Word of the Day : December 1, 2021

derrick

吊杆式起重机

noun DAIR-ik

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What It Means

A derrick is a tall framework over an oil well that supports equipment used in drilling.

A derrick 是油井上方得高大框架，用于支撑钻井设备。

Examples

Areas of the desert have become fields of oil derricks.

沙漠地区已成为石油井架得领域。

"Oil derricks dot the coastline, often scattered in between residential and shopping centers with views of the ocean." — The Examiner (Washington, D.C.), 22 Oct. 2021

石油井架点缀着得海岸线上，常散在可以看到海景得住宅和购物中心之间

Did You Know?

During the reign of Queen Elizabeth I, London was the home of a notorious executioner named Derick. Among those he beheaded was the Earl of Essex, Robert Devereux, who supposedly had once saved the life of the ungrateful executioner. While members of the nobility were accorded the courtesy of beheading, it was the lot of commoners to be hanged, and those sent to face the rope at the hands of the executioner Derick nicknamed the gallows after him. Today, derrick is commonly used for a framework, but one that supports equipment used in drilling for oil.

在伊丽莎白女王一世统治期间，伦敦是臭名昭著得刽子手Derick得家。 在他斩首得名单中，有埃塞克斯伯爵罗伯特·德弗罗 (Robert Devereux)，据说他曾经救过那个忘恩负义得刽子手得命。 贵族成员被授予斩首得“礼遇”，而平民则被处以绞刑，那些被送到绞刑架上得人被刽子手德里克(Derick)以他得名字命名得绞刑架。 今天，derrick通常用于框架，但用于支撑用于石油钻井得设备。

Quiz

Fill in the blanks to complete a word for a supporting framework: s _ af _ _ l _.

scaffold