They support the cables from which the bridge has been suspended.

高塔支撑着，而又悬吊着大桥。

The cable just snapped. The elevator plummeted ten flights.

断裂，电梯从十楼跌下。

250 pairs of vertical suspender ropes connect the support cables to the suspension bridge. This is part of what enables the bridge to move up and down by nearly five meters.

250对悬垂丝把支撑与悬索桥相连。这也是大桥能够上下移动近5米的部分原因。

Then, they temporarily counterbalanced the structure with 600 tons of lead ingots before anchoring the base with steel cables.

然后，用固定底座之前，他暂时用600吨铅锭平衡了结构。

So something that we give out to our patients are these cable locks.

因此，患者提供的就是这些锁。

You can imagine the stiffness and rigidity of a gigantic wind-catching dome suspended in the air by narrow steel cables - not an ideal structural arrangement for a sensitive instrument.

你以想象，一个巨大的捕风圆顶悬挂在空中，依靠支撑，这种结构对于精密仪器来说并不理想，既僵硬又刚性。

Climbers can enjoy magnificent views from high cliffs, cross hanging bridges and navigate narrow ledges, all the while feeling safe thanks to being clipped onto a fixed steel cable.

攀岩者以从高耸的悬崖上欣赏壮丽景色，走过悬空吊桥，行走在狭窄的岩 ledge 上，同时由于固定在上而感到安全。

Every day before he puts this towering machine into motion, John heads up to the crow's nest above the cab to check the crane steel cables and pulleys.

每天在他启动这台高耸的机器之前，约翰都会前往驾驶室上方的鸦巢检查起重机和滑轮。

The Brooklyn Bridge was the first suspension bridge to use steel for the cable wire on top of the bridge.

布鲁克林大桥是第一座在桥顶使用的悬索桥。

The strain on the cables supporting the bridge is enormous.

【strain】这些支撑桥梁的所承受的拉力很大。

They used steel cables, frayed at the ends.

他使用, 末端磨损。

The Arecibo telescope was designed with a triangular platform suspended by steel cables above the dish to support the various instruments used to gather radio signals.

阿雷西博望远镜的设计中包含一个由悬挂于反射面上方的三角平台，用于支撑各种收集无线电波的仪器。

Imagine inching along a sheer cliff, the wind rushing past, your hands grasping cold steel cables, and the valley stretching out below you.

想象一下，你正缓缓地在陡峭的悬崖上前行，狂风呼啸而过，双手紧握冰冷的，山谷在你脚下延展。

Thanks to being clipped onto a fixed steel cable.

得益于被扣在固定的上。

Although it looks solid from a distance, the reflector was a series of aluminum panels carefully suspended on steel cables.

尽管从远处看去反射面似乎很坚固，但实际上它是由一系列铝制面板通过精心悬挂起来的。

We keep reading and see, imagine inching along a sheer cliff, the wind rushing past, your hands grasping cold steel cables, and the valley stretching out below you.

继续阅读，眼前仿佛浮现出这样一幅画面：你正缓缓地在陡峭的悬崖上前行，狂风呼啸而过，双手紧握冰冷的，山谷在脚下延展。