scaffold
noun[C]
uk/ˈskæf.əʊld/us/ˈskæf.foʊld/scaffoldnoun[C](FOR WORKING)
astructuremade ofscaffoldingforworkerstostandon when theywanttoreachhighpartsof abuilding
(建筑工人用的)脚手架Douglas Sacha/Moment/GettyImages
US(UKcradle)
aframethathangson thesideof abuilding,ship, etc. forpeopletoworkfrom
(悬挂在建筑物、船等侧面供工作用的)脚手架,吊架,吊篮Askolds Berovskis/EyeEm/GettyImages
Physical supports and supporting
- abutment
- bearing
- bolster
- bookend
- bracket
- buoy
- burden
- buttress
- groan
- lath
- load-bearing
- pier
- pile
- pillar
- prop
- propsomethingup
- rafter
- sinew
- underpin
- weight-bearing
scaffoldnoun[C](FOR EXECUTIONS)
aflatraisedstructureon whichcriminalsarepunishedby havingtheirheadscutoff or by beinghangedwith aropearound theneckuntil theydie
断头台;绞刑台Death penalties
- behead
- boots on the groundidiom
- burn
- capital punishment
- chair
- condemn
- condemnsomeoneto (do)something
- crucify
- death sentence
- death warrant
- decapitate
- decapitation
- firing squad
- gas chamber
- gibbet
- guillotine
- hang
- hanging
- stake
- the electric chair