bastille

[bæs'ti:l]

n. 巴士底狱, 监狱, 拘留所

例句与用法：

The capture of Brill must rank as a turning-point not only in Netherlands history but in world history: an event of the order of the fall of the Bastille, or the execution of Charles I.

擒获布里尔不仅在荷兰历史上而且在世界历史上都应视为一个转折点—一个和攻克巴斯底狱或绞死查理士一世一样的重大事件。

A famous actor in a highly successful play was once cast in the role of an aristocrat who had been imprisoned in the Bastille for twenty years.

在一出极为成功的演出中，一位著名演员有一次被选派扮演一名贵族。这位贵族被关押在巴士底狱已20年了。

详细释义：

n.

城堡; 牢狱