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hold onto the bannister
Hold onto the bannister when you go down the stairs.
下楼梯时请扶着栏杆。
栏杆
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栏杆
a railing at the side of a staircase or balcony to prevent people from falling
Hold onto the bannister when you go down the stairs.
下楼梯时请扶着栏杆。
也拼作 banister。
(=banister)栏干
n. English runner who in 1954 became the first person to run a mile in less than four minutes (born in 1929)；n. a railing at the side of a staircase or balcony to prevent people from falling
She held the bannister tightly as she walked down the stairs.
她走下楼梯时紧紧抓住栏杆。
The old wooden bannister creaked when I leaned on it.
我靠在旧木栏杆上时，它吱嘎作响。
Please don't slide down the bannister; it's dangerous.
请不要顺着栏杆滑下去，那样很危险。
Hold onto the bannister when you go down the stairs.
下楼梯时请扶着栏杆。
The kids were sliding down the bannister, which was dangerous.
孩子们当时正顺着栏杆往下滑，这很危险。
此为可数名词，常指楼梯或阳台的扶手栏杆；bannister 也常拼作 banister。若指英国运动员 Roger Bannister，则首字母需大写。
The bannister of the main staircase is made of polished wood.
主楼梯的栏杆是抛光木制成的。
Not this
He grabbed bannister.
Use this
He grabbed the bannister.
bannister 是可数名词，指栏杆时通常要说 the bannister 或 a bannister；汉语没有冠词，容易漏掉 the/a。
Not this
The bannister is very steep.
Use this
The staircase is very steep.
bannister 只指楼梯或阳台旁的栏杆，不指整段楼梯；“陡”描述的是阶梯，应改用 staircase/stairs。
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扶住栏杆
Hold on to the bannister while you walk down the stairs.
下楼梯时请扶住栏杆。
靠在栏杆上
He leaned on the bannister and caught his breath.
他靠在栏杆上喘了口气。
顺着栏杆滑下
The kids like to slide down the bannister.
孩子们喜欢顺着栏杆滑下来。
木栏杆
The old house has a beautiful wooden bannister.
这栋老房子有一个漂亮的木栏杆。
锻铁栏杆
The wrought-iron bannister was installed in the 19th century.
这个锻铁栏杆是19世纪安装的。
楼梯栏杆
The staircase bannister needs a new coat of paint.
楼梯栏杆需要重新刷漆。
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记bannister：跑步名将班尼斯特(1954年四分钟内跑完一英里)在楼梯旁扶栏杆(bannister)冲刺，用这个画面联想“栏杆”。
语域：neutral 常见场景：日常对话、家居与建筑描述、楼梯或阳台安全设施 该词指楼梯或阳台旁的扶手栏杆，属于日常中立用词，多用于口语和一般书面语，不带明显正式或随便色彩；banister 是常见的拼写变体。
真正同韵的只有 canister：与 bannister 一样重音在首音节，/ˈbænɪstə/ 与 /ˈkænɪstə/ 从重读元音 /æ/ 到结尾完全一致。minister、sinister、register 只是拼写相近（结尾都是 -ister/-ster），但重读元音不同（/mɪ/、/sɪ/、/rɛ/ 对比 /bæ/），并不押韵；monster、gangster 虽也有 -ster，但重读元音/辅音不同（/mɒ/、/gæŋ/）。注意它们都可用来对比 -ster 的拼写。
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