stairs

S2 W1

in Vietnamese Cầu thang, bậc thang

BrE /steəz/ AmE /stɛrz/

noun en → vi

1 STRUCTURE [singular] A2

Cầu thang, bậc thang

a set of steps that go from one floor to another in a building

  • go up/down the stairs

Collocations staircase · flight of stairs

  • She went down the stairs and out into the street.

    Cô ấy đi xuống cầu thang và ra đường.

2 COUNTABLE [countable] B1

Bậc thang, bậc cầu thang

one step of a set of steps that go from one floor to another in a building

  • step on the stairs

Collocations climb up/down the stairs · fall down the stairs

  • He tripped and fell down the stairs.

    Anh ta bị vấp và ngã xuống cầu thang.