- [usually singular] bulwark (against something) (formal)
a person or thing that protects or defends something 保护者，防御者（指人或事物） a bulwark against extremism 坚决反对极端主义的人 At the time fascism had many supporters in the West, who saw it as a bulwark against communism. 当时，法西斯主义在西方有许多支持者，他们认为它是反对共产主义的堡垒。
- [countable]
a wall built as a defence 堡垒；防御工事 - [usually plural]
the part of a ship’s side that is above the level of the deck （船的）舷墙
Word Originlate Middle English: from Middle Low German and Middle Dutch bolwerk; related to bole and work.