buttress
美音:[´bʌtrəs
]
英音:[´bʌtrəs
]
n.(建筑)扶壁,支持物 vt.支持,(以扶壁)扶住
难易程度:
buttress为短语/超纲词汇
词形变化:
动词过去式:buttressed 过去分词:buttressed 现在分词:buttressing 第三人称单数:buttresses
buttress
/'bʌtrɪs; `bʌtrɪs/
n
1 support built against a wall 扶壁. =>illus at App
1 见附录1之插图, page viii.
2 thing or person that supports or reinforces sth, or protects against sth 支撑物; 支柱; 支持力量
*a country admired as a buttress of democracy 作为民主支柱而为人称道的国家
* He was a buttress against extremism in the party. 他是党内反对极端主义的中坚分子.
v [Tn, Tn.p] ~ sth (up) support or strengthen sth 支持或加强某事物
*(fig 比喻) More government spending is needed to buttress industry. 为加强工业发展需要政府增加拨款.
* You need more facts to buttress up your argument. 你需要有更多的事实来支持你的论据.
n
1 support built against a wall 扶壁. =>illus at App
1 见附录1之插图, page viii.
2 thing or person that supports or reinforces sth, or protects against sth 支撑物; 支柱; 支持力量
*a country admired as a buttress of democracy 作为民主支柱而为人称道的国家
* He was a buttress against extremism in the party. 他是党内反对极端主义的中坚分子.
v [Tn, Tn.p] ~ sth (up) support or strengthen sth 支持或加强某事物
*(fig 比喻) More government spending is needed to buttress industry. 为加强工业发展需要政府增加拨款.
* You need more facts to buttress up your argument. 你需要有更多的事实来支持你的论据.
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