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 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。
• 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。
• Later, he shows it to me, a tiny construction on stilts.
  后来，他把茶室指给我看，这是一间搭建在支柱上的小屋。
• Walking on stilts is commonly known as a kind of dance performed during festivals among the people.
  踩高跷俗称缚柴脚，亦称“踏高跷”、“扎高脚”。乃民间节日在广场表演的一种舞蹈形式。
• 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。
• Others were fitted with stilts in the form of pig-bristles glued to their feet.
  其他的蚂蚁则在其脚部粘上猪鬃，做成高跷。
• 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。
• 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。
• How can they walk on stilts here?
  这儿哪能踩高跷啊？
• They built a house on stilts.
  他们建了一栋用桩子支撑的房子。