buttresses是什么意思？

buttresses

英['bʌtrəsɪz] 美['bʌtrəsɪz]

• n. 扶壁，扶垛( buttress的名词复数 )；
• v. 用扶壁支撑，加固( buttress的第三人称单数 )；

例句

• The single - arch flying Buttresses at the eastern end are notable for their Boldness and grace. 东侧的单拱飞扶垛以雄健优雅着称.
• GOTHIC _ BUTTRESSES _ DESC ; Gothic construction, particularly in its later phase, is characterized by lightness and soaring spaces. 哥特式建筑, 尤其是其发展的后期, 以轻灵和高耸的尖顶为标志.
• Flying buttresses were constructed of vertical masonry piers with arches curving out from them like fingers. 飞梁结构,灵感来自于带拱形的垂直石质桥墩,外形像弯曲的手指.

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

• N-COUNT
  扶壁；撑墙；扶垛
  Buttresses are supports, usually made of stone or brick, that support a wall.
• VERB
  加强（论点或制度）；支持（某人）
  To buttress an argument, system, or person means to give them support and strength.
  例句
  He sought to buttress some of his arguments with quotations from Mein Kampf... 他引用《我的奋斗》中的语录来论证自己的观点。 The president's tough line is, however, buttressed by a democratic mandate. 然而，总统推行的强硬路线受到了民主党发布的训令的支持。