dungeon

英 [ˈdʌndʒən]

美 [ˈdʌndʒən]

n.  (尤指城堡中的)地牢，土牢

复数：dungeons　

TOEFLTEM8

BNC.16152 / COCA.17135

牛津词典

noun

• （尤指城堡中的）地牢，土牢
  a dark underground room used as a prison, especially in a castle

柯林斯词典

• (城堡中的)地牢,土牢
  Adungeonis a dark underground prison in a castle.

英英释义

noun

• a dark cell (usually underground) where prisoners can be confined
• the main tower within the walls of a medieval castle or fortress
  Synonym:keepdonjon

双语例句

• By the time he and I dueled, he had been retired and holed up in that dungeon of his for decades.
  和我决斗的时候，他已经退休了，而且在他那座地城里面藏了几十年。
• We were building a dungeon down there.
  我们在那下面造的是一个地牢。
• Today's asylum might be the dungeon of tomorrow.
  今天的庇护所可能会变成明天的地牢。
• My noble half-brother whose throne I usurped will be killed, not kept anonymously imprisoned in a forgotten cell of my dungeon.
  被我篡夺王位的兄弟，我将会把他杀了，而不是囚禁在地牢中某个被遗忘的角。
• He whom I enclose with my name is weeping in this dungeon.
  被我用我的名字囚禁起来的那个人，在监牢中哭泣。
• In the first act the curtain goes up on a dungeon in a landlord's house.
  第一幕启幕时，舞台上现出了地主家里的一个地牢。
• Avoiding the beast's gaze, Green then descended to the dungeon and killed the cockatrice with his spear.
  为了避开鸡蛇可以杀人的目光，格林半蹲着走进地牢并用自己的长矛杀死了鸡蛇。
• Snow White stayed in the dark damp dungeon, waiting for being saved.
  白雪公主窝在黑暗潮湿的地牢，等著被解救。
• Throw him into the dungeon and leave him there.
  把他扔进地牢，让他呆在那儿。
• Some prisoners in the dungeon will be released tomorrow.
  一些地牢内的犯人将于明天被释放。