"bastions" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 堡垒
• 防御（比喻）

Definition

“堡垒”原指坚固的防御工事、堡垒，常用于比喻强力维护特定理念、传统或生活方式的地方或人。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

“堡垒”多用于书面和正式场合，常见于比喻用法，如“民主的堡垒”。现代很少用来指真实的军事建筑，除非是历史语境。

Examples

The castle walls were strong bastions against the enemy.

城堡的墙壁是抵御敌人的坚固**堡垒**。

Many see schools as bastions of learning.

许多人认为学校是学习的**堡垒**。

The old traditions survived in these rural bastions.

这些乡村**堡垒**保留了古老的传统。

Some newspapers are the last bastions of independent journalism.

有些报纸是独立新闻的最后**堡垒**。

Even in modern times, small villages can be bastions of old customs.

即使在现代，小村庄仍可能是古老习俗的**堡垒**。

She became one of the strongest bastions against corruption in the government.

她成为政府中反腐最有力的**堡垒**之一。