bulwark的中文翻译是什么意思
bulwark
n. 堡垒; 保障; 支柱; 舷墙
bulwark的柯林斯释义
N-COUNT防护；壁垒
A bulwark against something protects you against it. A bulwark of something 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。
bulwark的英文释义
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 fence-like structure around a deck
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
bulwark的场景例句
Democracy is a bulwark of freedom.
民主是自由的保障.
TYPICAL USE : The soldiers kept their heads down behind the bulwark.
士兵们保持头低低地在堡垒的后面.
Spruance lounged outside, elbows on the bulwark.
斯普鲁恩斯在外边闲望, 胳膊肘搁在舷樯上.
The institution that sees itself as the bulwark against worsening chaos has always been the army.
视自己为应对进一步恶化的混乱局面的堡垒的那一机构一直都是军队.
The new dam was a bulwark against future floods.
新水坝是将来抵御洪水的屏障.