0 a building or position that is strongly defended -- 要塞，堡壘；據點
a rebel stronghold 叛軍據點
They captured the last stronghold of the presidential guard. 他們攻佔了總統護衛隊的最後一個堡壘。
Rural areas have been traditionally thought of as a stronghold of old-fashioned attitudes. 鄉村地區傳統上一向被視為守舊思想的大本營。
Over 230 par ticipants from 21 countries took par t in this gathering with high appearance from traditional high-power laser-matter interaction strongholds.
The breakdown of multilateralism contains within it the danger of sectoral trade conflicts and the revival of regional trade strongholds.
My constituency contains a wide variety of political strongholds.
The universities have ceased to be the storehouses and political strongholds of privilege and prejudice.
In one or two remaining slum strongholds the local authorities should by then be poised for their final attack upon their remaining slums.
We have periodical incursions, on the advice of intelligence services, which are not nearly strong enough into the strongholds.
Indeed, some of the strongholds of the police force are being pulled down.
Local government in these northern strongholds is no longer under the control of those who pay for it.
