| 释义 |
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024truss /trʌs/USA pronunciation v. - to fasten, as with rope: [~ + object (+ up)]The kidnappers had trussed him (up) and left him to die.[~ (+ up) + object]to truss (up) the prisoners.
- to fasten with skewers, thread, or the like, as the wings and legs of a chicken before cooking: [~ (+ up) + object]to truss (up) a chicken.[~ + object (+ up)]to truss the chicken (up).
n. [countable] - Civil Engineeringa structural frame that functions as a beam to support bridges, roofs, etc.
- Medicinea pad supported by a belt for supporting muscles affected by a hernia:He wore a truss until his hernia healed.
See -tort-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024truss (trus),USA pronunciation v.t. - to tie, bind, or fasten.
- to make fast with skewers, thread, or the like, as the wings or legs of a fowl in preparation for cooking.
- Buildingto furnish or support with a truss or trusses.
- to tie or secure (the body) closely or tightly;
bind (often fol. by up). - Sport[Falconry.](of a hawk, falcon, etc.) to grasp (prey) firmly.
n. - Building, Civil Engineering[Civ. Engin., Building Trades.]
- Civil Engineeringany of various structural frames based on the geometric rigidity of the triangle and composed of straight members subject only to longitudinal compression, tension, or both: functions as a beam or cantilever to support bridges, roofs, etc. Cf. complete (def. 8), incomplete (def. 3), redundant (def. 5c).
- Civil Engineeringany of various structural frames constructed on principles other than the geometric rigidity of the triangle or deriving stability from other factors, as the rigidity of joints, the abutment of masonry, or the stiffness of beams.
- Medicinean apparatus consisting of a pad usually supported by a belt for maintaining a hernia in a reduced state.
- Botany[Hort.]a compact terminal cluster or head of flowers growing upon one stalk.
- Nautical, Naval Termsa device for supporting a standing yard, having a pivot permitting the yard to swing horizontally when braced.
- a collection of things tied together or packed in a receptacle;
bundle;
pack. - Agriculture, British Terms[Chiefly Brit.]a bundle of hay or straw, esp. one containing about 56 lb. (25.4 kg) of old hay, 60 lb. (27.2 kg) of new hay, or 36 lb. (16.3 kg) of straw.
- Old French trousse, torse, derivative of torser
- Vulgar Latin *torsāre, derivative of *torsus, for Latin tortus past participle of torquere to twist, wind, wrap; (noun, nominal) Middle English: bundle
- Old French tr(o)usser, variant of torser, probably
- (verb, verbal) Middle English trussen 1175–1225
|