trestle

/ˈtresl/ (bre, ipa) · [trˈɛsəl] /ˈtresl/ (ame, ipa) · [trˈɛsəl] /ˈtre-səl How to pronounce trestle (audio) also ˈtrə-/ (ame, mw)

trestle — 名詞

  • trestlesingular
  • trestlesplural

1. a legged support frame that goes under one side of a tabletop or long board to k

1.名詞C1
釋義

擱凳

支撐桌板的斜腳架

a legged support frame that goes under one side of a tabletop or long board to keep the surface raised and steady

例句

Quan set two trestles in the yard before laying the plywood sheet across them.

Quan 先在院子裡擺好兩個擱凳，才把夾板橫放上去。

lay [board] across two trestles

The art teacher put a long board on trestles for a temporary paint table.

美術老師把長木板放到擱凳上，做成一張臨時畫桌。

on trestles for a temporary table

同義詞
  • sawhorse

    closer in shape, but often used for cutting wood or repair work rather than for general table setups

  • stand

    broader and less specific; a stand can support many different kinds of objects

  • support

    the widest term; it names the function without implying this angled frame design

文法句型

a trestle

two trestles

on trestles

用法筆記

This sense usually refers to one of a pair placed under a tabletop, a door, or another flat board. It often appears in phrases like 'on trestles' when the speaker is thinking about the whole temporary table or work surface.

2. an open support frame under a bridge or rail track that carries it across low gr

2.名詞C2
釋義

棧架

支撐鐵路橋面的框架

an open support frame under a bridge or rail track that carries it across low ground, especially on a railway line

例句

Engineers replaced the rotten wooden trestles before freight trains used the valley route again.

工程人員更換了腐朽的木製棧架，之後貨運列車才重新行駛這條山谷路線。

bridge trestles on a rail route

The old rail trestle carried the track over a marsh beside the river.

那座老舊的鐵路棧架讓鐵軌跨過河邊的沼地。

rail trestle over low ground

同義詞
  • framework

    describes the structural form, but does not specifically suggest bridge support

  • support

    much broader; it can refer to any load-bearing structure, not this open bridge frame

  • viaduct

    usually names the whole raised bridge, often larger and more solid than a trestle

文法句型

a trestle

bridge trestles

rail trestle

用法筆記

In railway and bridge contexts, this word can name the supporting framework itself or, by extension, the short bridge section resting on that framework. It is especially associated with older timber or steel structures over marshes, valleys, and ravines.