1. 防護；壁壘 A bulwark against something protects you against it. A bulwark of something protects it.
e.g. The abbeys were founded in the 12th century by King David as a bulwark against the English... 這些修道院是12世紀大衛王用來(lái)抵御英國人而修建的堡壘。 e.g. The House of Lords is the only bulwark of democracy in this country. 在這個(gè)國家，上議院是唯一的民主堡壘。
bulwark英英釋義
noun
1. a protective structure of stone or concrete extends from shore into the water to prevent a beach from washing away
Synonym: breakwatergroingroynemoleseawalljetty
2. a fencelike structure around a deck (usually plural)
3. an embankment built around a space for defensive purposes
e.g. they stormed the ramparts of the city they blew the trumpet and the walls came tumbling down