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单词 scaffold
释义
scaffoldscaf‧fold /ˈskæfəld, -fəʊld $ -fəld, -foʊld/ noun [countable] Word Origin
WORD ORIGINscaffold
Origin:
1200-1300 Old North French escafaut, from Vulgar Latin catafalicum; CATAFALQUE
Examples
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • He squeezed in time at the typewriter between the high-rise scaffolds and his duties as husband and father of two sons.
  • On seeing the scaffold du Barry lost all control.
  • On the scaffold an unrepentant Jarman boasted of some sixty or seventy murders.
  • Provincial guillotines and scaffolds were dismantled and those not exhibited in museums were broken up and scrapped.
  • Spacing the scaffolds opens up the tree so light can penetrate, which encourages fruit production.
  • Two of the archers picked me up under the armpits and hustled me down the steps of the scaffold.
  • Weights can be tied to the scaffolds to pull the branches down to create these angles.
  • When she did not, a son pleaded for her, so the bemused authorities took her from the scaffold.
word sets
WORD SETS
adobe, nounasphalt, nounbatten, nounbeam, nounblueprint, nounboard, nounboom, nounbreeze-block, nounbrick, nounbricklayer, nounbrickwork, nounbucket, nounbuilder, nounbuilding contractor, nounbuilding site, nounbulldoze, verbbulldozer, nounbuttress, nouncaisson, nouncantilever, nouncastellated, adjectivecavity wall, nouncement, nouncement, verbconcrete, adjectiveconcrete, nounconcrete, verbconduit, nounconstruct, verbcrane, nouncrosspiece, noundaub, noundigger, noundowel, noundrain, noundrainage, noundraughtsman, noundry-stone wall, noundry wall, nounduckboards, noundustsheet, nounembankment, nounerect, verberection, nounfence, verbfencing, nounfiberboard, nounfibreboard, nounfloor plan, nounfoundation, noungantry, noungatepost, noungirder, noungreenfield site, nounhalf-timbered, adjectivehard hat, nounhod, nounhousing association, nounhousing project, nounjackhammer, nounjib, nounjoist, nounkeystone, nounlath, nounleading, nounmansard, nounmortar, nounpanelling, nounpanel pin, nounpave, verbpavement, nounpebbledash, nounpier, nounpile driver, nounplank, nounplanking, nounplaster, nounplaster, verbplasterboard, nounplasterer, nounplate glass, nounpoint, verbPortakabin, nounprime, verbprimer, nounproperty developer, nounputty, nounquantity surveyor, nounrebuild, verbreconstruct, verbreconstruction, nounrefurbish, verbreinforced concrete, nounrendering, nounrenovate, verbrevetment, nounroof, nounroof, verbroofing, nounrooftop, nounrubble, nounsand, verbsandstone, nounsaw, verbscaffold, nounscaffolding, nounshovel, nounsite, nounskip, nounslab, nounslate, nounspan, verbstarter home, nounsteam shovel, nounstilt, nounstucco, nounsurface, verbsuspension bridge, nounthatch, nounthatched, adjectivetile, nountile, verbtiling, nountimber, nountopcoat, noun
1a structure built next to a wall, for workers to stand on while they build, repair, or paint a building2a raised structure which was used in the past as a place to kill criminals by hanging them or cutting off their heads3American English a structure that can be moved up and down to help people work on high buildings SYN cradle British English
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