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presidio

/pri-sid-ee-oh; Spanish pre-see-thyaw/US // prɪˈsɪd iˌoʊ; Spanish prɛˈsi ðyɔ //UK // (prɪˈsɪdɪˌəʊ, Spanish preˈsiðjo) //

总统府,总统府邸,总统办公室,总统区

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural pre·sid·i·os [pri-sid-ee-ohz; Spanish pre-see-thyaws]. /prɪˈsɪd iˌoʊz; Spanish prɛˈsi ðyɔs/.

    • : a garrisoned fort; military post.
    • : a Spanish penal settlement.

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Examples

  • Mounted orderlies were dashing at breakneck speed between the Presidio and the city.

  • A Citizens' Patrol had been formed to protect the still unburned districts, each man provided with arms at the Presidio.

  • A fort was erected where the present Presidio stands, and later a battery of cannon was placed at Black Point.

  • Carmen has wheedled the surgeon of the presidio to such good purpose that she has managed to get her rom out of prison.

  • The result is best shown by medical reports from the Fifteenth Infantry, lately stationed at the Presidio.