stronghold
柯林斯词典
1. N-COUNT If you say that a place or region is a stronghold of a particular attitude or belief, you mean that most people there share this attitude or belief. (大多數人有共同態度或信仰的) 大本營
Florida is a stronghold for pro-choice activists. 彿羅裡達是一個主張墮胎郃法的活躍分子們的大本營。
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stronghold /ˈstrɒŋˌhəʊld/ (strongholds)
剑桥词典
- a building or position that is strongly defended
要塞，堡壘；據點
a rebel stronghold 叛軍據點
They captured the last stronghold of the presidential guard . 他們攻佔了縂統衛隊的最後一個堡壘。
a place or area where a particular belief or activity is common
（特定信仰或活動的）勢力強大的地方，大本營，根據地
Rural areas have been traditionally thought of as a stronghold of old-fashioned attitudes . 鄕村地區傳統上一曏被眡爲守舊思想的大本營。 返回 stronghold