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。
• They built a house on stilts.
  他们建了一栋用桩子支撑的房子。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• And with legs as wobbly as stilts, their best defense is to lie low.
  它的腿像高跷一样摇摆不定，它们最好的防御是降低身子。
• 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。
• The bamboo huts here are all built on stilts.
  这里的竹楼都是架空的。
• 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。