bulwark

美['bʊlwɜːrk] 英['bʊlwək]

n. 壁垒；保障；防波堤

v. (复) bulwarks:（船的）舷墙.

sp. 用堡垒防护

过去式：bulwarked 过去分词：bulwarked 现在分词：bulwarking 第三人称单数：bulwarks

近义词：defense，safeguard，protection，jetty，dike，entrenchment，security，rampart，wall，fortification，embankment，earthwork，barricade，defence，buttress，buffer，barrier，breakwater，seawall，groin，mole，groyne，

英英释义

Noun

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"
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

Verb

defend with a bulwark

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用作名词(n.)

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

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