one of the metal rings that hang down on each side of a horse’s saddle, used to support the rider’s foot 马镫 He put his feet in the stirrups. 他把脚伸进马镫里。 She stood up in her stirrups to see where the others had gone. 她脚踩马镫站起身来，想看看其他人都到哪里去了。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + stirrup- adjust
- rise in
- stand in
- …
- leather
- from a/the stirrup
- in a/the stirrup
- into a/the stirrup
- …
Word OriginOld English stigrāp, from the Germanic base of obsolete sty ‘climb’ + rope.