bastion

FREQ #28845 ★☆☆☆☆

n. 棱堡, 阵地工事

发音

UK /ˈbæsti.ən/
US /ˈbæsti.ən/
US /ˈbæst͡ʃən/
AU

词形变化

bastions 复数 bastions bastioned bastioning bastions 三单 bastioning 现在分词 bastioned 过去式 bastioned 过去分词

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A projecting part of a rampart or other fortification.

    棱堡

    堡垒

    建筑
  2. 2.

    A well-fortified position; a stronghold or citadel.

  3. 3.

    A person, group, or thing, that strongly defends some principle.

    比喻

    a bastion of hope

    the bastion of democracy

  4. 4.

    Any large prominence; something that resembles a bastion in size and form.

v.
  1. 1.

    To furnish with a bastion.

    及物

词汇关系

相关短语

词源

First attested in 1562. From French bastion, from Old French bastille (“fortress”).

来源:wiktionary