单词 | drawbridge |
释义 | drawbridgeWord family adjectivedrawabledrawnnoundraweedrawerdrawingdrawingsdrawbackdrawbardrawbridgedrawdowndrawing boarddrawing pindrawing roomverbdraw Waterdraw·bridge /ˈdrɔːbrɪdʒ $ ˈdrɒː-/ noun [countableC] 1. TTWa bridge that can be pulled up to stop people from entering a castle, or to let ships pass 吊桥,开合桥 2 pull up the drawbridge a) to stop being involved in something 抽身退出 Perhaps we should just pull up the drawbridge and let them get on with it. 也许我们应该抽身退出,让他们接着干下去。 b) to stop more people coming into a country, joining an organization etc 关上大门〔指阻止更多人进入一个国家、加入一个组织等〕 Examples from the Corpus drawbridge• Mackey drove across a drawbridge over the Miami River.• At the cut-off time for the coursework an electronic drawbridge goes up: students are no longer allowed to write to their directories.• Its drawbridge lowering, he would ride across it to a joyous welcome.• He heard the hollow thudding of hooves and the duller sound of feet constantly tramping the timbers of the drawbridge.• The sergeant felt uneasy while he and Blanche stood on the drawbridge.• But at night the Duke locked the door of her room, and pulled up the drawbridge.• The drawbridge was raised, of course, but it was a narrow moat.• People already burdened with anxieties and fears should not have to cross this drawbridge too. |
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