buttress

🇬🇧 UK/'bʌtris/🇺🇸 US
GREC2

Definitions

n.

A structure, usually of brick or stone, built against a wall to support it; anything that provides support

扶壁,拱壁;支撑物

v.

To support or reinforce physically or with evidence

支撑;加强,巩固

🧩 Root Breakdown

Loanword
buttressother
=buttress

Common Collocations

  • 1.flying buttress飞扶壁
  • 2.buttress wall扶壁墙

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The stone buttress supported the weight of the cathedral wall.

  • 2.

    Good evidence will buttress your argument in the debate.

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