noun🔗Share尺寸，规格，（造船或航空的）材料。 (chiefly in the plural) The set size or dimension of a piece of timber, stone etc., or materials used to build ships or aircraft."The carpenter carefully measured the scantlings of the wooden planks before beginning to build the bookshelf. "木匠在开始制作书架之前，仔细测量了木板的尺寸规格。materialnauticalbuildingarchitectureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share少量，一小部分。 A small portion, a scant amount."The scantlings of leftover pizza were barely enough for one small child. "剩下的那点儿披萨，少得可怜，勉强够一个小孩儿吃。amountpartChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share小方木，小木料。 A small, upright beam of timber used in construction, especially less than five inches square."The carpenter used scantlings to build the frame for the interior walls of the small shed. "木匠用小方木搭建了小棚屋内部墙壁的框架。architecturematerialbuildingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share小木料, 小方木 Timber in the form of small beams and pieces."The carpenter used the scantlings to build the frame for the new shed. "木匠用那些小方木搭建了新棚子的框架。materialarchitecturebuildingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share草图，轮廓。 A rough draught; a crude sketch or outline."The architect showed us only the scantlings of the house design, just a few lines indicating the rooms and overall shape. "建筑师只给我们看了房子设计的草图，寥寥几笔勾勒出房间和大致的形状。architecturematerialplanChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share垫木, 支架. A frame for casks to lie upon; a trestle."The brewery workers carefully placed the heavy oak barrels on the sturdy scantlings to keep them off the damp floor. "酿酒厂的工人们小心翼翼地将沉重的橡木桶放在坚固的垫木支架上，以防止它们接触到潮湿的地面。architecturematerialbuildingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
