| 单词 | bulwark |
| 释义 | bulwark['bʌlwək]n. 保障, 壁垒, 防波堤 bulwark bul.wark AHD: [b‹l“w…rk, -wôrk”, b¾l“-] D.J. [6b&lw*k, -7w%8k, 6bJl-]K.K. [6b&lw*k, -7w%rk, 6bJl-]n.（名词）1. A wall or embankment raised as a defensive fortification; a rampart.堡垒，壁垒：用作防御工事的墙或土堤；壁垒2. Something serving as a defense or safeguard:防御物：用来防御或保护的东西：“We have seen the necessity of the Union, as our bulwark against foreign danger”(&b{James Madison})“我们已看到联盟的必要性，就如同建立用来抵御敌国入侵危险的壁垒一样必要”(詹姆斯·麦迪逊)3. A breakwater.防波堤，挡浪板4. Often bulwarks Nautical The part of a ship's side that is above the upper deck.常作 bulwarks 【航海】 舷墙：比上中板还高的船侧的一部分v.tr.（及物动词） bul.warked,bul.wark.ing,bul.warks 1. To fortify with a wall, an embankment, or a rampart.用堡垒防护：用墙、土堤或壁垒防御2. To provide defense or protection for.为…提供防御或保护语源:1. Middle English bulwerk 中古英语 bulwerk 2. from Middle Dutch bolwerk 源自 中古荷兰语 bolwerk 3. from Middle High German bolwerc 源自 中古高地德语 bolwerc 4. bole [plank] * see bhel- 2bole [板条，厚板] *参见 bhel- 25. werc [work] from Old High German * see werg- werc [工事，工程] 源自 古高地德语 *参见 werg- 参考词汇:1. bulwark,barricade,breastwork,earthwork,rampart,bastion,parapet2. All of these nouns refer literally to structures used as a defense against attack. A这些名词的书面意思都具指用以抵御进攻的结构。3. bulwark can be a mound of earth, an embankment, or a wall-like fortification.Bulwark 可以是土堆、土堤或象墙的防御物。4. Barricade pertains broadly to a barrier to passage but usually implies hasty construction to meet an imminent threat.Barricade 更确切地说是阻塞通道的障碍物，但更多指用于应付紧急威胁的仓促建筑。5. Breastwork denotes a low defensive wall,especially a temporary one hurriedly built.Breastwork 指低矮的防御墙，尤指匆忙建造的临时性防御墙。6. Earthwork is a defensive construction of earth. AEarthwork 是土木做的防御工事。7. rampart, the main defensive structure around a guarded place, is permanent, high, and broad. ARampart 指被保护区域周围的主要防御结构，永久、高大且宽阔。8. bastion is a projecting section of a fortification from which defenders have a wide range of view and fire.Bastion 指防御工事上突出的部分，在此防御者可以有一个开阔的观察和射击范围。9. Parapet applies to any low fortification, typically a wall atop a rampart.Of these wordsbulwark, barricade, rampart, and bastion are the most frequently used to refer figuratively to something regarded as being a safeguard or a source of protection: Parapet 指低矮的防御工事，典型的是壁垒上的墙。Bulwark, barricade, rampart 和 bastion 这些词是最常用来指那些被认为是防御或保护物的东西的词： A free press is one of the bastions of a democracy. 自由的新闻业是民主的壁垒之一 |
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