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stilted

C2 adj

stilted /ˈstɪltɪd/ nghĩa là có cà kheo, đi cà kheo

Các nghĩa

  1. có cà kheo, đi cà kheo

    Making use of or possessing a stilt or stilts, or things resembling stilts; raised on stilts.

    [H]alf dazzled, a man, a soldier / Standing beside the stilted water tank, the Spanish girl / Peeking at him from the doorway.

  2. gượng gạo, cứng nhắc, không tự nhiên

    Elevated or raised in a contrived or unnatural way; stiff and artificially formal or pompous; also, depending on redundant, unnecessary elements.

    figuratively

    He gave a stilted bow and left.

  3. được đỡ bằng cột, xây trên cột

    Of a building or architectural feature such as an arch or vault: supported by stilts (“supporting pillars or posts”); also (generally) having the main part raised above the usual level by some structure.

    The stilted arch was a good and much used expedient in ancient and modern times.

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