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moat

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moʊt
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释义

n. 护城河;壕沟 vt. 将...围以壕沟 [ 复数 moats 第三人称单数 moats 现在分词 moating 过去式 moated 过去分词 moated ]

例句

You want to get to the castle, Groceries, you've got to swim the moat.
杂货铺,你想要到达城堡,就得游过这护城河。
Certainly no one in the media would deny the attraction of living behind a deep moat, even if it is filled with sharks.
当然,媒体中没有人会否认围在深深的护城河里面过日子的吸引力,即使那河里满是鲨鱼在游来游去。
The bridge lies like a trench in the fortress of the moat, which is shaped to blend in with the outlines of the landscape.
这座桥就像是坐落在护城河中的一条沟渠,这种造型是为了使它与周围的风景融合在一起。

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bad people or bad humors or bad air,and widows were dragged around the moat,and dungeons were part of the solution.
Squads of Roman defenders would carry portable flame throwers,spraying anyone trying to climb out of the moat.The terrified victims would leap back, only to find that they still burned underwater.
Constantine's successors built the finest defensive fortifications ever made.The first line of protection was a moat 60 feet wide and 22 feet deep,stretching all four miles from coast to coast.
and a short wall protected archers who could fire at the soaked soldiers trying to swim across.Those who were lucky enough to clear the moat had to contend with an unceasing barrage from the 27Arrows, spears, or far worse, Greek fire -- an ancient form of napalm that would ignite on contact
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