bastion

n 1 part of a fortification that projects from the rest 棱堡（防御工事的凸出部分）. 2 military stronghold near enemy territory 临近敌区的军事据点. 3 (fig 比喻) person or thing defending or protecting sth that is threatened 堡垒; 保护者; 保卫者; 捍卫者: a bastion of democracy, freedom, etc 捍卫民主、自由等的堡垒 * `The last bastions of privilege are crumbling,' announced the speaker. 演讲者宣称: ｀特权制度的最後一个堡垒正在崩溃.

basin, basinful, basis, bask, basket, basketball, basketful, basketwork, bass, basset, bassinet, bassoon, bast, bastard, bastardization, -isation, bastardize, -ise, bastardy, baste, Bastille, bastinado, bat, batch, batch processing, bated, bath, bath chair, bath mat, bath-tub, bathe, bathed, bather, bathetic, bathing, bathing suit, bathing-cap, bathing-costume (also bathing-suit), bathos, bathrobe (also robe), bathroom, bathysphere,