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 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 fund is a bulwark against your benefits being cut.
这笔基金是防止你的福利受损的保障。 - Our people's support is a bulwark against the enemy.
人民的支持就是抗拒敌人的堡垒。 - Israel calls the barrier a bulwark against Palestinian suicide bombers.
以色列称该隔离墙是防范巴勒斯坦自杀性爆炸袭击者的一道壁垒。 - Law and morality are the bulwark of society.
法律和道德是社会的防御工具。 - We were a bulwark against bolshevism.
我们是对抗布尔什维克的壁垒。 - The navy is our principal bulwark against invasion.
海军是我们抵御侵略者的重要保障。 - Still it stretched and stretched till its head was over the starboard bulwark.
可是它还不断伸长，一直把脑袋伸到右舷的舷墙上。 - 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。 - The soldiers kept their heads down behind the bulwark.
士兵们保持头低低地在堡垒的后面。