a long piece of strong cloth with a pole on each side, used for carrying somebody who is sick or injured and who cannot walk 担架 He was carried off on a stretcher. 他被人用担架抬走了。 stretcher cases (= people too badly injured to be able to walk) 必须用担架抬的伤员
a wooden frame over which cloth is spread and pulled tight ready for painting 担架: 木制框架,布在该框架上展开并拉紧,准备绘画Staple the canvas to the stretchers, prime it with ochre, then you're ready to paint. 把画布钉在担架上,涂上赭色,然后你就可以画画了。