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stiles

UK //staɪlz//US //staɪlz//

词源

源自古英语 'stigel',意为阶梯或台阶,与德语 'Steig' 同源。

noun

❶ 指栅栏或围墙上的阶梯状结构,用于帮助人们跨越障碍物而不让牲畜通过。常见于乡村或牧场。

“She climbed over the stile to enter the field.”

(她爬过阶梯进入田地。)

“The old stile was made of wood and looked worn out.”

(那个旧阶梯是木制的,看起来很破旧。)

同义词:step, ladder, crossing

常见短语

over the stile — 指跨越阶梯的动作,常用于描述通过障碍物或进入某个区域。

“They went over the stile and into the meadow.”

(他们跨过阶梯,进入了草地。)