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A truss is a strong frame, usually made of beams or bars arranged in triangles, used to hold up something big and heavy, like a roof or a bridge. In medicine, a truss is a supportive belt some people wear to keep a (a small bulge under the skin) in place. As a verb, 'to truss' also means to tie something up tightly — most often, tying a chicken or turkey's legs together before you cook it.
(建築)桁架、支撐架構;(醫療)疝氣帶;(烹飪動詞)綁綑(雞、火雞等)。
組成From Old French 'trousse,' meaning a bundle of things tied together.
同家族的字
- trousseaucomes from the same French root trousse, 'bundle' — a trousseau is a bride's bundle of clothes and belongings
原始詞典資料16 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法,原文照列,我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的;有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
Trussname
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A surname from Old French.
- In her speech to the Atlantic Council, Truss will say: “Putin has launched a full-frontal assault not just on the Ukrainian people, but also on the very foundation of our societies and the rules by which we coexist – sovereignty, democracy, the UN charter.
trussnoun詞源 1/tɹʌs/
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A bandage and belt used to hold a hernia in place.
- A truss may keep the abdominal contents from protruding into the hernial sac; however, this won't cure the hernia.
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architectureA structure made up of one or more triangular units made from straight beams of wood or metal, which is used to support a structure as in a roof or bridge.
- The weight of the wrought-ironwork in each of the trusses is 460 tons, inclusive of the longitudinal and cross girders weighing 130 tons.
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architectureA triangular bracket.
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An old English farming measurement. One truss of straw equalled 36 pounds, a truss of old hay equalled 56 pounds, a truss of new hay equalled 60 pounds, and 36 trusses equalled one load.
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obsoleteA bundle; a package.
- bearing a truss of trifles at his back
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historicalA padded jacket or dress worn under armour, to protect the body from the effects of friction.
- Puts off his palmer's weed unto his truss, which bore / The stains of ancient arms.
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historicalPart of a woman's dress; a stomacher.
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biologybotanynatural-sciencesA tuft of flowers or cluster of fruits formed at the top of the main stem of certain plants.
另外 1 個記錄的用法
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nauticaltransportThe rope or iron used to keep the centre of a yard to the mast.
trussverb詞源 2/tɹʌs/
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To tie up a bird before cooking it.
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To secure or bind with ropes.
- Very largely haue I inueighed againſt this vice [gluttony] elſvvhere, vvherefore heere I vvill truſſe it vp more ſurcinct;^([sic – meaning succinct]) […]
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To support.
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To take fast hold of; to seize and hold firmly; to pounce upon.
- who trussing me as eagle doth his prey
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To strengthen or stiffen, as a beam or girder, by means of a brace or braces.
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archaicslangTo execute by hanging; to hang; usually with up.
- If they must truss me, I will repent of nothing
資料來源:英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary(CC BY-SA 4.0)。 原文照列,未經改寫。