castle

'kæsl. 'kɑ:sl
高考四级六级考研雅思 Collins 3

英文释义

n. a large building formerly occupied by a ruler and fortified against attack
n. (chess) the piece that can move any number of unoccupied squares in a direction parallel to the sides of the chessboard
n. interchanging the positions of the king and a rook
v. move the king two squares toward a rook and in the same move the rook to the square next past the king

中文翻译

n. 城堡, 象棋中的车
vt. 置于城堡中, 盘踞于

3
Collins 星级
1
Oxford 级别
1,765
BNC 频率
5,844
使用频率

记忆技巧

castle 源自拉丁语 castellum,表示“小堡垒”。可以记住“cast”与“堡垒”的联系。

例句

1. The king lived in a beautiful castle on the hill.

国王住在山上的一座美丽城堡里。

2. We visited an ancient castle during our trip to Europe.

我们在欧洲旅行时参观了一座古老的城堡。

3. The children pretended to be knights in the castle.

孩子们假装成城堡里的骑士。

学习工具