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nounverbbut·tressBrE /ˈbʌtrəs/ NAmE /ˈbʌtrəs/ noun a stone or brick structure that supports a wall 扶壁；支墩but·tressBrE /ˈbʌtrəs/ NAmE /ˈbʌtrəs/ verb present simple - I / you / we / they buttress BrE /ˈbʌtrəs/ NAmE /ˈbʌtrəs/ present simple - he / she / it buttresses BrE /ˈbʌtrəsɪz/ NAmE /ˈbʌtrəsɪz/ past simple buttressed BrE /ˈbʌtrəst/ NAmE /ˈbʌtrəst/ past participle buttressed BrE /ˈbʌtrəst/ NAmE /ˈbʌtrəst/ -ing form buttressing BrE /ˈbʌtrəsɪŋ/ NAmE /ˈbʌtrəsɪŋ/ ~sb /sth (formal ) to support or give strength to sb /sth 支持；给…以力量◆ 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支持了街上增加巡警的论点。 |