"scaffold" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 脚手架

Definition

脚手架是一种由金属或木头临时搭建的结构，供工人在建造、维修或清洁建筑物时站立使用。该词也可以指历史上用于公开处决的高台。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

“脚手架”通常用于建筑工地。不要将其与“结构”混淆，“脚手架”是临时搭建可移动的。作为处刑台的用法现在很少见。

Examples

Workers stood on the scaffold to paint the wall.

工人们站在**脚手架**上刷墙。

The scaffold was built around the tall building.

**脚手架**搭建在高楼周围。

Please don’t climb the scaffold without safety gear.

请不要在没有安全装备的情况下爬上**脚手架**。

They took down the scaffold once the repairs were finished.

修理完成后，他们拆除了**脚手架**。

From the top of the scaffold, you could see the whole street.

站在**脚手架**顶端，你可以看到整条街道。

Back in history, public executions took place on a scaffold.

历史上，公开处决是在**脚手架**上进行的。