柯林斯词典moat /məʊt/ (moats) 1. N-COUNT A moat is a deep, wide channel dug around a place such as a castle and filled with water, in order to protect the place from attack. 护城河 返回 moat剑桥词典a long , wide hole that is dug all the way around a place such as a castle and usually filled with water , to make it more difficult to attack (城堡等的)护城河,城壕 返回 moat