gallows
n. 绞刑;绞刑架;承梁
复数 gallows或gallowses
例句
Then the youth went to the gallows, sat down beneath it, and waited till evening came.
于是年轻人走到绞刑架前,在下面坐了下来,一直等到天黑。
Implication in a murder finally brought him to the gallows.
与一桩谋杀案的牵连最终把他送上了绞刑架。
《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
"It is all done," said he, "and the witch is already hanging on the gallows."
“都办好了,”他说,“女巫已经被挂在绞刑架上了。”