1 either of a pair of upright poles with supports for the feet enabling the user to walk at a distance above the ground
高跷。
each of a set of posts or piles supporting a building
（建筑的）支撑物，支柱。
a small, flat, three-pointed support for ceramic ware in a kiln
（在窑里支撑陶瓷制品的小型扁平三点）承坯架。
2 a long-billed wading bird with predominantly black and white plumage and very long slender reddish legs
长腿鹬。
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on stilts １ supported by stilts 踩着高跷 -
２ （of language） bombastic or stilted （语言）夸张做作的（地），不自然的（地） he is talking nonsense on stilts, and he knows it . 他正在夸张地胡说八道，这一点他自己很清楚
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stiltn.高跷；长腿鹬；支撑物；支柱；承坯架
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stilladj.静止的；不动的；寂静的；平静的；不冒泡的
"Middle English： of Germanic origin; related to Dutch
