buttress
- n. 扶壁；山边扶壁状凸出部分；支持力量
- v. 支持；用扶壁支撑（建筑物等）
[ 复数 buttresses 第三人称单数 buttresses 现在分词 buttressing 过去式 buttressed 过去分词 buttressed ]
专业释义英英释义
buttress [ 'bʌtris ]
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n.
a support usually of stone or brick; supports the wall of a building
同义词： buttressing
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v.
- reinforce with a buttress
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make stronger or defensible
"buttress your thesis"
以上来源于: WordNet
柯林斯英汉双解大词典
buttress /ˈbʌtrɪs/
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N-COUNT Buttresses are supports, usually made of stone or brick, that support a wall. 扶璧
例：...the neo-Gothic buttresses of Riverside Church in Manhattan.
…曼哈顿的里弗赛德教堂中的新哥特式扶璧。
双语例句权威例句
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Our only hope was to scramble up to this buttress, and dig out a platform at the foot of it on which we could pinch our tent.
我们唯一的希望就是爬上这支扶壁，在它的脚下挖出一个平台，在平台上安扎我们的帐篷。
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The sharp increase in crime seems to buttress the argument for more police officers on the street.
犯罪率急剧上升似乎肯定了街上增加巡警的论点。
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A wisely tempered tribunate is the strongest buttress of a good constitution.
一个明智的护民官能够成为好的政体最强有力的支撑。
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