音标:[ˈbʊlwəks] ;
n. 堡垒( bulwark的名词复数 ); 保障; 支柱; 舷墙
n an embankment built around a space for defensive purposes
n a fencelike structure around a deck (usually plural)
n a protective structure of stone or concrete; extends from shore into the water to prevent a beach from washing away
v defend with a bulwark

bulwark的用法和样例:

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。

词汇搭配

  • bulwark plating舷墙板
  • bulwark rail舷墙扶手
  • bulwark stay舷墙支柱

经典引文

  • He stood, the bulwark of the Grecian band.

    出自:Pope
  • Preserving human learning as a bulwark to theology.

    出自:H. Hallam
  • Rupert's strong, full reassuring presence, a completely effective bulwark against anxiety of any kind.

    出自:I. Murdoch
【近义词】

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And now the time of tide has come; the ship casts off her cables; and from the deserted wharf the uncheered ship for Tarshish, all careening, glides to sea. 现在,潮水上来了;船一解缆,这只不愉快的船就离开那冷落无人的码头,船身

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