bulwark
noun /ˈbʊlwək/
/ˈbʊlwɜːrk/
- [usually singular] bulwark (against something) (formal) a person or thing that protects or defends something
保护者，防御者（指人或事物） - a bulwark against extremism
坚决反对极端主义的人 - At the time fascism had many supporters in the West, who saw it as a bulwark against communism.
当时，法西斯主义在西方有许多支持者，他们认为它是反对共产主义的堡垒。
- a bulwark against extremism
- [countable] a wall built as a defence
堡垒；防御工事 - [usually plural] the part of a ship’s side that is above the level of the deck
（船的）舷墙
词源late Middle English: from Middle Low German and Middle Dutch bolwerk; related to bole and work.