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

• A Comparative Study of Stilt Race and Dash
  高脚竞速与短跑的比较研究
• Haicheng Stilt Yangko, with a long history, was formed in Haicheng then spread and popularized all over the southern part of Liaoning province.
  海城高跷秧歌历史悠久，形成于海城，流行区域遍及辽南。
• 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。
• 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」。
• 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。
• There are "double stilts" and "single stilt" performances.
  表演有双跷、单跷之分。
• Conclusion: Compared with dash, stilt is still imperfect in that the choice of athletes is unscientific and the training system is yet to be perfected.
  结论相对于短跑，高脚竞速主要存在选材不科学，训练体系不完善的问题。
• 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。
• Survey today ( 3/ 6) recorded a total of72 young Stilt in the Reserve!
  今天（3/6）早上在保护区进行调查共录得72只黑翅长脚鹬幼鸟。
• 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。