bastion
名詞
UK/ˈbæs.ti.ən/
US/ˈbæs.ti.ən/
定義 bastion 名詞
- Countable(可數名詞)
A place or system that protects and defends a particular belief or way of life that is declining or under threat.
堡壘；捍衛者
This old library is seen as one of the last bastions of traditional scholarship.
這座古老的圖書館被視為傳統學術的最後堡壘之一。
The small town remains a bastion against modernization.
這個小鎮仍然是對抗現代化的堡壘。
He worked to defend his own bastion as an independent thinker.
他努力捍衛自己作為獨立思想家的堡壘。
- Countable(可數名詞)
A projecting part of a fortification that allows for better defense.
稜堡；堡壘
The soldiers fired at the enemy from behind the bastion.
士兵們從堡壘的突出部分向敵人開火。
The design of the bastion enhanced the castle's defense.
堡壘的設計增強了城堡的防禦。
The entire battlefield was clearly visible from the bastion.
從堡壘上可以清楚地看到整個戰場。