buttress
n. 扶壁;山边扶壁状凸出部分;支持力量
v. 支持;用扶壁支撑(建筑物等)
复数 buttresses
第三人称单数 buttresses
现在分词 buttressing
过去式 buttressed
过去分词 buttressed
例句
Our only hope was to scramble up to this buttress, and dig out a platform at the foot of it on which we could pinch our tent.
我们唯一的希望就是爬上这支扶壁,在它的脚下挖出一个平台,在平台上安扎我们的帐篷。
The sharp increase in crime seems to buttress the argument for more police officers on the street.
犯罪率急剧上升似乎肯定了街上增加巡警的论点。
《牛津词典》
A wisely tempered tribunate is the strongest buttress of a good constitution.
一个明智的护民官能够成为好的政体最强有力的支撑。