monkey bridge

• 指帆船上狭窄的高架通道或平台，用于连接船体各部分；也指建筑工地或探险路径中用绳索或木板搭成的简易桥。

A narrow, elevated walkway or platform, often used in sailing ships to provide access between parts of the vessel, or in construction and adventure courses as a simple rope or plank bridge.

1. Nautical termC1formal

   A narrow, elevated walkway on a ship, often used by lookouts or for accessing higher parts of the vessel.

   猴桥

   • The sailor climbed up to the monkey bridge to scan the horizon.
   • The captain stood on the monkey bridge during the storm.
   • From the monkey bridge, the lookout spotted land.

2. Rope bridgeB2informal

   A simple, often temporary bridge made of ropes and planks, typically used in jungle or adventure settings.

   绳桥

   • The hikers crossed a wobbly monkey bridge over the ravine.
   • Children love playing on the monkey bridge at the adventure park.
   • The monkey bridge swayed dangerously in the wind.