🇬🇧🇨🇳 moat - 护城河 : English Lesson

Meaning of "moat" ("护城河"), detailed definition, and a short video lesson below.

A moat is a big, long ditch dug all the way around a castle, usually filled with water, to make it hard for enemies to cross and get inside.

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I told my sister her room was now a castle, and the pile of dirty laundry around her bed was the stinky moat.

Our sandcastle at the beach had a tiny moat, which my baby brother immediately sat in like it was his personal bathtub.

At the museum, I learned that a moat protected castles, but my little cousin thought it was just a medieval swimming pool.

The knight forgot to put the bridge down and proudly rode his horse straight into the moat.

The castle’s moat worked so well that even the mailman couldn’t deliver bills, and the king declared it the greatest invention ever.

Little boy watched a frog hop along the castle moat and the wide moat glinted. His toy boat slipped and spun into the moat, and he cried. The guard leaned over the stone wall and tossed a rope into the moat. The boy pulled his boat back, damp but safe. He hugged the guard, and smiled at the moat.

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This word is at the C2 level, which means it represents the highest mastery of English. It’s often used in specialized or highly formal contexts and helps you communicate with precision and subtlety, much like a native speaker.

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