portcullis

n. 吊闸 vt. 给...装吊闸, 用吊闸关闭

发音

UK /pɔːtˈkʌl.ɪs/
其它
US /pɔɹtˈkʌl.ɪs/

词形变化

portculis portculli portcullises 复数 portcullises portcullisses portscullis portcullisses 复数 portculli 复数 portscullis 复数 portcullised portcullises 三单 portcullising portcullisses 三单 portcullising 现在分词 portcullissing 现在分词 portcullised 过去式 portcullised 过去分词 portcullissed 过去式 portcullissed 过去分词

别名

percullice portclose portculleis portculles port cullis portcluse portculis portecullis

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A gate in the form of a grating which is lowered into place at the gateway of a castle, a fort, etc.

  2. 2.

    An old English coin from the reign of Elizabeth I, minted for the use of the East India Company, and bearing the picture of a portcullis on the reverse.

    历史
v.
  1. 1.

    To obstruct with, or as with, a portcullis; to shut; to bar.

词汇关系

名词

上位词 1

gate

词源

From Middle English portcolyse, from Old French porte colëice, from porte (“door”) + feminine of colëiz (“sliding”), ultimately from Latin colāre.

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