stilt

英 [stɪlt]

美 [stɪlt]

n.  (支撑建筑物高出地面或水面的)桩子，支柱; 高跷

复数：stilts　过去式：stilted　过去分词：stilted　

TOEFL

BNC.20868 / COCA.17133

牛津词典

noun

• （支撑建筑物高出地面或水面的）桩子，支柱
  one of a set of posts that support a building so that it is high above the ground or water
• 高跷
  one of two long pieces of wood that have a step on the side that you can stand on, so that you can walk above the ground
  1. a circus performer on stilts
     马戏团里踩高跷的演员

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.

英英释义

noun

• long-legged three-toed black-and-white wading bird of inland ponds and marshes or brackish lagoons
  Synonym:stiltbirdlonglegslong-legsstilt ploverHimantopus stilt
• long-legged three-toed wading bird of brackish marshes of Australia
  Synonym:Australian stilt
• a column of wood or steel or concrete that is driven into the ground to provide support for a structure
  Synonym:pilespilepiling
• one of two stout poles with foot rests in the middle
  1. he was so tall I thought he was on stilts

双语例句

• In spite of unification the country was stilt faced with the daunting prospect of overcoming four decades of division.
  尽管统一了，国家仍面临着克服四十年的分歧这一问题，前景令人生畏。
• There are "double stilts" and "single stilt" performances.
  表演有双跷、单跷之分。
• Stilt of southwestern United States to northern South America having black plumage extending from the head down the back of the neck.
  生活在美国西南部和南美的长脚鹬，从头部到脖根是黑色羽毛。
• Using the device of a pretended'translation ', which would be bound to stilt in any case, Hemingway can'poetize'the dialogue as he wishes.
  借助这种所谓的万能翻译工具，海明威可以随意的将对白诗意化。
• Along the path by the boating lake there are puppet shows, clowns and stilt walkers, and hawkers selling anything from Indian cotton skirts to batteries.
  沿着泛舟的湖边小路，木偶戏、小丑和踩高跷的表演应有尽有，小贩们高声叫卖着，从印度布裙到电池，五花八门。
• The high stilt is a planed pole or pillar, in the middle of which is equipped with steps for the feet to stand on and straps to attach it to the legs.
  其中高跷是在刨好的木棒中部做一支撑点，以便放脚，然后用绳索缚于腿部。
• 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。
• Conclusion: Compared with dash, stilt is still imperfect in that the choice of athletes is unscientific and the training system is yet to be perfected.
  结论相对于短跑，高脚竞速主要存在选材不科学，训练体系不完善的问题。
• With no way to sit down just anywhere, stilt performers "stand tall" even when at rest.
  无法席地而坐，高跷阵表演者连休息也是「高人一等」。
• At the same time, in order to stilt the synthetic performance of the project during the total lifetime, this paper also gave some ideas about how to consider the economic life and how to do the right decision-making.
  并就项目建设应如何考虑经济寿命进行正确决策，以提高项目全寿命期的综合效益提出了看法。