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单词 buttress
释义 buttress

buttress /ˈbʌt.rəs/

noun [C]
F0 a structure made of stone or brick that sticks out from and supports a wall of a buildingThesaurus+: ↑Physical supports and supporting , ↑Arches, columns and beams
verb [T] ↑Verb Endings for buttress
1
F0 to build buttresses to support a building or structure:
» It was decided to buttress the crumbling walls.Thesaurus+: ↑Physical supports and supporting , ↑Arches, columns and beams
2
F0 to make support for an idea or argument stronger by providing a good reason for it:
» The arguments for change are buttressed by events elsewhere.Thesaurus+: ↑Backing, supporting and defending , ↑Defending and protecting
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