N a temporary defensive work, usually breast-high 临时胸墙 (Also called parapet) [fortifications]
One of the shells landed on the breastwork of our shelter and did not explode.
其中的一枚落在我们的庇护所的胸墙上。
34a swarthy boy opened a book and propped it nimbly under the breastwork of his satchel.
34一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。
Most brilliantly victorious day, when every house was a fortress, every window a breastwork .
那时的巴黎，每个房子都是一个堡垒，每一扇窗子后面都有一个狙击手。
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