1stairs [pl] a series of steps inside a building that lead from one level to another 楼梯:
a flight of stairs一段楼梯I heard somebody coming down the stairs.我听见有人下楼梯的声音。She ran up the stairs.她跑上楼梯。☞Look at downstairs and upstairs. 参看downstairs及upstairs。
Compare stair and step. Stairs or flights of stairs are usually inside buildings. Steps are usually outside buildings and made of stone or concrete. 比较stair及step。stairs或flights of stairs通常指建筑物内的楼梯或梯级。steps通常指建筑物外用石头或混凝土筑成的台阶等。 ☞picture on page C7 见C7页插图
2 [C] one of the steps in a series inside a building 梯级
stair/stɛr; steə/n 1 stairs a set of steps that you use to go from one level of a building to another 楼梯: up/down the stairs Kim ran up the stairs. 金姆跑上楼梯。The office is up two flights of stairs . 办公室在楼上﹐要走两段楼梯。2 [C] one of the steps in a set of stairs〔楼梯的〕一级﹐梯级: Jane sat on the bottom stair. 简坐在楼梯最下面的梯级上。DOWNSTAIRS, UPSTAIRS
stairstairstairsnoun1stairs (plural) steps that lead up and down inside a building: I ran up the stairs to the bedroom.Look also at downstairs and upstairs.2one of the steps in a set of stairs: How many stairs are there up to the top floor?