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bastion n.棱堡；堡垒 (1) 珍珠港是美国在太平洋地区的主要棱堡。(2) 英国的公学是特权的堡垒。(3) 他们的战线不巩固，并不是铜墙铁壁。 French Independence Day, or Bastille Day (July 14), commemorates the storming in 1789 of the French king's prison/fort, the Bastille. Bastion and Bastille share the root bast, which means "build." Bastion can refer to any place to which one turns for safety; that can include not only buildings but also concepts, ideas, and even beliefs. The Church, for example, is a bastion of many religious beliefs.

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英 ['bæstiən] 美 ['bæstiən] (1) Pearl Harbor was the principal American bastion in the Pacific.(2) The British public schools are bastion of privilege.(3) Their battle line is not solid and is anything but a bastion of iron. When the battle is getting long and the odds are getting longer, retreat to your bastion to regroup and prepare for the next round of fighting. A bastion is a stronghold or fortification that remains intact. 1[N-COUNT 可数名词]堡垒（指固守一种生活方式等的体制或组织） If a system or organization is described as a bastion of a particular way of life, it is seen as being important and effective in defending that way of life. Bastion can be used both when you think that this way of life should be ended and when you think it should be defended.   [with supp]  [FORMAL 正式]...a town which had been a bastion of white prejudice...一度固守着白人偏见的城镇...a bastion of spiritual freedom...精神自由的堡垒The army is still one of the last male bastions.军队仍然是男人占据的最后堡垒之一。

英语单词	bastion
英美音标	英 ['bæstiən] 美 ['bæstiən]
中文释义	n.棱堡；堡垒
英语例句	(1) Pearl Harbor was the principal American bastion in the Pacific. (2) The British public schools are bastion of privilege. (3) Their battle line is not solid and is anything but a bastion of iron.
中文例句	(1) 珍珠港是美国在太平洋地区的主要棱堡。 (2) 英国的公学是特权的堡垒。 (3) 他们的战线不巩固，并不是铜墙铁壁。
vocabulary简明	When the battle is getting long and the odds are getting longer, retreat to your bastion to regroup and prepare for the next round of fighting. A bastion is a stronghold or fortification that remains intact.
vocabulary扩展	French Independence Day, or Bastille Day (July 14), commemorates the storming in 1789 of the French king's prison/fort, the Bastille. Bastion and Bastille share the root bast, which means "build." Bastion can refer to any place to which one turns for safety; that can include not only buildings but also concepts, ideas, and even beliefs. The Church, for example, is a bastion of many religious beliefs.
柯林斯解释	1 [N-COUNT 可数名词]堡垒（指固守一种生活方式等的体制或组织） If a system or organization is described as a bastion of a particular way of life, it is seen as being important and effective in defending that way of life. Bastion can be used both when you think that this way of life should be ended and when you think it should be defended. [with supp] [FORMAL 正式] ...a town which had been a bastion of white prejudice... 一度固守着白人偏见的城镇 ...a bastion of spiritual freedom... 精神自由的堡垒 The army is still one of the last male bastions. 军队仍然是男人占据的最后堡垒之一。

Bastion Battle French Bastille Beliefs 英 Bæstiən] 美 Bæstiən