bastion

英 [ˈbæstiən]

美 [ˈbæstʃən]

n.  堡垒; 捍卫者; (军事)堡垒; 防御工事

复数：bastions　

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Collins.1 / BNC.13854 / COCA.14035

牛津词典

noun

• 堡垒；捍卫者
  a group of people or a system that protects a way of life or a belief when it seems that it may disappear
  1. a bastion of male privilege
     大男子主义的堡垒
  2. a bastion of freedom
     捍卫自由的堡垒
• （军事）堡垒；防御工事
  a place that military forces are defending

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 堡垒（指固守一种生活方式等的体制或组织）
  If a system or organization is described as abastion ofa particular way of life, it is seen as being important and effective in defending that way of life.Bastioncan be used both when you think that this way of life should be ended and when you think it should be defended.
  1. ...a town which had been a bastion of white prejudice...
     一度固守着白人偏见的城镇
  2. ...a bastion of spiritual freedom...
     精神自由的堡垒
  3. The army is still one of the last male bastions.
     军队仍然是男人占据的最后堡垒之一。

英英释义

noun

• projecting part of a rampart or other fortification
• a stronghold into which people could go for shelter during a battle
  Synonym:citadel
• a group that defends a principle
  1. a bastion against corruption
  2. the last bastion of communism

双语例句

• But there are growing signs that this last bastion may be giving way.
  但有越来越多的迹象表明，这座最后的堡垒可能也将倒塌。
• That is the real iron bastion which no force can smash, no force whatsoever.
  这是真正的铜墙铁壁，什么力量也打不破的，完全打不破的。
• Although, the bastion's grail is unlikely to become the most powerful among the other towns.
  尽管棱堡的圣杯不太可能成为最强大的圣杯。
• British public schools were described as'a bastion of upper-class privilege '.
  英国的公学被誉为“上层阶级特权的堡垒”。
• The last bastion will be the home.
  我们的家成了最后一个堡垒。
• Bastion of enlightenment what's going on?
  启蒙的堡垒，到底发生了什么？
• Thought Bastion: This shield protects the wielder as the Psychic Bastion feat.
  思维堡垒：该盾牌如同心力堡垒专长那样保护持用者。
• You said violence is the last bastion of moral cowardice.
  你说过暴力是懦弱的最后一块挡箭牌。
• The IMF, a bastion of tough love austerity, has come to this important realisation.
  如今，一向以严厉的爱充当紧缩政策堡垒的IMF也已经有了这一重要认识。
• They are not the bones stacked in our bastion of it?
  他们不是把我们的骨头堆成堡垒了吗？