escalator
英 ['esk?le?t?]
美['?sk?'let?]
- n. （美）自動扶梯；電動扶梯
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詞態(tài)變化
復(fù)數(shù):?escalators;
中文詞源
escalator 扶梯
e-, 緩音字母。-scala, 梯子，詞源同ascend, echelon.
英文詞源
- escalator (n.)
- 1900, American English, trade name of an Otis Elevator Co. moving staircase, coined from escalade + -ator in elevator. Figurative use is from 1927.
雙語例句
- 1. I pushed through the crowds and on to the escalator.
- 我擠出人群，踏上了自動扶梯。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. I don't like escalator — I'll climb the stairs.
- 我不喜歡自動扶梯,我要爬樓梯.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 3. You can ride the escalator up but have to descend on foot.
- 你可以搭電梯上去,但要自己走下來.
來自辭典例句
- 4. The down escalator is not running today.
- 今天下行的自動樓梯不開.
來自辭典例句
- 5. Go downstairs through Exit B; turn around and take the escalator downstairs.
- 從B出口下地下, 后轉(zhuǎn)然后乘向下的扶梯.
來自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)