drawbridge, massive stone walls, eight great towers, cannon, muskets, fire and smoke. 查理斯·狄更斯. 雙城記.
- Modern drawbridges across rivers, canals, the entrances of docks, etc. 佚名. 神奇的知識之書.
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