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小词详解 | buttress
buttress 英 [ˈbʌtrəs] 美 [ˈbʌtrəs]
Two further findings buttress the idea that it is the psychological load of decision making which matters.
还有另外两个发现可以支持这种精神负担作用的观点。
——《经济学人》The disclosure appears to buttress the company’s concerns that the dispute could pose a threat to encryption safeguards that goes well beyond the single California case.
这似乎支持了苹果的担忧,即此次争议可能会对产品的加密保护构成威胁,其影响远不止加州这一例。
——《纽约时报》
[动词] 增加力量或正当理由;加强
和平事业的支柱
a buttress of the cause of peace
加固防御工事
buttress fortifications你需要有更多的事实来支持你的论据。
You need more facts to buttress up your argument.其他一些地方的事件肯定了关于变革的想法。
The arguments for change are buttressed by events elsewhere.
A gust of wind swept over the parapet and Dr. Kerry teetered, clutching the wall. I stepped up onto the ridge so he could flatten himself against the buttress. He stared at me, waiting for an explanation.
一阵狂风扫过护栏,克里博士摇晃起来,抓住墙壁不放。我走上屋脊,好让他靠在扶壁上。他盯着我,等着我解释。
reinforce: strengthen or support (an object or substance), especially with additional material bolster: support or strengthen fortify: strengthen (someone) mentally or physically