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stairway
楼梯；阶梯
a set of steps that provides a way up and down
- 1.
A set of steps, with or without a case, that allow one to walk up or down.
一组台阶,有或没有扶手,供人上下行走。
一组台阶,有或没有扶手,供人上下行走。；楼梯；阶梯
In use
The old building has a narrow stairway leading to the attic.
We took the stairway instead of the elevator to get some exercise.
A steep stone stairway climbs up the hillside.
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。
climb/descend a stairway
We climbed the narrow stairway to the attic.
我们爬上通往阁楼的狭窄楼梯。
a stairway leading to sth
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。
Common mistakes
I went up the ladder to the second floor.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。
There is a stair leading to the attic.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）。
The stairway are very steep.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。
Connections
Collocations
- narrow stairway
- 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。
- steep stairway
- 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。
- spiral stairway
- 螺旋楼梯
- The tower has a spiral stairway inside.塔楼内部有一座螺旋楼梯。
- hidden stairway
- 隐藏的楼梯
- Behind the bookshelf was a hidden stairway.书架后面有一道隐藏的楼梯。
- wooden stairway
- 木制楼梯
- They replaced the rotten wooden stairway.他们更换了腐烂的木制楼梯。
- descend the stairway
Learner notes
Memory Tip
stair（楼梯）+ way（路）＝楼梯之路；想象一段台阶就是一条向上的路。
Context & Register
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。
Pronunciation & Spelling
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。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.