scaffold

scaffold
[ˈskafəʊld, -f(ə)ld]
noun
  1. a raised wooden platform used formerly for the public execution of criminals
    断头台;绞刑架
  2. a structure made using scaffolding
    脚手架
verb
  1. [with obj.]attach scaffolding to (a building)
    搭建脚手架
    [as adj. scaffolded]the soot-black scaffolded structure.
    搭着脚手架的乌黑的建筑。
派生
scaffolder
noun
语源
  1. Middle English (denoting a temporary platform from which to repair or erect a building): from Anglo-Norman French, from Old French (e)schaffaut, from the base of catafalque
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