buttress
🇺🇸
/ˈbʌtrəs/
🇬🇧
/ˈbʌtrəs/
noun
R
A vertical structure built to give additional support to a wall or bridge.
The castle had many buttresses to keep its walls strong.
这座城堡有许多扶壁来保持其墙体坚固。
verb
R
To give support or confirmation to something.
The new policy will buttress the economy.
新政策将支撑经济。
translation
扶壁
支持
词形变化
3rd Present
buttresses
Past
buttressed
Perfect
buttressed
Progressive
buttressing
Plural
buttresses