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bulwark n.壁垒；保障；防波堤(复) bulwarks:（船的）舷墙.v.用堡垒防护 (1) 人民的支持就是抗拒敌人的堡垒。(2) 民主是自由的保障。(3) 这防波堤可以堤防洪水。 A seawall that runs perpendicular to the shore is sometimes called a bulwark, because it defends the beach, not against invaders, but against beach erosion. Although the noun bulwark can refer to any fortified wall, it often specifically refers to an earthen wall, like a rampart. As a verb, bulwark means to fortify with a wall or to provide protection: "The volunteers used sandbags to bulwark the levee in an attempt to prevent the flooded river from overflowing its banks."

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英 ['bʊlwək] 美 ['bʊlwɜːrk] (1) Our people's support is a bulwark against the enemy.(2) Democracy is a bulwark of freedom.(3) The dam will be a bulwark against floods. A bulwark is a wall built for protection or defense. If you and your pals build a secret fort for girls only, you might want to build a bulwark to surround it — with a "No Boys Allowed" sign posted prominently. 1[N-COUNT 可数名词]防护；壁垒 A bulwark against something protects you against it. A bulwark of something protects it.   [oft N against/of n]The abbeys were founded in the 12th century by King David as a bulwark against the English...这些修道院是12世纪大卫王用来抵御英国人而修建的堡垒。The House of Lords is the only bulwark of democracy in this country.在这个国家，上议院是唯一的民主堡垒。

英语单词	bulwark
英美音标	英 ['bʊlwək] 美 ['bʊlwɜːrk]
中文释义	n.壁垒；保障；防波堤 (复) bulwarks:（船的）舷墙. v.用堡垒防护
英语例句	(1) Our people's support is a bulwark against the enemy. (2) Democracy is a bulwark of freedom. (3) The dam will be a bulwark against floods.
中文例句	(1) 人民的支持就是抗拒敌人的堡垒。 (2) 民主是自由的保障。 (3) 这防波堤可以堤防洪水。
vocabulary简明	A bulwark is a wall built for protection or defense. If you and your pals build a secret fort for girls only, you might want to build a bulwark to surround it — with a "No Boys Allowed" sign posted prominently.
vocabulary扩展	A seawall that runs perpendicular to the shore is sometimes called a bulwark, because it defends the beach, not against invaders, but against beach erosion. Although the noun bulwark can refer to any fortified wall, it often specifically refers to an earthen wall, like a rampart. As a verb, bulwark means to fortify with a wall or to provide protection: "The volunteers used sandbags to bulwark the levee in an attempt to prevent the flooded river from overflowing its banks."
柯林斯解释	1 [N-COUNT 可数名词]防护；壁垒 A bulwark against something protects you against it. A bulwark of something protects it. [oft N against/of n] The abbeys were founded in the 12th century by King David as a bulwark against the English... 这些修道院是12世纪大卫王用来抵御英国人而修建的堡垒。 The House of Lords is the only bulwark of democracy in this country. 在这个国家，上议院是唯一的民主堡垒。

Bulwark Democracy Wall Build Protects 英 Bʊlwək] 美 Bʊlwɜːrk