breastwork

英['brestˌwɜːk] 美['brestˌwɜːk]
  • n. 胸墙;临时防御工事
Noun:
  1. fortification consisting of a low wall

1. I feel very much like an officer who has stormed a breastwork despite his severe wounds.
我有这么一种感觉:仿佛自己是一个不顾身负重创,攻下了一个敌军堡垒的军官.

来自辞典例句

2. A swarthy boy opened a book and propped it nimbly under the breastwork of his satchel.
一个面色黧黑的少年打开书本,麻利地将它支在书包这座胸墙底下.

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    用作名词 (n.)
    1. A swarthy boy opened a book and propped it nimbly under the breastwork of his satchel.
      一个面色黧黑的少年打开书本,麻利地将它支在书包这座胸墙底下。

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