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。
• 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。
• Circus clowns are experts at walking and running on stilts.
  马戏团的小丑善于踩着高跷走和跑。
• 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。
• They built a house on stilts.
  他们建了一栋用桩子支撑的房子。
• 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。
• The bamboo huts here are all built on stilts.
  这里的竹楼都是架空的。
• It's a panda on stilts!
  大熊猫在踩高跷！
• They are walking on stilts.
  他们正在踩高跷。
• Ambition is but avarice on stilts. w.s.
  野心只是踩在高跷上的贪婪。