/'bæstɪən; `bæstɪən/
n
1 part of a fortification that projects from the rest 棱堡（防御工事的凸出部分）.
2 military stronghold near enemy territory 临近敌区的军事据点.
3 (fig 比喻) person or thing defending or protecting sth that is threatened 堡垒; 保护者; 保卫者; 捍卫者
*a bastion of democracy, freedom, etc 捍卫民主、自由等的堡垒
* `The last bastions of privilege are crumbling,' announced the speaker. 演讲者宣称
*｀特权制度的最後一个堡垒正在崩溃.

n[C]
[Date: 1500-1600; Language: French;Origin: bastille 'strong building, castle', from Old Provençal bastida, from bastir 'to build']
something that protects a way of life, principle etc that seems likely to change or end completely
bastion of
　These clubs are the last bastions of male privilege.
a place where a country or army has strong military defences
　Pearl Harbor was the principal American bastion in the Pacific.
technical a part of a castle wall that sticks out from the rest