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

• 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。
• 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！
• There are "double stilts" and "single stilt" performances.
  表演有双跷、单跷之分。
• Ambition is but avarice on stilts. w.s.
  野心只是踩在高跷上的贪婪。
• 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。
• The structure stands on stilts in a park and visitors enter across a long wooden footbridge.
  博物馆位于公园内，架在几根立柱上。游客通过一条长长的木制人行桥进入馆内，感觉就像是登上一艘临时停靠在新鲁汶的飞船。
• They built a house on stilts.
  他们建了一栋用桩子支撑的房子。
• 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。
• They are walking on stilts.
  他们正在踩高跷。
• He rambled restlessly across his office on legs like stilts.
  他一刻不安宁地在办公室踱来踱去，两条腿象踩着高跷。