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 beamsverb [T] ↑Verb Endings for buttress 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 beamsF0 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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