buttress
noun [ C ] uk/ˈbʌt.rəs/ us/ˈbʌt.rəs/
撑墙，扶壁
a structure made of stone or brick that sticks out from and supports a wall of a building
buttress
verb [ T ] uk/ˈbʌt.rəs/ us/ˈbʌt.rəs/
建扶壁加固
to build buttresses to support a building or structure
It was decided to buttress the crumbling walls. 人们决定建造扶壁以支撑将要倒塌的墙。
支持（想法或论点）
to make support for an idea or argument stronger by providing a good reason for it
The arguments for change are buttressed by events elsewhere. 其他一些地方的事件肯定了关于变革的想法。