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stockade
UK //stɒˈkeɪd//US //stɑːˈkeɪd//
词源
源自法语 'estocade'（击剑术语），最终来自古普罗旺斯语 'estaca'（木桩），与西班牙语 'estaca' 同源。
noun
❶ 用木桩或栅栏围成的防御性围栏，常见于军事堡垒或监狱外围，用于阻挡敌人或囚犯逃脱。
“The soldiers built a stockade around the camp to protect against attacks.”
（士兵们在营地周围建起木栅栏以防袭击。）
“Prisoners were held inside the wooden stockade until their trial.”
（囚犯们被关在木栅栏内等待审判。）
❶ 特指军事基地或边境的防御工事，常由垂直排列的粗木桩构成，顶端削尖以增强防御效果。
“The fort's stockade was reinforced with iron spikes at the top.”
（要塞的木栅栏顶部加装了铁刺以增强防御。）
“Native warriors struggled to breach the settlers' towering stockade.”
（原住民战士难以突破移民者高耸的木栅栏。）
同义词:palisade, barricade, fortification
verb
❶ 用栅栏或木桩围住某区域，通常出于防御或监禁的目的。
“They stockaded the village to keep wild animals out.”
（他们用栅栏围住村庄以防野兽闯入。）
“The army stockaded the captured rebels in a temporary compound.”
（军队将俘虏的叛乱者关在用栅栏围起的临时营地。）
同义词:enclose, fence, palisade
常见短语
within the stockade — 指在栅栏或防御工事的内部，常用来描述被保护或限制的区域。
“All civilians were ordered to stay within the stockade during the attack.”
（袭击期间所有平民被命令待在防御栅栏内。）