barbican

英['bɑːbɪkən] 美['bɑːbɪkən]
  • n. 外堡;望楼;桥头堡
  • Barbican.
  • n. 巴比肯(地名)
Noun:
  1. a tower that is part of a defensive structure (such as a castle)

1. Warwick Arts Centre is the second largest Arts Centre in Britain, surpassed in size only by London's Barbican.
沃里克艺术中心是英国第二大艺术中心,规模仅次于伦敦的巴比肯。

来自柯林斯例句

    用作名词 (n.)
    1. To further reinforce the gateway, many castles had an outer wall or a barbican which screened the gate from attack.
      为了进一步加固大门,许多城堡都有外墙或桥头堡,保护大门不受攻击。
    用作名词 (n.)
    1. The Barbican is right in the heart of the city of London.
      巴比肯恰恰就处在伦敦金融城的中心。

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