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a stairway to sth
stairway 常与 to 连用，表示通往某处的楼梯。
There is a hidden stairway to the roof.
有一条通往屋顶的隐藏楼梯。
楼梯；阶梯
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楼梯；阶梯
a set of steps that provides a way up and down
There is a hidden stairway to the roof.
有一条通往屋顶的隐藏楼梯。
一组台阶,有或没有扶手,供人上下行走。
A set of steps, with or without a case, that allow one to walk up or down.
The old building has a narrow stairway leading to the attic.
这座老建筑有一条狭窄的楼梯通向阁楼。
We took the stairway instead of the elevator to get some exercise.
我们走楼梯而不是乘电梯来锻炼身体。
A steep stone stairway climbs up the hillside.
一道陡峭的石阶沿山坡向上延伸。
stairway 常与 to 连用，表示通往某处的楼梯。
There is a hidden stairway to the roof.
有一条通往屋顶的隐藏楼梯。
We climbed the narrow stairway to the attic.
我们爬上通往阁楼的狭窄楼梯。
leading to 是现在分词短语作后置定语，相当于 which leads to。
The stairway leading to the cellar was blocked.
通往地窖的楼梯被堵住了。
Not this
I went up the ladder to the second floor.
Use this
I went up the stairway to the second floor.
中文里‘梯子’和‘楼梯’常混用；英语中 ladder 指可移动的梯子，stairway 指建筑物内的固定阶梯通道。此处说的是楼内通道，应用 stairway。
Not this
There is a stair leading to the attic.
Use this
There is a stairway leading to the attic.
stair 指一级台阶，stairway 才指由多级台阶构成的通道。表示‘一段楼梯/楼梯通道’时要用 stairway（或 stairs）。
Not this
The stairway are very steep.
Use this
The stairway is very steep.
stairway 是可数名词，单数形式作主语时谓语动词用单数。虽然它由多级台阶组成，但作为整体是单数，所以用 is。
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狭窄的楼梯
The narrow stairway led to a small attic room.
狭窄的楼梯通向一间小小的阁楼房间。
陡峭的楼梯
A steep stairway climbed the side of the cliff.
一道陡峭的楼梯沿着悬崖一侧向上延伸。
螺旋楼梯
The tower has a spiral stairway inside.
塔楼内部有一座螺旋楼梯。
隐藏的楼梯
Behind the bookshelf was a hidden stairway.
书架后面有一道隐藏的楼梯。
木制楼梯
They replaced the rotten wooden stairway.
他们更换了腐烂的木制楼梯。
走下楼梯
She descended the stairway carefully in the dark.
她在黑暗中小心地走下楼梯。
通往天堂的阶梯；非常幸福或成功之路
Many people believe that fame and fortune are a stairway to heaven.
许多人认为名利是通往天堂的阶梯。
通往成功的阶梯；成功之道
Patience and hard work are often described as a stairway to success.
耐心和努力常被形容为通往成功的阶梯。
通向徒劳的阶梯；没有结果的途径
Without a clear plan, this project is just a stairway to nowhere.
没有明确的计划，这个项目只是通向徒劳的阶梯。
有一位女士，她确信所有闪闪发光的东西都是金子，而且她正在买一座通往天堂的楼梯。
In the Led Zeppelin song 'Stairway to Heaven', a woman buys a stairway to heaven.
在齐柏林飞艇乐队的歌曲《通往天堂的楼梯》中，一位女士买下了一座通往天堂的楼梯。
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stair（楼梯）+ way（路）＝楼梯之路；想象一段台阶就是一条向上的路。
语域：mixed 常见场景：building descriptions、literary writing、directions and signs stairway 比口语中的 stairs 更正式一些，通常用于书面语、建筑说明或文学描写；日常对话中比较常见于 'stairway to heaven' 这类固定表达。
在给出的读音 /ˈsteəweɪ/ 中，airway /ˈeəweɪ/ 和 fairway /ˈfeəweɪ/ 与 stairway 押韵（重读元音 /eə/ 及之后相同）。doorway、hallway、driveway、runway 虽都以 -way 结尾，拼写相似，但重读元音不同，不押韵。
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