noun🔗Share扶壁，支墩 A brick or stone structure built against another structure to support it."The old stone church needed buttresses to prevent its walls from collapsing. "为了防止老石砌教堂的墙壁倒塌，需要建造**扶壁（支墩）**来支撑它们。architecturebuildingstructureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share支撐物，扶壁. Anything that serves to support something; a prop."The heavy books served as buttresses, preventing the leaning tower of papers from collapsing on my desk. "那些厚重的书成了支撑物，防止了那座摇摇欲坠的纸堆从我的桌子上倒塌下来。architecturestructureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share板根, 支柱根 A buttress-root."The ancient fig tree had enormous buttresses spreading out from its trunk, anchoring it firmly to the earth. "这棵古老的榕树有着巨大的板根从树干向四周延伸，将它牢牢地固定在地面上。plantpartnaturebiologyorganismarchitectureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share峭壁，悬崖。 A feature jutting prominently out from a mountain or rock; a crag, a bluff."The hiking trail wound around the base of the mountain, carefully avoiding the steep buttresses that jutted out like massive stone teeth. "这条徒步小径蜿蜒在山脚下，小心地避开那些像巨大石牙般突出的陡峭悬崖。geologygeographynatureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share支柱，支撑。 Anything that supports or strengthens."Example Sentence: "Regular exercise and a healthy diet are important buttresses for a strong immune system." "有规律的锻炼和健康的饮食是强健免疫系统的两大支柱。architecturebuildingstructureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share支撑，扶持 To support something physically with, or as if with, a prop or buttress."The community garden buttresses the old fence with wooden posts to keep it from falling over. "社区花园用木桩支撑着旧围栏，防止它倒塌。buildingarchitecturestructureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share支持, 支撑，佐证 (by extension) To support something or someone by supplying evidence; to corroborate or substantiate."The witness's testimony buttresses the victim's account of the event. "证人的证词佐证了受害者对事件的描述。communicationlanguagestatementChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
