Word · Frequency #13854
bastions
中坚力量;坚定捍卫者
bastions is the plural of bastion.
核心释义
a person, group, or thing that strongly defends a principle or belief
- 1.
壁垒或其他防御工事的突出部分。
A projecting part of a rampart or other fortification.
- 2.
防御坚固的位置;要塞或堡垒。
A well-fortified position; a stronghold or citadel.
- 3.
坚决捍卫某项原则的人、群体或事物。
A person, group, or thing, that strongly defends some principle.
- 4.
大型突出物;形状类似堡垒的东西。
Any large prominence; something that resembles a bastion in size and form.
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。
用法In use
The ancient castle's bastion offered a strategic vantage point against invaders.
用法提示:Bastion作为名词,指城堡中突出的防御工事。
This university has long been a bastion of academic freedom.
用法提示:Bastion用作比喻,指某种原则或价值的捍卫者。
The mountain village served as a bastion for refugees during the war.
用法提示:Bastion指提供保护或避难的地方。
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)。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配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
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧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。
语境与语域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。
语法说明Grammar Note
常用搭配 bastion of + 抽象名词
发音与拼写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。
用法优先级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。
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