名詞 bulwark:

1. an embankment built around a space for defensive purposes
   同義詞：rampart, wall
2. a fencelike structure around a deck (usually plural)
3. a protective structure of stone or concrete; extends from shore into the water to prevent a beach from washing away
   同義詞：breakwater, groin, groyne, mole, seawall, jetty

動(dòng)詞 bulwark:

1. defend with a bulwark

1. A stronghold or fortified place; a bulwark.
   要塞一個(gè)堅(jiān)固或得到加固的地方; 堡壘
2. Our people's support is a bulwark against the enemy.
   人民的支持就是抗拒敵人的堡壘。

bul.wark

n.（名詞）
A wall or embankment raised as a defensive fortification; a rampart.
堡壘，壁壘：用作防御工事的墻或土堤；壁壘
Something serving as a defense or safeguard:
防御物：用來防御或保護(hù)的東西：
例句：
.We have seen the necessity of the Union, as our bulwark against foreign danger.(James Madison)
.我們已看到聯(lián)盟的必要性，就如同建立用來抵御敵國(guó)入侵危險(xiǎn)的壁壘一樣必要.(詹姆斯·麥迪遜)

A breakwater.
防波堤，擋浪板
Often bulwarks Nautical The part of a ship`s side that is above the upper deck.
常作 bulwarks 【航?！?/i> 舷墻：比上中板還高的船側(cè)的一部分
v.tr.（及物動(dòng)詞）
bul.warked,bul.wark.ing,bul.warks
To fortify with a wall, an embankment, or a rampart.
用堡壘防護(hù)：用墻、土堤或壁壘防御
To provide defense or protection for.
為…提供防御或保護(hù)

來源：
Middle English bulwerk
中古英語 bulwerk
from Middle Dutch bolwerk
源自 中古荷蘭語 bolwerk
from Middle High German bolwerc
源自 中古高地德語 bolwerc
bole [plank] * see bhel- 2
bole [板條，厚板] *參見 bhel- 2
werc [work] from Old High German * see werg-
werc [工事，工程] 源自 古高地德語 *參見 werg-

<參考詞匯><同義詞>bulwark,barricade,breastwork,earthwork,rampart,bastion,parapetAll of these nouns refer literally to structures used as a defense against attack. A
這些名詞的書面意思都具指用以抵御進(jìn)攻的結(jié)構(gòu)。
bulwark can be a mound of earth, an embankment, or a wall-like fortification.
Bulwark 可以是土堆、土堤或象墻的防御物。
Barricade pertains broadly to a barrier to passage but usually implies hasty construction to meet an imminent threat.
Barricade 更確切地說是阻塞通道的障礙物，但更多指用于應(yīng)付緊急威脅的倉(cāng)促建筑。
Breastwork denotes a low defensive wall,especially a temporary one hurriedly built.
Breastwork 指低矮的防御墻，尤指匆忙建造的臨時(shí)性防御墻。
Earthwork is a defensive construction of earth. A
Earthwork 是土木做的防御工事。
rampart, the main defensive structure around a guarded place, is permanent, high, and broad. A
Rampart 指被保護(hù)區(qū)域周圍的主要防御結(jié)構(gòu)，永久、高大且寬闊。
bastion is a projecting section of a fortification from which defenders have a wide range of view and fire.
Bastion 指防御工事上突出的部分，在此防御者可以有一個(gè)開闊的觀察和射擊范圍。
Parapet applies to any low fortification, typically a wall atop a rampart.Of these wordsbulwark, barricade, rampart, and bastion are the most frequently used to refer figuratively to something regarded as being a safeguard or a source of protection:
Parapet 指低矮的防御工事，典型的是壁壘上的墻。Bulwark, barricade, rampart 和 bastion 這些詞是最常用來指那些被認(rèn)為是防御或保護(hù)物的東西的詞：
例句：
.The only sure bulwark of continuing liberty is a government strong enough to protect the interests of the people, and a people strong enough and well enough informed to maintain its sovereign control over its government. (Franklin D. Roosevelt).
.唯一能保持持久和平的真正武器是一個(gè)能保護(hù)國(guó)民利益的強(qiáng)大政府和一個(gè)能保持對(duì)政府的主權(quán)控制的強(qiáng)大民族. （富蘭克林·D·羅斯福）。

例句：
It was impossible to break through her barricade of reticence.
要打破她沉默的.壁壘.簡(jiǎn)直是不可能的。

例句：
.There is no rampart that will hold out against malice. (Molière).
.面對(duì)惡意，沒有能堅(jiān)持住的壁壘. （莫里哀）。

例句：
A free press is one of the bastions of a democracy.
自由的新聞業(yè)是民主的壁壘之一