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

• A fire on the city gate brings disaster to the fish in the moat.
  城门失火，殃及池鱼。
• The appearance, composition and structure of community at Riverside greens including Zixia lake, Qianhu lake, the city moat and Xuanwu Lake in Nanjing were investigated by community method.
  应用群落生态学方法，对南京紫霞湖、前湖、护城河与玄武湖滨河绿地植物群落的外貌、组成与结构等进行了调查。
• 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。
• 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。
• Don't just use a moat, use a moat and a wall.
  不要仅使用护城河，而要同时使用护城河和城墙。
• 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。
• Even on a clear day our national moat hampers communications.
  即便在晴朗的日子，围绕我们国家的深壑也阻碍着交流。
• 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。
• Is there water in that moat?
  护城河里有水吗？