buttress
n. 扶壁; 支撑物
vt. 支持,鼓励; 用扶壁支撑,加固
Buttresses are supports, usually made of stone or brick, that support a wall.
To buttress an argument, system, or person means to give them support and strength.
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。
1. a support usually of stone or brick; supports the wall of a building
1. reinforce with a buttress;
2. make stronger or defensible;
She would continue, faithful and reliable, to buttress up Miss Bulstrode's successor.
她会继续干下去, 忠心而可靠, 给接替布尔斯特罗德小姐的人以支持.
The leaf axis arises from the leaf buttress and maintains procambial continuity in the central region.
叶轴也来自叶原基和在中央区保留的原形成层细胞.
We have to buttress up the old church as it is beginning to lean.
我们必须加固这座古老的教堂,因为它开始倾斜了.
Britain has released satellite data to buttress its case that the personnel were in Iraqi waters.
而英国则发布了卫星资料以证明他的士兵是在伊拉克水域.
You need more facts to buttress up your argument.
你需要有更多的事实来支持你的论据.