stepladder

/step-lad-er/US // ˈstɛpˌlæd ər //UK // (ˈstɛpˌlædə) //

梯子,阶梯,步梯,台阶

Definitions

n.名词 noun

1
- : a ladder having flat steps or treads in place of rungs.
- : any ladder, especially a tall one with a hinged frame opening up to form four supporting legs.

She was mounted upon a high stepladder, unhooking a picture from the wall when he entered.
Ostentatiously he borrowed a stepladder and stretched the cloth across the front of his store, from post to post.
"Get down here, I didn't bring a stepladder," is what she said and I tried to smile, but it's hard to smile when you're kissing.
Fortunately, however, the one nearest the house could be examined with the aid of a friendly stepladder.
She broke her leg—fell off the stepladder where she was three days ago.