moat

US /moʊt/
UK /moʊt/
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護城河

a deep, wide ditch surrounding a castle, fort, or town, typically filled with water and intended as a defense against attack

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The ancient castle was protected by a wide moat.
古老的城堡被一條寬闊的護城河保護著。
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They had to cross the moat to enter the fortress.
他們必須穿過護城河才能進入堡壘。
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挖護城河, 環繞

to surround (a place) with a moat

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The engineers planned to moat the entire perimeter of the new defense facility.
工程師們計劃在新的防禦設施的整個周長上挖護城河。
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The villagers decided to moat their settlement to deter invaders.
村民們決定在他們的定居點周圍挖護城河以阻止入侵者。
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