sit on a barstool
表示坐在高脚凳上,介词用 on。
He sat on a barstool and chatted with the bartender.
他坐在酒吧高脚凳上,和酒保聊天。
酒吧高脚凳
先理解核心含义,再看它在真实句子里的用法。
酒吧高脚凳
a tall stool used for sitting at a bar
He sat on a barstool and chatted with the bartender.
他坐在酒吧高脚凳上,和酒保聊天。
He sat on a barstool and ordered a coffee.
他坐在酒吧高脚凳上,点了一杯咖啡。
The barstools at the counter were all taken.
柜台前的酒吧高脚凳都有人坐了。
She pulled up a barstool to the high table.
她拉了一张酒吧高脚凳到高桌旁。
表示坐在高脚凳上,介词用 on。
He sat on a barstool and chatted with the bartender.
他坐在酒吧高脚凳上,和酒保聊天。
口语常用,表示就近坐下。
Pull up a barstool and join us.
拉张高脚凳过来,加入我们吧。
描述位置时用 at the bar。
There was one empty barstool at the bar.
吧台前有一张空的高脚凳。
Not this
There are three barstool in the bar.
Use this
There are three barstools in the bar.
barstool 是可数名词,复数要加 -s;汉语没有名词复数变化,容易漏掉,但英语中 three 等数量词后必须用复数形式 barstools。
Not this
He sits in a barstool at the counter.
Use this
He sits on a barstool at the counter.
坐高脚凳应用介词 on(表示坐在凳子面上),不是 in;in 一般用于有包围感的座位(如 in an armchair)。
Not this
She sat on barstool at the bar.
Use this
She sat on a barstool at the bar.
barstool 是单数可数名词,第一次提到时前面需要不定冠词 a/an,不能裸用单数名词;应说 on a barstool。
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坐在酒吧高脚凳上
He sat on a barstool and ordered a drink.
他坐在酒吧高脚凳上点了一杯饮料。
拉过一张酒吧高脚凳坐下
She pulled up a barstool to the counter.
她拉过一张酒吧高脚凳在柜台前坐下。
坐在酒吧高脚凳边上
They perched on barstools near the window.
他们坐在窗边的酒吧高脚凳上。
皮革酒吧高脚凳
The bar had comfortable leather barstools.
这家酒吧有舒适的皮革高脚凳。
酒吧经济学家(指在酒吧里高谈阔论经济问题的外行人,常含贬义)
After a few drinks, he turns into a barstool economist with a plan to fix inflation.
几杯酒下肚,他就变成酒吧经济学家,高谈阔论如何遏制通胀。
酒吧四分卫(指在酒吧里对比赛指手画脚的外行球迷)
Every Monday, the barstool quarterbacks claim they could have called a better game.
每个周一,那些酒吧四分卫都声称自己能指挥得更好。
酒吧哲学家(指喜欢在酒吧里大谈人生哲理的人)
The barstool philosopher at the corner was explaining the meaning of life to anyone who would listen.
角落里的那位酒吧哲学家正向愿意听的人解释人生的意义。
Use barstool naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
bar(酒吧)+ stool(凳子),合起来就是酒吧里的高脚凳;想到吧台前一排高脚凳。
语域:neutral 常见场景:酒吧、餐厅、家居 通常用于日常口语和一般书面语,多出现在与酒吧、餐厅或家居有关的描述中,属于中性常用词。
这些词都以 /uːl/ 结尾,与 barstool 中 -stool 的读音相同。注意 barstool 的重音在第一音节:/ˈbɑː.stuːl/。拼写相似容易混淆:stool 与 stole(/stoʊl/)发音不同。
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