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。
• Short suit can make below half body of the person appears too long, give person cobbly the sense, resemble a little step on stilt.
  短西服会使人的下半身显得过长，给人不平的感觉，有点儿象踩高跷。
• 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」。
• There are three kinds of stilts& high, medium stilt and stilt for running.
  踩高跷是一种群众性技艺表演，分高跷、中跷和跑跷三种。
• 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。
• 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。
• And there is no shortage of lively entertainment: stilt walkers, jugglers, a yo-yo professional and a beaded person.
  在这里，还当然少不了动感的娱乐表演：高翘足、变戏法、游游球表演和珍珠人。
• Web-footed Australian stilt with reddish-brown pectoral markings.
  有足蹼的澳大利亚长脚鹬，胸部有红褐色的斑纹。
• The victims are everywhere& in the wooden stilt houses, in the paddies harvesting rice, in the gilded Buddhist temple at the entrance to the village, and in the playground of the yellow ocher primary school.
  到处都是受害者&在木棚屋里，在收割稻谷的田地里，在村口镀金的佛教寺庙里，在小学的黄土操场上。
• 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。