| 单词 | truss |
| 释义 | truss n. & v. --n 1. a framework, e.g. of rafters and struts, supporting a roof or bridge etc. 2. a surgical appliance worn to support a hernia. 3. Brit. a bundle of old hay (56 lb.) or new hay (60 lb.) or straw (36 lb.). 4. a compact terminal cluster of flowers or fruit. 5. a large corbel supporting a monument etc. 6. Naut. a heavy iron ring securing the lower yards to a mast. --vtr. 1. tie up (a fowl) compactly for cooking. 2. (often foll. by up) tie (a person) up with the arms to the sides. 3. support (a roof or bridge etc.) with a truss or trusses. Derivatives trusser n. Etymology: ME f. OF trusser (v.), trusse (n.), of unkn. orig. |
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