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castles

/ˈkæsəlz/ /ˈkæsəls/

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noun

城堡，堡垒

A large building that is fortified and contains many defences; in previous ages often inhabited by a nobleman or king.

Examples :

"During our summer vacation, we visited several impressive castles in Europe, imagining what life was like for the kings and queens who once lived there. "

暑假期间，我们参观了欧洲几座宏伟的城堡，想象着以前居住在那里的国王和王后们的生活是怎样的。

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noun

王车易位

An instance of castling.

Examples :

"After two quick castles, both players had safely positioned their kings away from the center of the board. "

在两次快速的王车易位之后，双方都将他们的王安全地转移到了远离棋盘中心的位置。

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车，城堡

A rook; a chess piece shaped like a castle tower.

Examples :

"During the chess game, my opponent strategically moved his castles to protect the king. "

在象棋比赛中，我的对手巧妙地移动他的车（城堡），来保护他的王。

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将棋中的防御阵型, 城堡。

A defense structure in shogi formed by defensive pieces surrounding the king.

Examples :

""Learning the different types of castles is essential for improving your shogi strategy." "

学习不同类型的“城堡”（将棋防御阵型）对于提高将棋策略至关重要。

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noun

头盔，封闭式头盔

A close helmet.

Examples :

"The knight wore heavy castles for protection during the jousting tournament. "

那位骑士在比武大赛中戴着厚重的封闭式头盔，以寻求保护。

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noun

城堡，宫殿

Any strong, imposing, and stately mansion.

Examples :

"Even though they call them "mansions" in the real estate brochures, some of these grand homes are really just modern castles. "

即使房地产广告里称它们为“豪宅”，有些气派的住宅实际上就是现代宫殿。

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noun

楼橹，望楼

A small tower, as on a ship, or an elephant's back.

Examples :

"The elaborate parade float featured elephants with painted castles on their backs, each carrying a costumed dancer. "

精心装饰的游行花车上有几头大象，它们背上驮着彩绘的楼橹，每个楼橹里都载着一位穿着戏服的舞蹈演员。

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小门，边门

Examples :

"The children built elaborate sand castles on the beach, complete with moats and flags. "

孩子们在沙滩上建造了精美的沙堡，包括护城河和旗帜，甚至还给沙堡建了小门。

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verb

把…置于城堡中，禁锢在城堡里

To house or keep in a castle.

Examples :

"The king decided to castles his loyal knights for their safety during the war. "

战争期间，为了保护忠诚的骑士们，国王决定把他们安置在城堡里。

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verb

筑起防御工事，隔离。

To protect or separate in a similar way.

Examples :

"Here are two example sentences: 1. The shy student castles herself behind a wall of books to avoid talking to new people. 2. The politician castles himself in a prepared statement in order to avoid answering direct questions from reporters. "

1. 这个害羞的学生把自己用书本筑起一道防线，隔离起来，以此来避免和陌生人交谈。 2. 这位政客把自己隔离在一份事先准备好的声明中，以此来避免回答记者们直接的提问。

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verb

筑成城堡，在...上加筑城垛。

To make into a castle: to build in the form of a castle or add (real or imitation) battlements to an existing building.

Examples :

"The architect decided to castle the roof of the new library, adding decorative battlements that made it look like a medieval fortress. "

建筑师决定给新图书馆的屋顶加筑城垛，使之变成城堡样式，增加的装饰性城垛让它看起来像一座中世纪的堡垒。

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verb

王车易位

(usually intransitive) To move the king 2 squares right or left and, in the same turn, the nearest rook to the far side of the king. The move now has special rules: the king cannot be in, go through, or end in check; the squares between the king and rook must be vacant; and neither piece may have been moved before castling.

Examples :

""Hoping to improve his position, the player castles kingside to get his rook into the game." "

为了改善局面，这位棋手王车易位，把车调动起来参与进攻。

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verb

筑 крепость，入 крепо。

(usually intransitive) To create a similar defensive position in Japanese chess through several moves.

Examples :

"The players took their time, each carefully considering how to castle their king effectively before launching an attack. "

选手们不慌不忙，都在仔细考虑如何在发起进攻前有效地为他们的王筑起防御工事。

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verb

击中三柱门，投球击倒

To bowl a batsman with a full-length ball or yorker such that the stumps are knocked over.

Examples :

"The bowler was thrilled when he castled the batsman with a fast yorker, sending the bails flying. "

那个投球手用一记快速的约克球击中三柱门，把击球手的三柱门完全击倒，球门架都飞了出去，他简直太激动了。