castle
1 large fortified building or group of buildings with thick walls, towers, battlements and sometimes a moat 城堡; 堡垒
a medieval castle 中世纪的城堡
Windsor Castle 温莎宫. =>illus 见插图.
2 (also rook) (in chess) any of the four pieces placed in the corner squares of the board at the start of a game (国际象棋的)车. =>illus at chess 见chess之插图.
3 (idm 习语) (build) castles in the `air/in `Spain (have) plans or hopes that are unlikely to be realized; day-dreams 空中楼阁; 白日梦. an English-man's home is his castle => Englishman (English). castle, v [I]
(as a single move in chess) move either castle to the square next to the king and the king to the square on the other side of that castle (国际象棋中的一步)用车护王.
spreadvt.& vi. 伸开;展开;(使)传播;(使)散布;
n. 范围;连续的一段时间;
vt. 涂;把…覆盖在…上(over);把…敲平;散发(气、烟等);
vi. (景色、景致)展现;传开;(人群)散开;软化;
adj. 张开的;[语言学]双唇展开的;(宝石)扁薄发光的;(文章、照片等)跨两栏(或多栏)的;
wiseadj. 聪明的,有智慧的;博学的,博识的;明白的;像智者的;
vt. 使知道,使懂得;教导;指点;
vi. 了解,知道;
ancientadj. 古代的,已往的;古老的,过时的;年老的;老式的;
n. 古代人;古文明国的国民;<古>高龄老人;<古>旗手;