Word · Frequency #17122

scaffolds

/ˈskæfəld/

noun

脚手架

scaffolds is the plural of scaffold.

A temporary structure or platform for workers to stand on while working on a building.

1.
A structure made of scaffolding for workers to stand on while working on a building.
由脚手架搭成的结构,供工人在建筑物施工时站立。
2.
a platform from which criminals are executed (hanged or beheaded)
处决罪犯(绞刑或斩首)的平台
3.
An elevated platform on which a criminal is executed.
处决罪犯的高架平台。
4.
a temporary arrangement erected around a building for convenience of workers
为方便工人而在建筑物周围搭建的临时设施
5.
An elevated platform on which dead bodies are ritually disposed of, as by some Native American tribes.
一些美洲原住民部落用来按仪式处理尸体的高架平台。
6.
An accumulation of adherent, partly fused material forming a shelf or dome-shaped obstruction above the tuyeres in a blast furnace.
高炉风口上方由粘附、部分熔合的材料堆积形成的架状或穹顶状堵塞物。
7.
A structure that provides support for some other material.
为其他材料提供支撑的结构。
8.
A device in scaffolding, i.e. the provision of a framework or support for achieving an intended outcome of internalizing learnings by way of collaboration and later gradual withdrawal of support.
教学脚手架中的一种手段,即通过协作并随后逐渐撤除支持来内化学习的框架或支持。

行刑台；绞刑台；支撑结构；支架；教学支架；教学脚手架；高架尸架；露天停尸台；炉瘤；高炉结瘤

In use

The workers put up a metal scaffold around the old church so they could repair the tower.

工人们在老教堂周围搭起了金属脚手架，以便修理塔楼。

Before painting the house, we checked that the scaffold was firmly anchored to the ground.

给房子刷漆前，我们检查了脚手架是否牢固地固定在地面上。

On large construction sites, workers often need several scaffolds for different parts of the building.

在大型建筑工地上，工人们往往需要几座脚手架来搭建建筑物的不同部位。

erect a scaffold around [building]

此处指建筑施工用的临时脚手架。

Workers erected a scaffold around the old church.

工人们在老教堂周围搭起了脚手架。

be led to the scaffold

the scaffold 特指处决犯人的行刑台或绞刑台。

The prisoner was led to the scaffold at dawn.

囚犯在黎明时被带上了绞刑台。

provide a scaffold for [something]

Connections

Collocations

erect a scaffold: 搭建脚手架; Workers erected a scaffold beside the old church.工人在老教堂旁边搭起了脚手架。
scaffold collapse: 脚手架坍塌; Two workers were injured in a scaffold collapse.两名工人在脚手架坍塌中受伤。
on the scaffold: 在绞刑架上；在断头台上; The traitor died on the scaffold.那名叛徒死在断头台上。
scaffold board: 脚手板; The workers stacked the scaffold boards by the wall.工人们把脚手板堆在墙边。
provide a scaffold for: 为……提供支架或支持; The teacher provided a scaffold for the students' writing.老师为学生的写作提供了教学支架。

Synonyms

Learner notes

Memory Tip

把 scaffold 拆成 scaf(联想 scale 攀爬) + fold(折叠)：可折叠的攀爬架，工人站在上面施工。

Context & Register

语域：neutral 常见场景：construction sites、building renovation、building maintenance 指“脚手架”时语气中性，多用于建筑施工、房屋维修等场景。日常口语里更常说 scaffolding，但书面和新闻语境中用 scaffold 也很自然。

Pronunciation & Spelling

真正与 scaffold /ˈskæfəld/ 押韵的是 baffled /ˈbæfəld/ 和 raffled /ˈræfəld/，重音及后面的 /æfəld/ 相同。folded、manifold、tenfold、unfold 虽然拼写含 -fold，但都读 /foʊld/，与 scaffold 的结尾 /fəld/ 不同，注意区分。

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