stilts

英 [stɪlts]

美 [stɪlts]

n.  (支撑建筑物高出地面或水面的)桩子，支柱; 高跷
stilt的复数

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT (尤指在潮湿或松软的地面竖起的)木桩，金属桩，支柱
  Stiltsare long upright pieces of wood or metal on which some buildings are built, especially where the ground is wet or very soft.
  1. They inhabit reed huts built on stilts above the water.
     他们住在建于水中木桩之上的芦苇草屋里。
• 高跷
  Stiltsare two long pieces of wood with pieces for the feet fixed high up on the sides so that people can stand on them and walk high above the ground.

双语例句

• They are talking on stilts about the poetry of painting.
  他们在夸夸其谈地议论绘画的诗意。
• The store was also built on stilts, with its car park below.
  该门店还是架空的，下面是它的停车场。
• In a rain forest, where trees stand on the stilts of their roots.
  在一片雨林中，树木挺立在它们的根上。
• Some stood on pilings or stilts; some were fastened to rock with iron rods.
  有的灯塔建在支架上，有的则用铁条固定在岩石上。
• This is indeed a very good breeding season for the Stilts!
  本年的繁殖季节为黑翅长脚鹬的确非常理想！
• They are walking on stilts.
  他们正在踩高跷。
• They took me up in the hills to a house on stilts.
  他们曾经带我去过山上的一座房子。
• And with legs as wobbly as stilts, their best defense is to lie low.
  它的腿像高跷一样摇摆不定，它们最好的防御是降低身子。
• You will never make me believe that women were made for walking on stilts.
  你别想让我相信妇女生来就是踩高跷走路的。
• Circus clowns are experts at walking and running on stilts.
  马戏团的小丑善于踩着高跷走和跑。