学个词 Learn a Word-VOA英语教学 3297 buttress

 今天我们要学的词是 buttress¹.

 

Buttress 的意思是支持。 The Trump² administration's pressure against China is going strong, buttressed³ by a dramatic shift in opinion among the foreign-policy community, now increasingly critical of Beijing. 特朗普政府加大对中国的压力，与之相应的是外交政策圈的观点发生巨大变化，对北京的批评越发强烈。

 

Russia has launched a social media-based information campaign to buttress it claims of innocence⁴ as well as to press its accusations⁵ that Britain is in the grip of Russophobia, say Western analysts⁶. 西方分析家表示，俄罗斯发起了社交媒体宣传攻势，为其清白无辜的说法提供支持，并指责英国陷入俄罗斯恐惧症。

1 buttress   

n.支撑物；v.支持

参考例句：

• I don't think they have any buttress behind them.我认为他们背后没有什么支持力量。
• It was decided to buttress the crumbling walls.人们决定建造扶壁以支撑崩塌中的墙。

2 trump   

n.王牌，法宝；v.打出王牌，吹喇叭

参考例句：

• He was never able to trump up the courage to have a showdown.他始终鼓不起勇气摊牌。
• The coach saved his star player for a trump card.教练保留他的明星选手，作为他的王牌。

3 buttressed   

v.用扶壁支撑，加固( buttress的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• The court buttressed its decision. 法院支持自己的判决。 来自辞典例句
• The emotional appeal was buttressed with solid and specific policy details. 情感的感召有坚实的和详细的政策细节支持。 来自互联网

4 innocence   

n.无罪；天真；无害

参考例句：

• There was a touching air of innocence about the boy.这个男孩有一种令人感动的天真神情。
• The accused man proved his innocence of the crime.被告人经证实无罪。

5 accusations   

n.指责( accusation的名词复数 )；指控；控告；（被告发、控告的）罪名

参考例句：

• There were accusations of plagiarism. 曾有过关于剽窃的指控。
• He remained unruffled by their accusations. 对于他们的指控他处之泰然。

6 analysts   

分析家，化验员( analyst的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• City analysts forecast huge profits this year. 伦敦金融分析家预测今年的利润非常丰厚。
• I was impressed by the high calibre of the researchers and analysts. 研究人员和分析人员的高素质给我留下了深刻印象。