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

• 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。
• Marty: I'm a stilt walker.
  马丁：我是踩高跷的。
• 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」。
• The most noteworthy features of mangrove forests, apart from their unique habitat, are: the relative paucity of the species comprising them; the arch-formed stilt roots of the Rhizophora spp.;
  除了其独特的生境以外，红树林最令人注意的特征是构成红树林的品种比较单一；Rhizophora品种的拱形高跷根系；其它属的悬空根系团或呼吸根，如Avicennia和Sonneratia。
• In order to decrease this disturbance, it is necessary to add DC filters when the DC transmission lines are built on stilt.
  为了减小这种干扰，在直流输电线路为架空线路的时候，需要加装直流滤波器。
• Stilt walking is one of the various shows in ancient China;
  高跷本属中国古代百戏之一种，早在春秋时已经出现。
• Study on the Application of SD Tank Bottom Valve in Stilt Pipe Settling Tank of Brine
  SD池底阀在卤水斜管沉淀池中的应用研究
• 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。
• Stilt of southwestern United States to northern South America having black plumage extending from the head down the back of the neck.
  生活在美国西南部和南美的长脚鹬，从头部到脖根是黑色羽毛。
• 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。