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moat

🇬🇧 UK/mәut/🇺🇸 US
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Definitions

n.

A deep, wide ditch, usually filled with water, built around a castle or fortification for defence

护城河；壕沟

v.

To surround a place with a moat

以护城河围绕

🧩 Root Breakdown

Native English
moatother
=moat

Common Collocations

  • 1.surrounding moat环绕的护城河
  • 2.deep moat深深的壕沟
  • 3.castle moat城堡护城河
  • 4.cross the moat穿过护城河

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The castle was surrounded by a deep [moat] filled with water.

  • 2.

    Medieval architects designed [moats] to protect fortifications from attackers.

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