stirrup

A noun with two distinct meanings: a metal loop used as a foot support for a rider on a horse, and a small stirrup-shaped bone in the middle ear that transmits sound vibrations.

• 🇨🇳名词，有两个主要含义：骑手骑马时用来踏脚的金属环，以及中耳内形状像马镫、传递声音振动的小骨。

1. Riding equipment B1 formal

   A metal or leather loop that hangs from a saddle, used to support a rider's foot when mounting or riding a horse.

   • He placed his foot in the stirrup and swung onto the horse.
   • The leather stirrup broke during the long ride.
   • She adjusted the stirrups to fit her leg length.

   🇨🇳马镫

   同义词: stirrup iron

2. Bone in the ear C1 formal medical

   The smallest bone in the human body, located in the middle ear, shaped like a stirrup, which transmits sound vibrations from the incus to the inner ear.

   • The stapes, also known as the stirrup, is essential for hearing.
   • Damage to the stirrup bone can cause hearing loss.
   • The surgeon repaired the stirrup bone during the operation.

   🇨🇳镫骨

   同义词: stapes

• stirrups plural form
• stirrups' possessive plural form
• stirrup's possessive singular form