Word · Frequency #17456
joists
托梁；桁
joists is the plural of joist.
a beam used to support floors or roofs
- 1.
A piece of timber or steel laid horizontally, or nearly so, to which the planks of the floor, or the laths or furring strips of a ceiling, are nailed.
水平或近水平铺设的木梁或钢梁,固定地板或天花板之用。
水平或近水平铺设的木梁或钢梁,固定地板或天花板之用。；托梁；桁
In use
The carpenter checked each joist before installing the new floor.
We need to replace a rotten joist under the living room floor.
The roof joists are spaced evenly to support the heavy tiles.
the joists support [something]
joists 常用复数，因为托梁通常是成组使用的。
The steel joists support the concrete floor.
钢托梁支撑着混凝土楼板。
between the joists
between the joists 表示空间位置，常作状语。
Pipes are often hidden between the joists.
管道常常隐藏在托梁之间。
install [the] joists
Connections
Collocations
- floor joist
- 地板托梁
- The workers installed the floor joists before laying the plywood.工人们在铺设胶合板之前安装了地板托梁。
- ceiling joist
- 天花板托梁
- The ceiling joists are hidden above the drywall.天花板托梁隐藏在石膏板上面。
- steel joist
- 钢托梁
- Steel joists are often used in commercial buildings.钢托梁常用于商业建筑。
- wooden joist
- 木托梁
- These wooden joists need to be treated against moisture.这些木托梁需要做防潮处理。
- joist spacing
- 托梁间距
- The joist spacing depends on the load the floor will carry.托梁间距取决于地板要承受的荷载。
Synonyms
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把 joist 记成 joy + st：地板下的托梁稳稳托住，让你走上去安心快乐。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：construction、architecture、engineering 在建筑、工程等专业场合中属于常用中性词；在日常用语中很少出现，多用于技术描述。
Pronunciation & Spelling
在给出的发音中，joist /dʒɒist/ 与 hoist、moist、foist 押韵，它们都以 /ɒɪst/ 结尾。注意拼写相近但发音不同的词：jest /dʒɛst/ 和 just /dʒʌst/ 与 joist 的元音不同；joint /dʒɒɪnt/ 虽有相同的元音，但以 /nt/ 结尾而不是 /st/，因此不押韵。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.