词汇 | rampart |
释义 | rampart, Buildings Architectureram·part /ˈræmpɑːt $ -ɑːrt/ noun [countableC usually plural] AATBBa wide pile of earth or a stone wall built to protect a castle or city in the past 〔旧时城堡或城市周围的〕护城墙,土垒 Examples from the Corpus rampart• Beyond it is a rampart of volcanoes rising to 15,000 feet.• At the very bottom of the rampart, and totally sealed by it, was a small hearth.• Reflected light shimmered upwards from the rapid water, and rippled along the stone of the ramparts.• Two-thirds of the ramparts were undefended.• They were on the ramparts with you during the battle.• The rampart shook under our weight and the ice all over the bog cracked and broke on both sides.• They spread out in front of the red brick buildings, whose ramparts produce a castle-like appearance. (1500-1600) French rempart, from remparer “to strengthen” |
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