| 单词 | buttress |
| 释义 | buttress /bʌtrəs/ [countable] a stone or brick structure that is attached to a wall to support it扶壁；支墩◆it was necessary to strengthen the building with large external buttresses.有必要用大型的外部扶壁加固此建筑。buttress/ˈbʌtrəs ||; ˈbʌtrəs/noun [c] a stone or brick structure that supports a wall or makes it stronger 扶壁（石砌或砖砌）: ◇stone buttresses support the walls of the church. 石砌的扶壁支撑着教堂的墙。 but·tress /`bʌtrɪs; ˈbʌtrəs/v [t]formal to do something to support a system, argument etc 【正式】 支持［制度、论点等］:◇they tried to buttress their argument with quotations. 他们试图用引语支持他们的论点。 |
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