Word · Frequency #20164
trestle
支架；台架；锯木架
A support with two spreading legs, such as a sawhorse, used in pairs to hold up a tabletop or boards.
- 1.
A horizontal member supported near each end by a pair of divergent legs, such as sawhorses.
两端附近由一对分开的腿支撑的水平构件,如锯木架。
- 2.
a supporting tower used to support a bridge
桥梁支撑塔
- 3.
A folding or fixed set of legs used to support a tabletop or planks.
用于支撑桌面或木板的可折叠或固定的腿架。
- 4.
sawhorses used in pairs to support a horizontal tabletop
成对支撑桌面的锯木架
- 5.
A framework, using spreading, divergent pairs of legs used to support a bridge.
使用向外展开的分叉腿支撑桥梁的框架。
- 6.
A trestle bridge.
栈桥。
桥梁支架；桥墩架；栈桥；高架桥；两端附近由一对分开的腿支撑的水平构件,如锯木架。；桥梁支撑塔；用于支撑桌面或木板的可折叠或固定的腿架。
In use
We set up a long trestle table in the garden for the party.
The carpenter placed two wooden trestles under the heavy plank to keep it steady.
The old railway bridge was supported by tall stone trestles across the valley.
trestle + noun
trestle 作定语时常用单数形式，如 trestle table（支架桌）、trestle bridge（栈桥）。
They set up a trestle table for the buffet.
他们为自助餐摆了一张支架桌。
a pair of trestles
trestle 是可数名词，复数形式为 trestles。
A pair of trestles supports the tabletop.
一对锯木架支撑着桌面。
be supported on trestles
用于桥时，trestle 指支撑桥身的支架或桥墩架，常与 on 连用。
Connections
Collocations
- trestle table
- 支架桌；折叠桌
- The hall was set up with long trestle tables for the buffet.大厅里摆放了长条支架桌，供自助餐使用。
- trestle bridge
- 栈桥；支架桥
- The train crossed the river on a tall trestle bridge.火车从一座高高的栈桥上过河。
- trestle legs
- 支架腿；台架腿
- The table's trestle legs fold flat for easy storage.这张桌子的支架腿可以折叠放平，便于收纳。
- sawhorse trestle
- 锯木架支架
- They used a sturdy sawhorse trestle to hold the long plank.他们用坚固的锯木架支架来托住长木板。
Pop culture & quotes
- It's up by the tracks. By the trestle.
- 就在铁轨那边，栈桥旁边。The boys barely crossed the trestle before the train came.
Learner notes
Memory Tip
trestle 开头像 tree(树)，分杈的腿撑起桥面或桌面——记住“树杈支架”。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：woodworking、bridge construction、furniture support 该词通常是中性用词，多用于木工、桥梁工程或家具制作等具体场景；在日常口语中不算常用，但在技术说明、阅读材料中比较常见。使用时需依据搭配来判断具体指“支架”“桥架”还是“栈桥”。
Pronunciation & Spelling
与 trestle /ˈtrɛsəl/ 押韵的词有 vessel /ˈvɛsəl/、wrestle /ˈrɛsəl/、nestle /ˈnɛsəl/，重读元音和其后的 /səl/ 一致。注意 castle /ˈkæsəl/、whistle /ˈwɪsəl/、hustle /ˈhʌsəl/ 虽也以 -stle 结尾且 t 不发音，但重读元音不同，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.