scaffold
柯林斯词典
1. N-COUNT A scaffold was a raised platform on which criminals were hanged or had their heads cut off. 絞刑台
Ascending the shaky ladder to the scaffold, More addressed the executioner. 摩爾沿著搖搖晃晃的梯子登上絞刑台,跟行刑人說了話。
2. N-COUNT A scaffold is a temporary raised platform on which workers stand to paint, repair, or build high parts of a building. 腳手架
They were standing on top of a giant scaffold. 他們站在一個巨大的腳手架頂上。
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scaffold /ˈskæfəld, -əʊld/ (scaffolds)
剑桥词典
scaffold noun [C] (FOR WORKING)
a structure made of scaffolding for workers to stand on when they want to reach high parts of a building
(建築工人用的)腳手架
US (UK cradle)
a frame that hangs on the side of a building , ship , etc. for people to work from
(懸掛在建築物、船等側麪供工作用的)腳手架,吊架,吊籃
scaffold noun [C] (FOR EXECUTIONS)
a flat raised structure on which criminals are punished by having their heads cut off or by being hanged with a rope around the neck until they die
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