[jià zi]
(框架, 支架; 搁置物品的架子) frame; stand; rack; shelf; gallows
(事物的组织、结构) framework; skeleton; outline
make an outline before you write a paper
先搭好架子再着手写论文
(傲慢作风) airs; haughty manner
bureaucratic airs
官僚架子
put on airs
摆架子
get down from one's high horse
放下架子
be modest and unassuming; be easy of approach
没有架子
He has an air of importance.
他摆架子。
(架势) posture; stance
He assumed a posture and began to sing a part in a Beijing opera.
他拉开架子, 唱起了京剧。