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

• 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。
• The bamboo huts here are all built on stilts.
  这里的竹楼都是架空的。
• 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！
• Walking on stilts is another traditional performance event popular in china.
  还有一种至今仍受人欢迎的传统表演活动，叫踩高跷。
• They are walking on stilts.
  他们正在踩高跷。
• The100 over-water bungalows perch on stilts above the turquoise lagoon.
  在100个水平房鲈鱼上方的绿松石泻湖高跷。
• They seem to be perched far above the world, like men on stilts.
  他们似乎栖息在距离这世界很远的高处，像踩在高跷上。
• 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。
• 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。
• Ambition is but avarice on stilts. w.s.
  野心只是踩在高跷上的贪婪。