bulwark

英['bʊlwək] 美['bʊlwɜːrk]
  • n. 壁垒；保障；防波堤
  • (复) bulwarks:（船的）舷墙.
  • v. 用堡垒防护
bulwarked bulwarked bulwarking bulwarks
  • bulbiform adj.球状的
  • bulbil n.鳞芽；球芽
  • bulbous adj.球根的；球根状的；由球根生长的
  • bulbul n.一种鸣鸟；歌手；诗人
  • bulgar Bulgar.n.保加利亚人

详细释义

Noun:
  1. an embankment built around a space for defensive purposes;

    "they stormed the ramparts of the city"
    "they blew the trumpet and the walls came tumbling down"

  2. a fencelike structure around a deck (usually plural)

  3. a protective structure of stone or concrete; extends from shore into the water to prevent a beach from washing away

Verb:
  1. defend with a bulwark

双语例句

1. a bulwark against extremism
坚决反对极端主义者

来自《权威词典》

2. Our people's support is a bulwark against the enemy.
人民的支持是御敌的强大力量.

来自《简明英汉词典》

3. That country is a bulwark of freedom.
那个国家是自由的堡垒.

来自《简明英汉词典》

4. Law and morality are the bulwark of society.
法律和道德是社会的防御工具.

来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

5. The House of Lords is the only bulwark of democracy in this country.
在这个国家，上议院是唯一的民主堡垒。

来自柯林斯例句

    用作名词 (n.)
    1. Our people's support is a bulwark against the enemy.
      人民的支持就是抗拒敌人的堡垒。
    2. Democracy is a bulwark of freedom.
      民主是自由的保障。
    3. The dam will be a bulwark against floods.
      这防波堤可以堤防洪水。

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