fortress
gb/fˈɔɹtɹəs/ us/fˈɔɹtɹəs/
B2
انگریزی
~ 5300
معانی
0 معانی
اسم
B2
entity
1
large strongly defended building or place
A very strong building or place, made to keep people safe from attack, especially in war.
استعمال کا انداز:
a fortress [preposition] [a place]
عام غلطی:
Learners sometimes confuse "fortress" with "castle" and "fort". A "fortress" is any very strong defensive building or place, often mainly for the army. A "castle" is usually a large strong house where a king or lord lived. A "fort" can be smaller and more modern. Learners also sometimes say "a fortress house" when they mean "a house like a fortress".
ہم معنی الفاظ
stronghold (Often emphasizes a place that is strongly defended or firmly controlled, not always a large building.)
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fort (More general modern term for a defended military position; often smaller or less castle-like.)
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castle (A fortified residence, especially of royalty or nobility; often suggests living quarters as well as defense.)
متضاد الفاظ
open field (Suggests an exposed, unprotected area with no defensive buildings.)
لفظی تراکیب
medieval fortress
|mountain fortress
|hilltop fortress
|stone fortress
|coastal fortress
|impregnable fortress
موضوعات
history
|military
|places
|law
|politics
|core_vocabulary
مثالیں
- The ancient fortress on the hill still dominates the skyline of the city.
- Soldiers retreated to the fortress and prepared for a long siege.
- High walls and deep moats made the fortress almost impossible to capture.
- Archaeologists are excavating a Roman fortress near the river.
- The rebels turned the old fortress into their headquarters.
سیکھنے والوں کے لیے مثالیں
- The king lived in a large stone fortress.
- People ran to the fortress when the enemy came.
- The fortress stands on a high hill above the town.
- Tourists can walk along the walls of the old fortress.
- The army protected the border with a chain of small fortresses.
اسم
literary
C1
entity
2
person or thing giving strong protection
A person, place, or thing that keeps other people or things very safe, like a very strong building.
استعمال کا انداز:
a fortress of [abstract thing]
عام غلطی:
Learners sometimes use this figurative meaning in very formal writing where a simpler word like "protection" or "support" would sound more natural. They may also mix the patterns and say "fortress for" instead of common phrases like "fortress of privacy" or "fortress against change".
ہم معنی الفاظ
stronghold (In this figurative use, often focuses on a place or group that strongly supports an idea or value.)
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refuge (Emphasizes safety and comfort more than strength and active defense.)
متضاد الفاظ
vulnerability (Highlights being open to harm or influence, the opposite of being strongly protected.)
لفظی تراکیب
a fortress of solitude
|a fortress of privacy
|emotional fortress
|a fortress against change
|a fortress of security
موضوعات
emotions
|society
|metaphor
|relationships
|core_vocabulary
مثالیں
- For many people, home is a fortress of security in a chaotic world.
- The party became a fortress against reform, blocking every attempt at change.
- Behind his friendly smile he built an emotional fortress that no one could enter.
- Independent media act as a fortress of democracy, holding leaders to account.
- She treated her office as a private fortress, carefully controlling who could enter.
سیکھنے والوں کے لیے مثالیں
- My room is my fortress when I need to be alone.
- Good friends can be a fortress in difficult times.
- The group became a fortress against new ideas.
- He lives inside a fortress of fear and does not trust anyone.
- The law is a fortress that protects basic rights.
گرامر
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fortress
IPA
GB/fˈɔɹtɹəs/
US/fˈɔɹtɹəs/
ہجا بندی اور زور
fort - ress (2 ہجے)
Stress on 1st syllable (fort)
لفظ کی شکلیں
Noun
- Base: fortress
- Plural: fortresses
متعلقہ الفاظ
Forms
fortresses
noun
Core family
Negative and opposite forms
unfortified
adjective
عبارات
Fortress Europe
1/fˈɔɹtɹəs jˈʊɹəp/
fixed phrase
idea of Europe as closed to outsiders
A political phrase for the idea that Europe, especially the European Union, is or should be very hard for people from other countries to enter.
مثالیں
- Human rights groups argue that "Fortress Europe" puts too many barriers in front of refugees.
- The debate about migration has brought the image of Fortress Europe back into the news.
fortress mentality
1/fˈɔɹtɹəs mɛntˈælɪti/
fixed phrase
defensive, closed-off attitude
A way of thinking where a person, group, or country tries to stay very closed and protected, and is afraid to let in new people, ideas, or changes.
مثالیں
- Critics say the government has developed a fortress mentality about national security.
- If the company keeps its fortress mentality, it will miss important partnerships.