breastwork

英 ['bres(t)wɜːk]美 ['brɛst,wɝk]

n. 赶工做成的防壁；矮防护墙，临时胸墙

英文词源

breastwork (n.)

"fieldwork thrown up breast-high for defense," 1640s, from breast (n.) + work (n.) in "fortification" sense. Old English had breostweall in same sense.

双语例句

1. I feel very much like an officer who has stormed a breastwork despite his severe wounds.

我有这么一种感觉:仿佛自己是一个不顾身负重创,攻下了一个敌军堡垒的军官.

来自辞典例句

2. A swarthy boy opened a book and propped it nimbly under the breastwork of his satchel.

一个面色黧黑的少年打开书本,麻利地将它支在书包这座胸墙底下.

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