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buttressUK:*/ˈbʌtrəs/US:/ˈbʌtrɪs/ ,(bu′tris)UK-RP:UK-Yorkshire:Irish:Scottish:US Southern:Jamaican: 主要翻译 buttress n (supporting structure)扶墙;撑墙;扶壁The structures are buttresses that hold up the building; they're not just decorative. buttress [sth] vtr figurative (reinforce, support)用撑墙加固;支撑;支持Richard quoted a number of experts to buttress his argument.理查德引用了许多专家的说法来支持他的论点。 复合形式: flying buttress n (Gothic arch supporting a wall) (建筑)拱扶垛Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris has impressive flying buttresses. |