fastness

英 [ˈfɑːstnəs]

美 [ˈfæstnəs]

n.  要塞; 堡垒

复数：fastnesses　

GRE医学

BNC.33261 / COCA.38967

牛津词典

noun

• 要塞；堡垒
  a place that is thought to be safe because it is difficult to get to or easy to defend

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 堡垒;要塞
  Afastnessis a place, such as a castle, which is considered safe because it is difficult to reach or easy to defend against attack.
  1. They could have withdrawn into the mountain fastness of Eryri.
     他们本可退到山中要塞埃利里去。

英英释义

noun

• a strongly fortified defensive structure
  Synonym:stronghold
• the quality of being fixed in place as by some firm attachment
  Synonym:fixednessfixityfixturesecureness
• a rate (usually rapid) at which something happens
  1. the project advanced with gratifying speed
  Synonym:speedswiftness

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