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elevator

美音:[´elə´veıtə ]点这儿播放单词美音发声
英音:[´elə´veıtə ]点这儿播放单词英音发声
n.电梯,升降机,[空]升降舵

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elevator为短语/超纲词汇

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lev=to raise(升;举),light(轻的)

elevator


/'elɪveɪtə(r); `ɛlə,vetɚ/
n
1 (US) = lift.
2 one of two movable parts in the tail of an aircraft that are used to make it climb or dive (飞行器的)升降舵.
3 tall storehouse for grain 高大的谷物仓库.
4 machine like a continuous belt with buckets at intervals, used for raising grain, goods, etc 斗式皮带输送机(用于向高处输送粮食、货物等).

elevator


n[C]
AmE a machine that takes people and goods from one level to another in a building
British Equivalent: lift
 We'll have to take the elevator.
a machine with a moving belt and containers, used for lifting grain and liquids, or for taking things off ships
1. Everything I was experiencing — the ride in the elevator, being in an apartment, eating day-old food that had been stored in a refrigerator — was such a good idea that I could imagine I would grow used to it and like it very much.
    我现在所经历的每一样东西——乘电梯、住套房、吃那在冰箱里存放了一天的食物——都是我能想象得到的美妙东西, 以至于我认为我会慢慢地习惯,而且还会非常喜欢它们的。

2. "It generates attention," says one rose seller. "Somebody steps out of the elevator, goes into the office, and puts roses on a typist's desk.
    "这很吸引人,"有位玫瑰商说,"有人走出电梯,走进办公室,把玫瑰花放到打字员的桌上。

3. At 5 A.M. on a recent morning, we caught up with Mr. Torres at a subway stop in Brooklyn, New York, near where he lives in a third-floor apartment (without an elevator).
    最近,有一天早晨5点钟,我们看到多里斯先生来到了纽约布鲁克林的一个地铁站;此处靠近他的住所:没有电梯的三层楼上的一套公寓。

4. I got into an elevator (电梯), something I had never done before,
    我进了电梯,这是我以前从未做过的事。

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