portcullis

英汉释义

• n.

  1.(城堡的)吊闸,吊门

• v.

  1.在...上装吊门

  2.用吊门关闭

英英释义

• n.

  1.a heavy iron gate that can be lowered in front of the entrance to a castle as a defense

英汉例句

• 1.If Big Ben were to fall it would crash into MPs' offices over the road in Portcullis House.

  如果大本钟倒塌的话，就可能会撞上与它隔街相望的保利得大厦（英国国会议员办公点）。

• 2.They wanted not lower the bridge; they wanted not lift the portcullis; they wanted not open the gate.

  他们希望不低的桥梁，他们想不解除波特卡利斯，他们想不打开大门。