bastion

/'bæstʃәn/ uk　 词频 #14035

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bastion 是什么意思

中文释义

n. 棱堡, 阵地工事

英文释义

n. a group that defends a principle

n. a stronghold into which people could go for shelter during a battle

n. projecting part of a rampart or other fortification

bastion 的真实例句

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For more than a hundred years, the place has functioned as a crucial cultural bastion, hosting speakers like James Baldwin, Gwendolyn Brooks, and Allen Ginsberg.

—— Why a group of writers and artists is boycotting the 92nd Street Y.

Before coming into Trump’s orbit, she served as the chair of the Republican party in San Francisco, a liberal bastion, and twice ran unsuccessfully for heavily Democratic state legislative seats.

—— Harmeet Dhillon: DoJ lawyer a top contender for Trump’s retribution mission

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