on stilts
常见例句
- These guys always travel around on stilts that make them like 9 feet tall.
那些家伙将总是踩着高跷四处环游以使他们看起来有9尺高。 - When they're not training Snow to fight or play card games, these dwarves walk about on stilts to appear taller.
当他们还没有教白雪公主去斗争或玩纸牌时,这些小矮人会在高跷板上走来走去以便使他们显得更高些。 - The expedition went door to door among homes propped up on stilts to reach potential speakers of those little-known languages.
这支探险队挨家挨户的访问那些踩着高跷的房屋(译注:类似吊脚楼),为的是能接触到那些鲜为人知的语言的潜在使用者。 - The other would be to--historically what has happened in south Louisiana--build houses on stilts again.
NPR: New Orleans Residents Wonder How They'll Rebuild - It is a ruling class of pygmies who walk on stilts and call themselves giants.
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