platform shoe

IPA/ˌplæt.fɔːm ˈʃuː/
IPA/ˌplæt.fɔːrm ˈʃuː/

platform shoe — noun

1. a type of shoe built on a very thick bottom layer, which lifts the wearer's whol

1.名詞B2
釋義

a type of shoe built on a very thick bottom layer, which lifts the wearer's whole foot higher off the ground.

例句

Élise wore tall platform shoes so she could see over the crowd at the concert.

wear + platform shoes for added height

The dancer balanced carefully on her platform shoes during the whole stage show.

balance on + platform shoes

同義詞
  • platforms

    informal short form for the same shoes

  • flatforms

    platform shoes with a flat, level sole rather than a raised heel

反義詞
  • flats

    shoes with a thin sole and no added height

用法筆記

Almost always used in the plural ('platform shoes') because shoes come in pairs; the singular appears mainly when describing a single design.