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

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