| [/steə(r); stɛr/] n 用法:
1 stairs [pl] series of fixed steps from one floor of a building to another, usu inside （楼层之间的）楼梯（通常在建筑物内）:
climb a long/short flight of stairs 上一大[小]段楼梯 *
She always runs up/down the stairs. 她总是跑著上[下]楼梯. *
I passed her on the stairs. 我在楼梯上遇见她了. *
The stairs need cleaning. 楼梯该打扫一下了. *
at the foot/head of the stairs, ie at the bottom/top of a set of stairs 在楼梯的下端[上端]. 用法:
2 [C] any one of these steps 梯级:
The child was sitting on the bottom stair. 那孩子正坐在楼梯最下面的一级上. *
The top stair is broken. 楼梯最上面的一级坏了. =>illus 见插图. 用法:
3 (idm 习语) below `stairs (dated 旧) in the basement of a house (in large houses, formerly the part used by servants) 在地下室（指大房子中的, 旧时为仆人用的）:
Their affairs were being discussed below stairs, ie by the servants. 他们的仆人正在谈论他们的事情. stair 2
NOTE ON USAGE 用法:
(Flights of) stairs are mostly found inside houses or other buildings where people live or work (eg an office block) *(flights of) stairs多见於房屋或其他供人居住或工作的建筑物（如办公楼）中:
He finds it difficult to climb the stairs with his bad leg.他的一条腿有毛病, 上楼梯很困难. *
vacuum the stairs 用吸尘器打扫楼梯. A staircase is the part of the building including the stairs and banisters and sometimes the walls and ceilings surrounding them *staircase指建筑物内容纳楼梯及其栏杆的部分, 有时包括周围的墙壁和天花板:
We must redecorate the staircase. 我们得把楼梯重新装饰一下. (Flights of) steps are usually made of stone or concrete and found outside or in an uninhabited building. *(flights of) steps通常为石料或混凝土制成的, 建於户外或非住房型的建筑物中. We also talk of individual steps which make up a staircase or a flight of steps *steps还可用以指构成楼梯或一段台阶的梯级:
I'll meet you on the steps of the museum. 我在博物馆的台阶上和你相见. *
There are 150 steps to the top of the tower. 到塔顶有150级台阶. *
sitting on the top/bottom step 坐在最上[下]的梯级上. |