truss

英 [trʌs]

美 [trʌs]

n. 疝带(疝病患者所用); (支撑屋顶、桥梁等的)桁架，构架
v. 把(人的双臂和双腿)捆紧，缚牢; (在烹煮鸡等前)把腿和翅膀束紧

过去分词：trussed　复数：trusses　现在分词：trussing　过去式：trussed　第三人称单数：trusses　

BNC.21753 / COCA.19925

短语动词

truss up
1. 扎紧；绑紧；捆紧

noun

疝带（疝病患者所用）
a special belt with a thick piece of material, worn by sb suffering from a hernia in order to support the muscles
（支撑屋顶、桥梁等的）桁架，构架
a frame made of pieces of wood or metal used to support a roof, bridge, etc.

verb

把（人的双臂和双腿）捆紧，缚牢
to tie up sb's arms and legs so that they cannot move
（在烹煮鸡等前）把腿和翅膀束紧
to tie the legs and wings of a chicken, etc. before it is cooked

VERB 扎紧;绑紧;捆紧
Totrusssomeone means to tie them up very tightly so that they cannot move.
1. She trussed him quickly with stolen bandage, and gagged his mouth.
  她用偷来的绷带迅速把他绑紧，并塞住了他的嘴。
2. Truss upmeans the same astruss.
  truss up 同 truss
3. She was trussed up with yellow nylon rope.
  她被人用黄尼龙绳子捆得动弹不得。
VERB (烹调前)把（鸡等的）腿和翅膀扎紧
If youtrussa bird such as a chicken, you prepare it for cooking by tying its legs and wings.
1. Put stuffing into the cavity and truss the bird.
  把填料放到腔内，把鸟的腿和翅膀扎紧。
2. Truss upmeans the same astruss.
  truss up 同 truss
3. Some people like to truss up the turkey.
  有些人喜欢烹饪前把火鸡的腿和翅膀扎紧。
（治疗疝气用的）疝带
Atrussis a special belt with a pad that a man wears when he has a hernia in order to prevent it from getting worse.

noun

(architecture) a triangular bracket of brick or stone (usually of slight extent)
Synonym:corbel
a framework of beams (rafters, posts, struts) forming a rigid structure that supports a roof or bridge or other structure
(medicine) a bandage consisting of a pad and belt

verb

support structurally
1. truss the roofs
2. trussed bridges
secure with or as if with ropes
1. tie down the prisoners
2. tie up the old newspapers and bring them to the recycling shed
Synonym:tie downtie upbind
tie the wings and legs of a bird before cooking it