scaffold
UK/'skæfәld/US
GREC2
Definitions
n.
A temporary framework for workers on a building; an elevated platform for executing criminals
脚手架；绞刑台，断头台
v.
To erect scaffolding around a building; to provide support for
搭脚手架；支撑，支持
Root Breakdown
Native Englishscaffoldother
=scaffold
Common Collocations
- 1.erect a scaffold搭建脚手架
- 2.mount the scaffold走上绞刑台
- 3.scaffold poles脚手架杆
- 4.[scaffold structure]脚手架结构
Example Sentences
- 1.
Workers climbed the scaffold to repair the crumbling facade of the old church.
- 2.
The condemned man walked calmly to the scaffold as the crowd fell silent.
- 3.
The scaffold surrounding the historic building will be removed once renovations are complete.