bulwark
英 [ˈbʊlwək]
美 [ˈbʊlwɜːrk]
n. 保护者,防御者(指人或事物); 堡垒; 防御工事; (船的)舷墙
复数:bulwarks 现在分词:bulwarking 过去式:bulwarked 第三人称单数:bulwarks 过去分词:bulwarked
BNC.18948 / COCA.18990
牛津词典
noun
- 保护者,防御者(指人或事物)
a person or thing that protects or defends sth- a bulwark against extremism
坚决反对极端主义者
- a bulwark against extremism
- 堡垒;防御工事
a wall built as a defence - (船的)舷墙
the part of a ship's side that is above the level of the deck
柯林斯词典
- N-COUNT 防护;壁垒
Abulwark againstsomething protects you against it. Abulwark ofsomething protects it.- The abbeys were founded in the 12th century by King David as a bulwark against the English...
这些修道院是12世纪大卫王用来抵御英国人而修建的堡垒。 - 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。
- The abbeys were founded in the 12th century by King David as a bulwark against the English...
英英释义
noun
- a protective structure of stone or concrete
- a fencelike structure around a deck (usually plural)
- 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
verb
- defend with a bulwark
双语例句
- The agency is our last bulwark against North Korean aggression.
该机构是我们抵御北韩侵略的最后堡垒/最后防线。 - But the bulwark of our defense is the national militia, which in the present state of our intelligence and population must render us invincible.
但是,我们国防的中流砥柱是武装的全国人民,以我们现在的智慧和人口情况,这一定使我们战无不胜。 - The navy is our principal bulwark against invasion.
海军是我们抵御侵略者的重要保障。 - The abbeys were founded in the 12th century by King David as a bulwark against the English
这些修道院是12世纪大卫王用来抵御英国人而修建的堡垒。 - But Beijing also wants to maintain strong ties with Moscow, which it sees as an important source of energy and arms, and a bulwark against Western influence around the world.
但另一方面北京也想和莫斯科保持密切联系。对北京而言,莫斯科是能源和军火的重要来源,也是抵御西方势力的一道壁垒。 - The new dam was a bulwark against future floods.
新水坝是将来抵御洪水的屏障。 - Law is the bulwark of society.
法律是社会的保障。 - It has also mitigated the worst effects of the recent financial crisis and has provided a bulwark against the protectionism that might well have ensued.
此外,该组织缓和了最近金融危机的最糟糕影响,并提供了一个屏障,防范很可能随之出现的保护主义势头。 - My fantasies were a moral bulwark that enabled me to feel I was keeping my emotional integrity whole.
我的种种幻想都是一种道义上的保障,使我感到我在保持自己感情尊严的完整性。 - Our people's support is a bulwark against the enemy.
人民的支持就是抗拒敌人的堡垒。