escalator

escalator

英 ['eskəleɪtə]
　　美 ['ɛskə'letɚ]

n. （美）自動扶梯；電動扶梯

中文詞源：

escalator 扶梯

e-, 緩音字母。-scala, 梯子，詞源同ascend, echelon.

例句：

1. I pushed through the crowds and on to the escalator.
我擠出人群，踏上瞭自動扶梯。

2. I don't like escalator — I'll climb the stairs.
我不喜歡自動扶梯,我要爬樓梯.

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.

4. The down escalator is not running today.
今天下行的自動樓梯不開.

5. Go downstairs through Exit B; turn around and take the escalator downstairs.
從B出口下地下, 後轉然後乘向下的扶梯.