Word · Frequency #13854
bastion
中坚力量；坚定捍卫者
a person, group, or thing that strongly defends a principle or belief
- 1.
A projecting part of a rampart or other fortification.
壁垒或其他防御工事的突出部分。
- 2.
A well-fortified position; a stronghold or citadel.
防御坚固的位置；要塞或堡垒。
- 3.
A person, group, or thing, that strongly defends some principle.
坚决捍卫某项原则的人、群体或事物。
- 4.
Any large prominence; something that resembles a bastion in size and form.
大型突出物；形状类似堡垒的东西。
堡垒；要塞；棱堡；庞大突出物；似堡垒的巨物；壁垒或其他防御工事的突出部分。；防御坚固的位置；要塞或堡垒。
In use
The ancient castle's bastion offered a strategic vantage point against invaders.
This university has long been a bastion of academic freedom.
The mountain village served as a bastion for refugees during the war.
bastion of sth
后常接抽象名词，如 free speech、democracy、tradition，指在某一原则或价值观上的坚定堡垒。
The university has long been a bastion of free speech.
这所大学长期以来一直是言论自由的坚定捍卫者。
bastion against sth
against 后接威胁或敌人，表示防御对象；也可用于比喻，如 a bastion against corruption（反腐的中坚力量）。
The old fortress was a bastion against foreign invaders.
这座古老的堡垒是抵御外敌入侵的要塞。
Common mistakes
Connections
Collocations
- bastion of democracy
- 民主堡垒；民主的中坚力量
- The country was seen as a bastion of democracy in the region.这个国家被视为该地区的民主堡垒。
- bastion of freedom
- 自由的堡垒
- They defended the newspaper as a bastion of freedom of speech.他们捍卫这家报纸，认为它是言论自由的堡垒。
- last bastion
- 最后的堡垒；最后的阵地
- This small town is the last bastion of traditional crafts.这座小镇是传统手工艺的最后堡垒。
- bastion of strength
- 力量的支柱；坚强的后盾
- She has always been a bastion of strength for her family.她一直是家人的坚强后盾。
- impenetrable bastion
- 坚不可摧的堡垒
- The castle was an impenetrable bastion against invaders.这座城堡是抵御入侵者坚不可摧的堡垒。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记忆联想：棱堡突出的尖角像卫士的盾牌，坚定捍卫信念，所以 bastion 是堡垒，也是中坚力量。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：political commentary、editorial writing 该词通常多用于正式、书面或演讲语境，常以比喻义指“堡垒、坚定捍卫者”（如 a bastion of freedom）。日常口语中较少见。
Grammar Note
常用搭配 bastion of + 抽象名词
Pronunciation & Spelling
没有常用词与 /ˈbæstʃən/ 完全押韵。question、digestion、suggestion、combustion、exhaustion、indigestion 都以 /stʃən/ 结尾，但重音或元音不同。注意 fashion /ˈfæʃən/ 和 passion /ˈpæʃən/ 拼写相似，但无 /t/ 音，发音不同。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
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