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 臨近敵區的軍事據點.
3 (fig 比喻) person or thing defending or protecting sth that is threatened 堡壘; 保護者; 保衛者; 捍衛者
a bastion of democracy, freedom, etc 捍衛民主、自由等的堡壘
`The last bastions of privilege are crumbling,' announced the speaker. 演講者宣稱
`特權制度的最後一個堡壘正在崩潰.