/'bʌtrɪs/ v. Syn. support (支持) support physically; prop up; support something or someone by supplying evidence The attorney came up with several far-fetched arguments in a vain attempt to buttress his weak case.
/kɒnflə'greɪʃ(ə)n/ a. (大火灾,大火) large destructive fire; burning; large-scale military conflict After the conflagration had finally died down, the city center was nothing but a mass of blackened embers.
/ɛk'stænt/ a. (现存的) still in existence; not destroyed, lost, or extinct Although the book is out of print, some copies are still extant. Unfortunately, all of them are in libraries or private collections; none are for sale.