castle
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++cas·tle /ˈkɑːsəl $ ˈkæ-/ ●●● W3 noun [countable] 
1 TBB (also Castle) a very large strong building, built in the past as a safe place that could be easily defended against attack 城堡，堡垒 Edinburgh Castle 爱丁堡城堡 a ruined castle 破败的城堡 →5 see picture at 见图 house12. DGBone of the pieces used in a game of chess. Each player has two castles, which start the game in the corner squares, and can move only forwards or sideways. 〔国际象棋中的〕车 SYN rook →5 see picture at 见图 chess3. castles in the air BELIEVEplans or hopes that you have that are unlikely ever to become real 空中楼阁，异想天开，幻想
1 TBB (also Castle) a very large strong building, built in the past as a safe place that could be easily defended against attack 城堡，堡垒 Edinburgh Castle 爱丁堡城堡 a ruined castle 破败的城堡 →5 see picture at 见图 house12. DGBone of the pieces used in a game of chess. Each player has two castles, which start the game in the corner squares, and can move only forwards or sideways. 〔国际象棋中的〕车 SYN rook →5 see picture at 见图 chess3. castles in the air BELIEVEplans or hopes that you have that are unlikely ever to become real 空中楼阁，异想天开，幻想Examples from the Corpus
castle• Jack climbed the beanstalk, where he found a giant woman living in a castle.• To live in such a castle meant demands on the purse.• His greatest patron was a spendthrift young king who built too many castles and may have been nuts.• Since the crow believed that this was Kay, the crow and Gerda traveled to the castle.• The castle itself, created by a millionaire in the early part of this century, can be toured.• The castle, rising on a single outcrop of rock from the plain. was built very largely of books.Origin castle (1000-1100) Old North French castel, from Latin castellum “building with a defensive wall”, from castrum “defended place, camp”cas·tle nounChineseSyllable
building, a large strong very built Corpus in
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Castle
Castle, Bar‧ba‧ra /ˈbɑːbərə $ ˈbɑːr-/
(1911–2002) a British politician who was a Labour MP from 1945 to 1979. She held many senior government positions, including Minister of Transport (1965–68) and Secretary of State for Employment (1968–70). She was also a Labour member of the European Parliament (1979–89). When she was Minister of Transport she introduced the BREATHALYSER test which is used by the police to test whether a driver has drunk too much alcohol. From 1990 her official title was Baroness Castle.
Castle, Bar‧ba‧ra /ˈbɑːbərə $ ˈbɑːr-/
(1911–2002) a British politician who was a Labour MP from 1945 to 1979. She held many senior government positions, including Minister of Transport (1965–68) and Secretary of State for Employment (1968–70). She was also a Labour member of the European Parliament (1979–89). When she was Minister of Transport she introduced the BREATHALYSER test which is used by the police to test whether a driver has drunk too much alcohol. From 1990 her official title was Baroness Castle.
castle
cas‧tle W3 /ˈkɑːsəl $ ˈkæ-/ noun [countable]
1. (also Castle) a very large strong building, built in the past as a safe place that could be easily defended against attack:
Edinburgh Castle
a ruined castle
2. one of the pieces used in a game of chess. Each player has two castles, which start the game in the corner squares, and can move only forwards or sideways.
SYN rook
3. castles in the air plans or hopes that you have that are unlikely ever to become real
cas‧tle W3 /ˈkɑːsəl $ ˈkæ-/
noun [countable] Date: 1000-1100
Language: Old North French
Origin: castel, from Latin castellum 'building with a defensive wall', from castrum 'defended place, camp'
Language: Old North French
Origin: castel, from Latin castellum 'building with a defensive wall', from castrum 'defended place, camp'
1. (also Castle) a very large strong building, built in the past as a safe place that could be easily defended against attack:
2. one of the pieces used in a game of chess. Each player has two castles, which start the game in the corner squares, and can move only forwards or sideways.
SYN rook
3. castles in the air plans or hopes that you have that are unlikely ever to become real
