| 单词 |
under-frame |
| 释义 |
ˈunder-frame
[under-1 5 b.]
a. The substructure of a railway-carriage, forming the frame on which the body rests; the substructure of a motor vehicle. Cf. sub-frame (b) s.v. sub- 3 a.
1855D. K. Clark Railway Mach. I. 266 The underframe is the foundation of the vehicle, as the frame is that of the locomotive. 1889G. Findlay Eng. Railway 105 The under⁓frames of these carriages are constructed of steel. 1903Lanchester Motor & Carriage Descriptive Man. i. 9 The transmission from the car frame to the front under-frame. 1954D. J. Warburton ABC Brit. Lorries & Road Services 28 The underframe is also available for the construction of other lightweight bodies.
b. Furniture. The framework supporting a seat or table-top.
1934Burlington Mag. Nov. 201/2 The armchair[s] of walnut..show in the carving on the top-rail and under⁓frame..that they are closely connected with the Indian high-back chairs. 1952Hoard & Marlow Cabinetmaker's Treasury 266/2 Underbracing, arrangement of stretchers to brace the legs of chairs, tables... Also Underframe. 1982Habitat Catal. 1982/83 53/1 The under⁓frame and legs of the tables are in solid timber.
So ˈunder-ˌframing.
1862Chambers's Encycl. III. 93 The body of the Coach is made by one set of workmen, the under-framing by another. 1898Daily News 11 Oct. 8/1 We have acquired a sufficient store in our own reservoirs, stowed away in the under-framing. 1902Carpet & Upholstery Trade Rev. 1 Sept. 73/1 The chair..is of a different type... The underframing begins to resemble rather closely the style known as ‘Louis Quatorze’. 1969E. H. Pinto Treen xv. 218, I think that the underframing was cut down to support the top, which originally was a loose board. |
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