bulwark
美音:[´bu:lwək
]
英音:[´bu:lwək
]
n.壁垒,防波堤
难易程度:
bulwark为短语/超纲词汇
词形变化:
动词过去式:bulwarked 过去分词:bulwarked 现在分词:bulwarking 第三人称单数:bulwarks
bulwark
/'bʊlwək; `bulwɚk/
n
1 wall, esp of earth, built as a defence 壁垒（尤指用泥土堆砌者）; 防御工事.
2 (fig 比喻) person or thing that supports, defends or protects 支持, 防御或保护的人或事物
*Democracy is a bulwark of freedom. 民主是自由的保障.
3 (usu pl 通常作复数) ship's side above the level of the deck 舷墙（甲板线以上的船侧）.
n
1 wall, esp of earth, built as a defence 壁垒（尤指用泥土堆砌者）; 防御工事.
2 (fig 比喻) person or thing that supports, defends or protects 支持, 防御或保护的人或事物
*Democracy is a bulwark of freedom. 民主是自由的保障.
3 (usu pl 通常作复数) ship's side above the level of the deck 舷墙（甲板线以上的船侧）.
bulwark
n[C]
[Date: 1400-1500; Language: Middle Dutch;Origin: bolwerc, from Middle Low German, from bole 'flat piece of wood' + werc 'work']
something that protects you from an unpleasant situation
bulwark against
a bulwark against dictatorship
bulwarks [plural]
the sides of a boat or ship above the deck
a strong structure like a wall, built for defence
[Date: 1400-1500; Language: Middle Dutch;Origin: bolwerc, from Middle Low German, from bole 'flat piece of wood' + werc 'work']
something that protects you from an unpleasant situation
bulwark against
a bulwark against dictatorship
bulwarks [plural]
the sides of a boat or ship above the deck
a strong structure like a wall, built for defence
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