1. a climbing tool with wide, flat steps, supported by a pair of legs on each side
1.名詞B1
釋義
折疊梯；A字梯
可自行站立的短梯，有扁平踏板
a climbing tool with wide, flat steps, supported by a pair of legs on each side that are joined at the top with a hinge; it stays upright without wall support and folds up for storage.
例句
Kenji used a stepladder to reach the top shelf of his bookcase.
Kenji 用折疊梯來拿書櫃最上層的書。
verb pattern: use a stepladder to reach something
The painter set up her stepladder in the corner of the room before starting the ceiling.
油漆工人在開始刷天花板之前，先把她的折疊梯架在房間角落。
Fatima folded the stepladder flat and stored it behind the garage door.
Fatima 把折疊梯折平，收在車庫門後面。
collocation: fold a/the stepladder
A small aluminium stepladder stood in the garden shed next to the tools.
花園的工具棚裡放著一把小小的鋁製折疊梯，旁邊擺著工具。
Wei climbed the stepladder carefully while his sister held the bottom steady.
a more general term; most ladders must be leaned against a surface and have round rungs instead of flat steps
文法句型
a/the stepladder
stepladder + verb (stands, folds)
用法筆記
A stepladder is different from a regular ladder in that it has flat steps (not round rungs) and can stand on its own without being propped against a wall.
常見錯誤
He leaned the stepladder against the wall and climbed.
He opened the stepladder and climbed it in the middle of the room.
A stepladder is designed to stand on its own; leaning it against a wall is unsafe.