word choice - Do you walk up or climb stairs - English Language
2016年9月5日 · “I went up the stairs” emphasises the stairs as the route taken: "I went up the stairs because the lift is broken"; "I cannot fly, so I went up the stairs". "I walked up the stairs" emphasises walking as the method used to get upstairs "the old woman walked up the stairs instead of using her stair-lift". “She has trouble walking up stairs ...
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2019年5月11日 · Is there a difference between "go upstairs" and "go up the stairs"? For example, there is a temple in the mountains, and there is a long staircase leading to the temple. If I want to describe someone going to the temple through the staircase, which one of the following sentences is correct? (1) He went up the stairs on his way to the temple.
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2022年3月25日 · You can "climb" or "go" up a ladder, but you don't "walk" up a ladder. As for the second question, there is little tangible difference to "stairs" vs. "the stairs." "I fell going up stairs." = I feel going up some stairs, I don't care to specify which stairs. "I fell going up the stairs." = I fell going up some particular set of stairs.
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2012年4月4日 · "Climb the stairs" is perfectly standard English for the act of going up a staircase. It doesn't imply that you are crawling or using your hands or anything else, although it does put a little more emphasis on the physical act, as a10666 suggests.
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2007年6月10日 · Susan walked up the stairs slowly, not wanting to reach the principal's office at the top, where she feared she would be told bad news. Mei walked up the stairs quietly. She hoped her mother would not wake up and realize she had arrived home after her curfew. Jean walked up the stairs quickly and carelessly, nearly tripping over the loose carpet.
Is it correct to use "climb down the stairs" in a sentence?
2016年9月20日 · You can climb down a tree or a cliff or a ladder but the sentence that most English speakers use for stairs would be "go down the stairs". To be honest, most people wouldn't say "climb the stairs" to mean going up, the would just say "go up the stairs".
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2010年8月20日 · To me (AmE), the most natural and casual would be "right now we are going (to go) upstairs" and "walk up the stairs", though, I would just say "walk upstairs" (no the).. I don't think that I have ever heard "ascend the staircase". "Climb the stairs" sounds a …
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2011年2月4日 · Hello everyone, My question is simple: Can I use the verbs "come up/down" and "go up/down" with "stairs" ? Please, take a look: 1. He came up by the stairs. Explanation = he came up using the stairs. 2. He came down by the stairs. Explanation = he came down using the stairs 3. He went up...
What's a word or a phrase for "going down the stairs quickly"?
2017年4月13日 · They might be galloping down the stairs. This is evocative of the cadence, sound and speed of the foot-falls. See the example given in the following dictionary entry: gallop verb 3 to move very quickly (SYN run) Ian came galloping down the stairs. - Longman (Note that the single word gallop on its own has nothing to do with stairs.)
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2017年5月24日 · I don't see any likelihood of "falling down in the stairs", as I don't know what "in the stairs" means. If the stairs are a point on my route, I might say I'm "at the stairs" (I've reached the stairs). "I've just left the hall and I'm walking along the corridor. I'm at the stairs now. (Crash, bump) Oh, I just fell down".