bulwark

US [ˈbʊlwərk]
UK [ˈbʊlwə(r)k]
  • n.堡垒；防御者（指人或事物）；防御工事；（船的）舷墙
  • v.防御；用堡垒防护
  • Web壁垒；防波堤；保障
Plural Form：bulwarks  

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bulwark
n.
1.
[ususing]
~ (against sth)
保护者，防御者（指人或事物）a person or thing that protects or defends sth
a bulwark against extremism
坚决反对极端主义的人
2.
[c]
堡垒；防御工事a wall built as a defence
3.
[usupl]
（船的）舷墙the part of a ship's side that is above the level of the deck

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Definition:
AllAll,堡垒堡垒,防御者防御者,防御工事防御工事,舷墙舷墙,防御防御,用堡垒防护用堡垒防护,壁垒壁垒,防波堤防波堤,保障保障
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1.
the sure bulwark of your defense_a national militia_may be readily formed into a well_disciplined and efficient organization.
你们防卫的坚实堡垒——一个全国武装人民也可随时转变为纪律良好和高效的组织，
nǐ men fáng wèi de jiān shí bǎo lěi — — yī gè quán guó wǔ zhuāng rén mín yě kě suí shí zhuǎn biàn wéi jì lǜ liáng hǎo hé gāo xiào de zǔ zhī ,
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2.
On foreign policy this long-standing member of NATO, with an army second in size only to America's, has always been a bulwark of the West.
在对外政策上，这个军队规模仅次于美国的北约老成员国一直是西方的守护者。
zài duì wài zhèng cè shàng , zhè ge jūn duì guī mó jǐn cì yú měi guó de běi yuē lǎo chéng yuán guó yì zhí shì xī fāng de shǒu hù zhě 。
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3.
In reality, France was no more supportive of the Tunisian regime than many others who saw it as a bulwark against Islamism.
有些人把突尼斯政权视作对抗伊斯兰教的堡垒的。事实上，法国并不比他们更支持突尼斯。
yǒu xiē rén bǎ tū ní sī zhèng quán shì zuò duì kàng yī sī lán jiào de bǎo lěi de 。 shì shí shàng , fǎ guó bìng bù bǐ tā men gèng zhī chí tū ní sī 。
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4.
Mr zu Guttenberg has done one big thing: ending conscription, which had been a bulwark of Germany's post-war order.
另外，古滕贝格还做了一件大事：结束征兵制度，这个曾经是德国战后秩序的一个壁垒。
lìng wài , gǔ téng bèi gé hái zuò le yī jiàn dà shì : jié shù zhēng bīng zhì dù , zhè ge céng jīng shì dé guó zhàn hòu zhì xù de yī gè bì lěi 。
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5.
Indeed, altruism would be a bulwark against arrogance and envy, two features that are incompatible with happiness in its purest sense.
事实是，利他主义将是对抗自负和嫉妒的壁垒。在幸福纯粹的定义里，自负和嫉妒是与之不相容的。
shì shí shì , lì tā zhǔ yì jiāng shì duì kàng zì fù hé jí dù de bì lěi 。 zài xìng fú chún cuì de dìng yì lǐ , zì fù hé jí dù shì yǔ zhī bù xiāng róng de 。
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6.
In this way, the old leaders of Chinese nationalism might attempt to set themselves up as a bulwark against Communism in southeast Asia.
如果这样，国民党的老家伙说不定还会想在东南亚建立反共堡垒呢。
rú guǒ zhè yàng , guó mín dǎng de lǎo jiā huo shuō bu dìng hái huì xiǎng zài dōng nán yà jiàn lì fǎn gòng bǎo lěi ne 。
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7.
Once seen as the bad habit of an immature economy, China's state meddling is now seen as a bulwark of stability.
中国的国家干预曾被视为一个不成熟经济体的坏习惯，如今被视为稳定的防波堤。
zhōng guó de guó jiā gān yù céng bèi shì wéi yī gè bù chéng shú jīng jì tǐ de huài xí guàn , rú jīn bèi shì wéi wěn dìng de fáng bō dī 。
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8.
And I thank you and your people for all, your help in maintaining the continuity which is the bulwark of our Republic.
我感谢你和你手下的人为保持连续性而给予的所有帮助，这种连续性是我们共和国的支柱。
wǒ gǎn xiè nǐ hé nǐ shǒu xià de rén wéi bǎo chí lián xù xìng ér jǐ yǔ de suǒ yǒu bāng zhù , zhè zhǒng lián xù xìng shì wǒ men gòng hé guó de zhī zhù 。
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9.
Conservatives, including non-believers, also consider a church led by Pope Benedict to be a stout bulwark against Islamic fundamentalism.
保守派，包括无信仰派，也将本笃教宗领导的教会看成对抗伊斯兰原教旨主义者的坚固堡垒。
bǎo shǒu pài , bāo kuò wú xìn yǎng pài , yě jiāng běn dǔ jiào zōng lǐng dǎo de jiào huì kàn chéng duì kàng yī sī lán yuán jiào zhǐ zhǔ yì zhě de jiān gù bǎo lěi 。
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10.
For the same reason, the open-source nature of the project is also a bulwark against hackers or malware.
同样的道理，这个项目的开放性也能防护黑客或者是恶意软件。
tóng yàng de dào lǐ , zhè ge xiàng mù de kāi fàng xìng yě néng fáng hù hēi kè huò zhě shì è yì ruǎn jiàn 。
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