bulwark 详细解释

bulwark

['bulwək]

n.壁垒, 保障, 防波堤
(复) bulwarks:（船的）舷墙
v.用堡垒防护

n.[C]

1. 堡垒, 壁垒

2. 防波堤, 堤岸

The new dam was a bulwark against future floods.

新水坝是将来抵御洪水的屏障。

3. (船的)舷墙[P]

4. 保障

Law is the bulwark of society.

法律是社会的保障。

vt.

1. 筑垒保卫

2. 保护, 使安全

词形变化

动词过去式: bulwarked | 动词过去分词: bulwarked | 动词现在分词: bulwarking | 动词第三人称单数: bulwarks |

词义辨析

同义参见:

defense  jetty  security  safeguard  entrenchment  protection  dike  

英英释义

名词 bulwark:

an embankment built around a space for defensive purposes

同义词：rampart, wall

a fencelike structure around a deck (usually plural)

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

同义词：breakwater, groin, groyne, mole, seawall, jetty

动词 bulwark:

defend with a bulwark

补充

bulwarkbulwark英:[ˈbulwək] 美:[ˈbʊlwək, -ˌwɔrk, ˈbʌl-]n.1.堡垒, 堤岸2.支柱3.舷墙

例句

1. The House of Lords is the only bulwark of democracy in this country.上议院是这个国家捍卫民主的唯一机构。 2. The strength of our country bulwarked us through the financial crisis.我国的实力使我们得以安然渡过这次金融危机。 3. the security forces are a bulwark against the breakdown of society.安全部队是防止社会崩溃的堡垒。 4. democratic principles that stand as a bulwark against tyranny为反对专制提供保障的民主原则 5. a bulwark of freedom [=something that protects freedom]自由的保障 6. the ship's high bulwarks轮船高高的舷墙

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