bulwark
英 [ˈbʊlwək] 美 [ˈbʊlwɜrk]

n.

堡垒；保障；支柱；舷墙

vt.

筑垒保卫；保护，使安全；

变形

复数：bulwarks

英英释义

bulwark[ 'bulwək ]

• n.
  • an embankment built around a space for defensive purposes

    同义词：rampartwall

  • 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：breakwatergroingroynemoleseawalljetty

• v.defend with a bulwark

双语例句

用作名词(n.)

1. Our people's support is a bulwark against the enemy.
   人民的支持就是抗拒敌人的堡垒。
2. Democracy is a bulwark of freedom.
   民主是自由的保障。
3. The dam will be a bulwark against floods.
   这防波堤可以堤防洪水。

权威例句

A Bulwark to the State Police Power--The United States Supreme Court
Procedural Democracy, the Bulwark of Equal Liberty
Judicial Activism: Bulwark of Freedom or Precarious Security?
Biodiversity as a Bulwark Against Invasion: Conceptual Threads Since Elton
Cancer immunology. Cancer's bulwark against immune attack: MDS cells.
The skin is an important bulwark of acquired immunity against intestinal helminths
Bundle-of-Rights Theory as a Bulwark Against Statist Conceptions of Private Property
司法能动主义:自由的保障还是安全的威胁?:修订版:bulwark of freedom or precarious security?
Obata-Ninomiya, K. et al. The skin is an important bulwark of acquired immunity against intestinal helminths. J. Exp. Med. 210, 2583...
Government of Singapore Investment Corporation (GIC): insurer of last resort and bulwark of nation-state legitimacy