P 楼梯 stairs; series of fixed steps from one floor of a building to another, usually inside
C 梯级 any of the steps in a set of stairs
基本要点
1.stair的意思是“楼梯”“梯级”,是可数名词。
2.“一级楼梯”一般用 a flight of stairs, a pair of stairs, staircase, stairway表示。
3. below stairs的意思是“地下室”, stair head的意思是“楼梯顶”, above stair的意思是“在正房”。
词汇搭配
动词+～
ascend the stairs 上楼梯,登楼梯
clean the stairs 清扫楼梯
climb the stairs 爬楼梯
come down the stairs 下楼梯
come up the stairs 上楼梯
fall down the stairs 摔倒在楼梯上
run down the stairs 沿楼梯往下跑
run up the stairs 沿楼梯往上跑
sit on the stair 坐在楼梯上
slip on the stairs 滑倒在楼梯上
walk down the stairs 沿梯往下走
walk up the stairs 沿梯往上走
形容词+～
back stairs 后楼梯
bottom stair 楼梯最下面的一级
broken stairs 破楼梯
front stairs 前楼梯
top stair 楼梯最高的一级
winding stairs 盘旋式楼梯
wooden stairs 木楼梯
名词+～
escape stair 安全楼梯
screw stair 螺旋楼梯
介词+～
a flight of stairs 一段楼梯
a pair of stairs 一段楼梯
foot of the stairs 一段楼梯的最下一级
on the stairs 在楼梯上
life below stairs 下层生活
句型例句
The old man got up the stairs slowly.老人慢慢地上了楼。
It is regarded as natural behavior that a man helps the old down stairs.帮助老人下楼被认为是理所当然的行为。
The old lady broke her leg when she climbed the stairs.这个老太太上楼时摔坏了腿。
From the bottom of the stairs Mary called up,“Have you seen my glasses?”玛丽在楼底下朝楼上大声地问：“你有没有看到我的眼镜?”
I slipped on the stairs and broke my ankle.我从楼梯上滑下来,把踝骨跌断了。
The invalid is now strong enough to get up the stairs.病人现在已经有力气走上楼去。
The blind boy felt his way up the stairs.这个盲童摸索着上了楼。
A young man was assisting a disabled man up the stairs.一个年轻人正帮助一位残疾人上楼。
He slipped on the stairs and put his ankle out.他在楼梯上滑了一跤,踝关节脱臼了。
词语辨异
stair, step 参见step条。
正误解析
我们没有坐电梯而是走下楼梯的。
［误］ We walked down the stair instead of taking the elevator.
［正］ We walked down the stairs instead of taking the elevator.
［析］ 在英语中,表示“楼梯”多用 stair 的复数形式。但当要表示“楼梯的一级”“梯级”时,可用单数形式 stair。
