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。
• I came by on bamboo stilts, playing horse.
  我踩着竹高绕，玩骑马。
• It's a panda on stilts!
  大熊猫在踩高跷！
• 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。
• There are "double stilts" and "single stilt" performances.
  表演有双跷、单跷之分。
• The bamboo huts here are all built on stilts.
  这里的竹楼都是架空的。
• The double stilts are usually tied to one's shank to fully demonstrate his skill;
  双跷多绑扎在小腿上，以便展示技艺；
• 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。
• 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。
• 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！