Word
barstool
酒吧高脚凳
a tall stool used for sitting at a bar
In use
He sat on a barstool and ordered a coffee.
The barstools at the counter were all taken.
She pulled up a barstool to the high table.
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。
pull up a barstool
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。
a barstool at the bar
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。
Common mistakes
There are three barstool in the bar.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。
He sits in a barstool at the counter.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)。
She sat on barstool at the bar.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。
Connections
Collocations
- sit on a barstool
- 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。
- pull up a barstool
- 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。
- perch on a barstool
- 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。
- leather barstool
- 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。
Idioms & figurative uses
- barstool economist
- 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.
Learner notes
Memory Tip
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。
Context & Register
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。
Pronunciation & Spelling
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。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.