moat meaning in English
n.
【筑城】(城)壕；护城河。
vt.
挖壕围绕。
Examples
- A fire on the city gate brings disaster to the fish in the moat .
城门失火，殃及池鱼。 - The moat house stood not far from the rough forest road .
莫特堡在距高低不平的森林大路没有多远的地方矗立着。 - "it befell at the moat house?" dick ventured, with a beating at his heart .
“这事情发生在莫特堡吗？”狄克试探着问，心里却扑通扑通地跳着。 - As henry walked slowly across the moat and up the steps of the castle, the band followed close behind .
当亨利缓缓地越过古堡壕沟，走上台阶时，乐队紧紧跟在后面。 - The weight of a deltaic pile of sediment may be so great as to depress the earth's crust, thus forming a moat around the depocentre .
三角洲沉积物堆积的重量可以大到使地壳下沉的程度，因此在沉积中心周围形成一条深沟。