bulwark
发音
英 [ˈbʊlwək]
美 [ˈbʊlwɜrk]
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- n.
- 堡垒
- 保障
- 支柱
- 舷墙
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- vt.
- 筑垒保卫
- 保护，使安全
单词词源
bulwark 防御，堡垒
来自荷兰语。bul, 同bole, 树干。wark, 同work, 工作。原指对船只所做的加固和防御工作。后指堡垒。衍生单词boulevard, 大道。
双语例句
- 1. He was a bulwark against further blairite defections .
- 他是对抗布莱尔派进一步背叛的最后堡垒。
- 2. Many of them see the army as a bulwark against bearded hordes .
- 他们中许多人视军队为对抗长胡子族群的堡垒。
- 3. 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。
- 4. The bulwark against populism could buckle if there is yet another round of brinkmanship and bargaining .
- 假如还有另外一轮的边缘政策和谈判，反对民粹主义的堡垒可能会被压碎。
- 5. The bloodless politics of brussels , once a bulwark against extremism , has now become an obstacle .
- 布鲁塞尔冷酷的政治活动曾经是反对极端主义的堡垒，而现在却成了一个障碍。