enclave
pronunciation
UK [ˈenkleɪv]
US [ˈɛnˌklev, ˈɑn-]
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- n.
- 飞地（指在本国境内的隶属另一国的一块领土）
- 被包围的领土
Word Origin
enclave 飞地
en-, 进入，使。-clave, 钥匙，锁住，词源同clavicle, conclave, close.
Example
- 1. Proof of mass murder could lie in a genteel enclave of west-central tokyo .
- 大屠杀的证据可能就躺在东京的中西部的一块高雅的飞地。
- 2. A similar enclave allowed libyan rebels to sustain their fight in libya last year .
- 去年在利比亚，也是这样一片飞地使得反对派得以坚持战斗。
- 3. The island would be a duty-free enclave , with business taxes lower than most of china .
- 平潭岛将成为一块零关税飞地，营业税将比中国大部分地区都要低。
- 4. They stayed in calais , an english enclave , and held talks with the french king .
- 他们来到英格兰飞地加莱城，然后和法国国王举行了一次对话。
- 5. But for much of january the town of some 40000 people has been a rebel enclave .
- 但在一月大部分时间里，这座有着大约四万人的城市俨然成了反政府武装的飞地。
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