音标:['stiltid] ;
a. 踏上高跷的, 虚饰的, 夸大的, 夸张的, 呆板的, 不自然的, 做作的
s artificially formal

考试类型:[GRE]
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stilted的用法和样例:

例句

用作形容词(adj.)
  1. A stilted heron labored up into the air and pounded down river.一只长脚鹭费劲地飞起来,又重重地掉到水里了。
  2. He fashioned no stilted epigram.他不追求夸张的警句。
  3. There is no doubt that he writes in a stilted style.毫无疑问,他写作的文体浮夸。
  4. We made stilted conversation for a few moments.我们不自然地客套了几句。
  5. A memorized speech often sounds stilted and formal.背诵的演讲听起来往往生硬拘谨。

词汇搭配

  • stilted vault高矢拱,上心穹顶...
  • stilted arch有座子的圆拱...

经典引文

  • The irksomeness of artificially stilted manners.

    出自:V. G. Kiernan
  • Exchanging stilted sentences at long intervals.

    出自:G. Daly
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