架空 jiàkōnɡ verb ① (指架设) be built on stilts ▸ 架空电车线 aerial contact line ▸ 架空索道 cable way ▸ 那个竹楼是架空的。 The bamboo hut is built on stilts. ② figurative (指根基) be impractical ▸ 这个计划不过是架空的构想。 The plan is no more than an impractical idea. ③ figurative (指权力) take away one’s power by subtle means ▸ 企图架空董事长 try to strip away the power of the director of the board |