buttress [ˈbʌtrəs]
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基本释义
n.支撑物;vt.支持;以扶壁支撑
英英释义
a structure made of stone or brick , which sticks out from and supports a wall of a building
参考例句
I don't think they have any buttress behind them. 我认为他们背后没有什么支持力量。
It was decided to buttress the crumbling walls. 人们决定建造扶壁以支撑崩塌中的墙。
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