n.[C]

1. 堡垒，壁垒
   Everybody knows that Kin-men is a strong bulwark which cannot be taken easily by an enemy.

   每个人都知道，金门是座坚强的堡垒，不容易被攻占。

2. 防波堤，堤岸
   The new dam was a bulwark against future floods.

   新水坝是将来抵御洪水的屏障。

3. （船的）舷墙[P]
4. 保障
   Law is the bulwark of society.

   法律是社会的保障。

vt.

1. 筑垒保卫
2. 保护，使安全

n.

1. a defensive wall.
2. an extension of a ship's sides above deck level.