n. 1.露天掩体;堡垒;寨,堡坞。 2.防波堤。 3.防御物,屏障,保障。 4.〔pl.〕【造船】舷墙。 短语和例子 The new dam was a bulwark against future floods. 新堤坝是抵御未来洪水的屏障。 the bulwarks of the State 国之干城。 vt. 1.用堡垒防护。 2.防御,保护。
a protective structure of stone or concrete; extends from shore into the water to prevent a beach from washing away 同义词:breakwater, groin, groyne, mole, seawall, jetty,
a fencelike structure around a deck (usually plural)
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" 同义词:rampart, wall,
defend with a bulwark
例句与用法
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The ship arrived with damage to bulwarks . 船抵达时舷墙已受了损伤。
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The new dam was a bulwark against future floods . 新堤坝是抵御未来洪水的屏障。
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The navy is our principal bulwark against invasion。 海军是我们抵御侵略者的重要保障。
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Spruance lounged outside, elbows on the bulwark . 斯普鲁恩斯在外边闲望,胳膊肘搁在舷樯上。
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The freedom of the press is one of the great bulwarks of liberty . 新闻自由是自由最大的保障之一。
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With all my strength, i plucked myself clear of him and ran to the bulwarks . 我拚命用全力挣脱了船长的手臂,向船舷奔去。
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Blodgett college is on the edge of minneapolis it is a bulwark of sound religion . 布格杰特学院座落在明尼阿波利斯的近郊,它是正统宗教的堡垒。
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It was a comfort in her distress and a bulwark against her increasing disillusionment . 这是她苦恼中的一种安慰,是对她有增无已的幻灭的一种防御。
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Surgery and x-irradiation nevertheless remain the bulwarks of cancer treatment throughout the world . 外科手术和X射线疗法依然是全世界治疗癌症的主要方法。
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My fantasies were a moral bulwark that enabled me to feel i was keeping my emotional integrity whole . 我的种种幻想都是一种道义上的保障,使我感到我在保持自己感情尊严的完整性。