| 单词 | bastion |
| 释义 | bastion (once / 2231 pages) 1n 2n 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. 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. WORD FAMILYbastion: bastions USAGE EXAMPLESFrom the Place d’Italie, I like to meander back to the Butte-aux-Cailles, one of the original bastions of Paris street art. Washington Post(Dec 29, 2016) The last bastion of the trade is now Japan, said Knights, of WildAid. Washington Post(Dec 30, 2016) The neighborhood became part of the rebels’ bastion in eastern Aleppo. Los Angeles Times(Dec 23, 2016) 1 1n projecting part of a rampart or other fortification Hyper fortification, munition defensive structure consisting of walls or mounds built around a stronghold to strengthen it 2n a stronghold into which people could go for shelter during a battle 2Syn|Exp|Hypo|Hyper citadel Kremlin citadel of Moscow, housing the offices of the Russian government acropolis the citadel in ancient Greek towns kremlincitadel of a Russian town fastness, stronghold a strongly fortified defensive structure n a group that defends a principle a bastion against corruption the last bastion of communism Hyper defence, defence force, defense, defense force an organization of defenders that provides resistance against attack |
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