bulwark的中文翻譯是什麼意思
bulwark
n. 堡壘; 保障; 支柱; 舷牆
bulwark的柯林斯釋義
N-COUNT防護；壁壘
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...
這些修道院是12世紀大衛王用來抵禦英國人而修建的堡壘。
The House of Lords is the only bulwark of democracy in this country.
在這個國家，上議院是唯一的民主堡壘。
bulwark的英文釋義
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的場景例句
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.
士兵們保持頭低低地在堡壘的後面.
Spruance lounged outside, elbows on the bulwark.
斯普魯恩斯在外邊閒望, 胳膊肘擱在舷檣上.
The institution that sees itself as the bulwark against worsening chaos has always been the army.
視自己為應對進一步惡化的混亂局面的堡壘的那一機構一直都是軍隊.
The new dam was a bulwark against future floods.
新水壩是將來抵禦洪水的屏障.