Banister

(n.) A stringed musical instrument having a head and neck like the guitar, and its body like a tambourine. It has five strings, and is played with the fingers and hands.

伊莱恩整理

• Here, leaning over the banister, I cried out suddenly, and without at all deliberating on my words-- They are not fit to associate with me. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 简·爱.
• Yes--and you can't reach me: I am higher up than you (peeping between the rails of the banister; she could not look over them). 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 维莱特.
• How closely she glided against the banisters! 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪莉.
• Holding on to the banisters, she put him gently away, saying breathlessly, Oh, don't! 路易莎·梅·奥尔科特. 小妇人.
• I gained the door, dropped over the banisters, and in an instant was in the street. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外传.
• He bowed as I drew aside to let him pass--his face was fearfully pale--and he held fast by the banisters as he descended the stairs. 威尔基·柯林斯. 白衣女人.
• She did not skim over it, but walked down it, and guided herself by the banisters on account of her candle having died out. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 小杜丽.
• He went silently up the stairs, leaning against the banisters at the stair-head. 威廉·梅克比斯·萨克雷. 名利场.
• Just as the party was setting out, Amy called over the banisters in a threatening tone, You'll be sorry for this, Jo March, see if you ain't. 路易莎·梅·奥尔科特. 小妇人.

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