scaffolds

柯林斯词典

scaffold /ˈskæfəld, -əʊld/ (scaffolds)

• 1. N-COUNT A scaffold was a raised platform on which criminals were hanged or had their heads cut off. 绞刑台

  Ascending the shaky ladder to the scaffold, More addressed the executioner. 摩尔沿着摇摇晃晃的梯子登上绞刑台，跟行刑人说了话。

• 2. N-COUNT A scaffold is a temporary raised platform on which workers stand to paint, repair, or build high parts of a building. 脚手架

  They were standing on top of a giant scaffold. 他们站在一个巨大的脚手架顶上。

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