buttressKK [ˋbʌtrəs] /ˈbʌtɹəs/发音名词1扶壁、拱壁、支柱建筑Stone buttresses keep the old cathedral walls from collapsing.石造扶壁支撑著古老大教堂的墙面,使其不致倒塌。2支柱、后盾比喻A free press is a buttress of any healthy democracy.自由的新闻媒体是健全民主的支柱。动词1支持、强化、佐证常用于论点She buttressed her argument with data from three recent studies.她引用三份近期研究的数据来强化自己的论点。2支撑、加固建筑The engineers buttressed the leaning wall with steel beams.工程师用钢梁加固那面倾斜的墙。用这个字练口说→