Cantilever
['kæntɪliːvə] or ['kæntɪlivɚ]
解釋/意思:
(noun.) projecting horizontal beam fixed at one end only.
(verb.) construct with girders and beams such that only one end is fixed; 'Frank Lloyd Wright liked to cantilever his buildings'.
(verb.) project as a cantilever.
校對:苏西--From WordNet
解釋/意思:
(n.) Same as Cantalever.
校對:维托
解釋/意思:
n. a large bracket used in architecture for supporting cornices balconies and even stairs—the principle has been applied in the construction of bridges to support enormous weights.—Also Can′taliver.
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例句/造句/用法:
- The cantilever portion has the appearance of a vast elongated diamond. 威廉·亨利·杜利特. 世紀發明.
- What is called the cantilever system has of late years to a great extent superseded the suspension construction. 威廉·亨利·杜利特. 世紀發明.
- Three balanced cantilevers are employed, poised on four gigantic steel tube legs supported on four huge masonry piers. 威廉·亨利·杜利特. 世紀發明.
- The cantilevers rest on two gigantic steel towers, standing on massive stone piers 39 feet high. 威廉·亨利·杜利特. 世紀發明.
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