| 单词 | bulwark |
| 释义 | bulwark /bool"weuhrk, -wawrk, bul"-/, n. 1. a wall of earth or other material built for defense; rampart. 2. any protection against external danger, injury, or annoyance: The new dam was a bulwark against future floods. 3. any person or thing giving strong support or encouragement in time of need, danger, or doubt: Religion was his bulwark. 4. Usually, bulwarks. Naut. a solid wall enclosing the perimeter of a weather or main deck for the protection of persons or objects on deck. v.t. 5. to fortify or protect with a bulwark; secure by or as if by a fortification. [1375-1425; late ME bulwerk, prob. < MD bolwerc, equiv. to bol(l)e BOLE1 + werk WORK (n.); cf. BOULEVARD] Syn. 3. support, buttress, mainstay. |
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