单词	buttress
释义	buttress1 nounbuttress2 verb buttressbut‧tress1 /ˈbʌtrəs/ noun [countable] Word Origin WORD ORIGINbuttress1 Origin: 1300-1400 Old French boterez, from boter; ➔ BUTT2 Examples EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS Above lies 40 feet of delicate arête, poised on the crest of the buttress. Between the chapels radiate the forests of flying buttresses. For centuries it has been a buttress against the onslaught of Chaos from the wastes to the north. Moreover, in the building of the great Gothic cathedrals many new devices were introduced, including flying buttresses. On a sunny evening you can stay to catch the last of the sun's rays highlighting Scafell's famous buttresses. The buttresses of all grades are black and the gullies are trickling away into the valley streams. There was a narrow stone path, Alexei now saw, around the base of the promontory beyond the buttress. Two square halls would give the effect. externally. of solid massive buttresses, while internally they would serve as picture galleries. word sets WORD SETS► Construction adobe, nounasphalt, nounbatten, nounbeam, nounblueprint, nounboard, nounboom, nounbreeze-block, nounbrick, nounbricklayer, nounbrickwork, nounbucket, nounbuilder, nounbuilding contractor, nounbuilding site, nounbulldoze, verbbulldozer, nounbuttress, nouncaisson, nouncantilever, nouncastellated, adjectivecavity wall, nouncement, nouncement, verbconcrete, adjectiveconcrete, nounconcrete, verbconduit, nounconstruct, verbcrane, nouncrosspiece, noundaub, noundigger, noundowel, noundrain, noundrainage, noundraughtsman, noundry-stone wall, noundry wall, nounduckboards, noundustsheet, nounembankment, nounerect, verberection, nounfence, verbfencing, nounfiberboard, nounfibreboard, nounfloor plan, nounfoundation, noungantry, noungatepost, noungirder, noungreenfield site, nounhalf-timbered, adjectivehard hat, nounhod, nounhousing association, nounhousing project, nounjackhammer, nounjib, nounjoist, nounkeystone, nounlath, nounleading, nounmansard, nounmortar, nounpanelling, nounpanel pin, nounpave, verbpavement, nounpebbledash, nounpier, nounpile driver, nounplank, nounplanking, nounplaster, nounplaster, verbplasterboard, nounplasterer, nounplate glass, nounpoint, verbPortakabin, nounprime, verbprimer, nounproperty developer, nounputty, nounquantity surveyor, nounrebuild, verbreconstruct, verbreconstruction, nounrefurbish, verbreinforced concrete, nounrendering, nounrenovate, verbrevetment, nounroof, nounroof, verbroofing, nounrooftop, nounrubble, nounsand, verbsandstone, nounsaw, verbscaffold, nounscaffolding, nounshovel, nounsite, nounskip, nounslab, nounslate, nounspan, verbstarter home, nounsteam shovel, nounstilt, nounstucco, nounsurface, verbsuspension bridge, nounthatch, nounthatched, adjectivetile, nountile, verbtiling, nountimber, nountopcoat, noun Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE► flying · Between the chapels radiate the forests of flying buttresses.· Those at Canterbury are among the earliest datable flying buttresses.· Moreover, in the building of the great Gothic cathedrals many new devices were introduced, including flying buttresses.· It is an architectural cathedral, long and low on the exterior with geometrical traceried windows and simple flying buttresses.· All are lofty with high vaults supported by flying buttress schemes.· A flying buttress transmits thrust rather then resisting it. a brick or stone structure built to support a wall buttress1 nounbuttress2 verb buttressbuttress2 verb [transitive] formal Verb Table VERB TABLE buttress Simple Form Present I, you, we, they buttress he, she, it buttresses Past I, you, he, she, it, we, they buttressed Present perfect I, you, we, they have buttressed he, she, it has buttressed Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had buttressed Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will buttress Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have buttressed Continuous Form Present I am buttressing he, she, it is buttressing you, we, they are buttressing Past I, he, she, it was buttressing you, we, they were buttressing Present perfect I, you, we, they have been buttressing he, she, it has been buttressing Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had been buttressing Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will be buttressing Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have been buttressing Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES Kotkin gave statistics to buttress his argument. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS And the government's recent promise to give the central bank independence should buttress its authority in the markets. It reformed the judicial system, buttressing its independence, and introduced parliamentary scrutiny of important public sector contracts and appointments. Others had been Jacked and buttressed. The example of Phil Gramm, who had a large war chest but could not move voters, buttressed his argument. The resistance is buttressed by dim understanding of how a decentralized approach can improve matters. These effectively buttressed the sector against the kind of cutthroat competition raging amongst operators. To last for very long any social system needs to be buttressed by a powerful integrating ideology. to support a system, idea, argument etc, especially by providing money:  The evidence seemed to buttress their argument.
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