elevator

elevator

英 ['elɪveɪtə]
　　美 ['ɛlɪvetɚ]

n. 電梯；升降機；升降舵；起卸機

中文詞源：

elevator 電梯

e-, 向外。-lev, 舉起，輕，詞源同light , lever.

例句：

1. The elevator creaked to a halt at the ground floor.
電梯嘎吱一聲停在瞭一層。

2. An elevator mechanic can work the machinery directly by turning this lever.
電梯修理工可以轉動這根杠桿直接操作機器。

3. Kelly eased off his pace as they reached the elevator.
當他們走到電梯前時，凱利放慢瞭步子。

4. It's on the fifth floor, so we'd better take the elevator.
那是在六樓上，我們最好乘電梯。

5. The rope broke, and the elevator plunged down to the ground.
纜繩斷瞭, 電梯猛然掉到地面上.