| 单词 | scaffold |
| 释义 | scaffold /skaf"euhld, -ohld/, n. 1. a temporary structure for holding workers and materials during the erection, repair, or decoration of a building. 2. an elevated platform on which a criminal is executed, usually by hanging. 3. a raised platform or stage for exhibiting spectacles, seating spectators, etc. 4. any raised framework. 5. a suspended platform that is used by painters, window washers, and others for working on a tall structure, as a skyscraper. 6. Metall. any piling or fusion of materials in a blast furnace, obstructing the flow of gases and preventing the uniform descent of the charge. 7. a system of raised frameworks; scaffolding. v.t. 8. to furnish with a scaffold or scaffolding. 9. to support by or place on a scaffold. [1300-50; ME scaffot, skaffaut, scaffalde < OF escadafaut; akin to CATAFALQUE] |
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