bulwarks

英 [ˈbʊlwəks]

美 [ˈbʊlwərks]

n.  保护者，防御者(指人或事物); 堡垒; 防御工事; (船的)舷墙
bulwark的复数

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 防护；壁垒
  Abulwark againstsomething protects you against it. Abulwark ofsomething protects it.
  1. 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。
  2. 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。

双语例句

• Surgery and X-irradiation nevertheless remain the bulwarks of cancer treatment throughout the world.
  外科手术和X射线疗法依然是全世界治疗癌症的主要方法。
• The Supreme court, and the constitution, are bulwarks between this country's political identity and the bubbling cauldron of world opinion.
  最高法院和宪法是国家作为一个政治实体和世界观点的大熔炉之间的壁垒。
• Draw thee water for the siege, build up thy bulwarks: go into the clay, and tread, work it and make brick.
  你应吸水防备围困，应巩固你的堡垒，踏黏土，踩胶泥，紧握砖型。
• We should be securing our bulwarks, not marching into battle.
  现在是治国打根基之际，不宜战争。
• This text analyzed the abroad characteristics towards our country agricultural produce export put technique bulwarks, and how to break the abroad technique bulwarks, and increase our country of agricultural product export.
  分析了国外对我国农产品出口实施技术壁垒的特点，阐述了如何突破国外技术壁垒，促进农产品出口。这一技术可以增加3dB带宽。
• However, to fully realize the regional economic cooperation, the administrative bulwarks in different regions should be eliminated.
  然而要真正实现区域经济深度合作，必须破除地方间存在的行政壁垒。
• The prime cause of green bulwarks lies in the disequilibrium of socio-economy development between the developed countries and the developing countries, and the disequilibrium is nearly impossible to change in short period.
  绿色壁垒存在的根本原因在于发达国家与发展中国家不平衡的社会经济发展水平，这种不平衡在短期内很难改变。
• With all my strength, I plucked myself clear of him and ran to the bulwarks.
  我拚命用全力挣脱了船长的手臂，向船舷奔去。
• The pirates respectfully cleared a passage for him, and it was only when he brought up against the bulwarks that he spoke.
  海盗们恭恭敬敬地给他让出一条路，他一直爬到了船舷那边，才开口说话。
• They have the means to provide new bulwarks of the multilateral system.
  它们有能力为多边体系提供新的支柱。