| 释义 |
bastion
['bæs.ti.ən] noun countable
■something which keeps or defends especially a belief or a way of life that is disappearing or threatened 堡垒•British public schools are regarded as one of the last bastions of upper-class privilege.英国公学被视为上流阶级特权的最后堡垒之一。 ■a part of the wall of a castle that sticks out from it in order to protect it 棱堡（城堡和堡垒的突出部分） |