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truss

noun
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  1. a special belt with a thick piece of material, worn by somebody suffering from a hernia in order to support the muscles 疝带（疝病患者所用）
  2. a frame made of pieces of wood or metal used to support a roof, bridge, etc.（支撑屋顶、桥梁等的）桁架，构架Topics Buildingsc2
    3. Word OriginMiddle 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 (2) dates from the mid 17th cent.

truss

verb
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Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they truss
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he / she / it trusses
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past simple trussed
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past participle trussed
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-ing form trussing
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  1. truss somebody/something (up) to tie up somebody’s arms and legs so that they cannot move把（人的双臂和双腿）捆紧，缚牢
    • The guard had been gagged and trussed up.卫兵被塞住并捆扎起来。
  2. truss something to tie the legs and wings of a chicken, etc. before it is cooked（在烹煮鸡等前）把腿和翅膀束紧
    3. Word OriginMiddle 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 (2) dates from the mid 17th cent.