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- a framework, typically consisting of rafters, posts, and struts, supporting a roof, bridge, or other structure桁架, 构架, 托臂, 承材：
roof trusses.
房顶桁架。
1.1
- a large projection of stone or timber, typically one supporting a cornice托臂, 承材。
2
- a surgical appliance worn to support a hernia, typically a padded belt疝带。
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- Brit., chiefly historical a bundle of old hay (56 lb), new hay (60 lb), or straw (36 lb)〈英, 主史〉一捆老干草（56磅）, 一捆新干草（60磅）, 一捆麦秸（36磅）。
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- a compact cluster of flowers or fruit growing on one stalk花束, 果束。
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- Sailing a heavy metal ring securing the lower yards to a mast【航海】桁桅连接环。
with obj.
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- tie up the wings and legs of (a chicken or other bird) before cooking（烹调前）扎紧（鸡或其他禽类的）翅膀和腿。
1.1
- tie up (someone) with their arms at their sides捆缚, 绑（某人）：
I found him trussed up in his cupboard.
我发现他被捆在他家的食柜里。
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- （一般作be trussed up in）dress (someone) in elaborate or uncomfortable clothing给（某人）穿上精心制作（或不舒服）的衣服：
he was trussed up in a heavily padded suit, complete with face mask and protective gloves.
他穿了一件厚厚的棉衣, 还戴了口罩和防护手套。
2
- usu. as adj. trussed support (a roof, bridge, or other structure) with a truss or trusses用桁架支撑（屋顶、桥梁等）。
派生词
trusser
noun词源
Middle English （in the sense 'bundle'）： from Old French trusse (noun), trusser 'pack up, bind in', based on late Latin tors- 'twisted', from the verb torquere. Sense 1 dates from the mid 17th cent.