staircase

🇬🇧 UK/'stєәkeis/🇺🇸 US
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Definitions

n.

A set of stairs inside a building, including its surrounding structure.

楼梯,楼梯间

🧩 Root Breakdown

Native English
stairother
+
caseother
=staircase

Common Collocations

  • 1.spiral staircase螺旋楼梯
  • 2.grand staircase宏伟的楼梯
  • 3.winding staircase蜿蜒的楼梯
  • 4.marble staircase大理石楼梯

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The grand staircase in the mansion was lined with portraits of ancestors.

  • 2.

    She gripped the railing as she descended the narrow staircase.

  • 3.

    The architect designed a spiral staircase as the centerpiece of the lobby.

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