Word · Frequency #12407
elevators
电梯；升降机
elevators is the plural of elevator.
A machine with a platform or cage that moves up and down in a vertical shaft to carry people from one floor to another in a building.
- 1.
Anything that raises or uplifts.
任何提升或举起的东西
- 2.
lifting device consisting of a platform or cage that is raised and lowered mechanically in a vertical shaft in order to move people from one floor to another in a building
建筑物内垂直升降以运送人员至各楼层的机械平台或笼子
- 3.
A control surface of an aircraft responsible for controlling the pitching motion of the machine.
飞机控制俯仰运动的操纵面
- 4.
the airfoil on the tailplane of an aircraft that makes it ascend or descend
飞机尾翼上控制升降的翼面
- 5.
A dental instrument used to pry up ("elevate") teeth in difficult extractions, or depressed portions of bone.
用于撬起牙齿或凹陷骨部分的口腔器械
- 6.
Any muscle that serves to raise a part of the body, such as the leg or the eye.
用于提升身体部位的肌肉
- 7.
A type of shoe having an insert lift to make the wearer appear taller.
带有内增高垫以使穿着者显高的鞋子
任何提升或举起的东西；建筑物内垂直升降以运送人员至各楼层的机械平台或笼子；飞机控制俯仰运动的操纵面；飞机尾翼上控制升降的翼面；用于撬起牙齿或凹陷骨部分的口腔器械
In use
Let's take the elevator to the fifth floor instead of the stairs.
The elevator is out of order, so we have to use the stairs.
She pressed the button and waited for the elevator to arrive.
take the elevator to [place]
Take the elevator to the roof garden.
乘电梯到屋顶花园。
go [somewhere] by elevator
by elevator 中不使用冠词，类似于 by bus。
She goes to work by elevator every day.
她每天乘电梯上班。
the elevator to [place]
The elevator to the basement is over there.
Connections
Collocations
- take the elevator
- 乘电梯
- Let's take the elevator to the fifth floor.咱们乘电梯到五楼吧。
- wait for the elevator
- 等电梯
- I had to wait for the elevator for a long time.我等电梯等了很长时间。
- elevator button
- 电梯按钮
- She pressed the elevator button on the ground floor.她按了一楼的电梯按钮。
- elevator doors
- 电梯门
- The elevator doors opened automatically.电梯门自动打开了。
- elevator shaft
- 电梯井
- The elevator shaft runs through the centre of the building.电梯井贯穿大楼中央。
- elevator car
Learner notes
Memory Tip
elevator = elevate（提升）+ or（表东西），能把你提升到楼上的机器，就是电梯。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：建筑内日常使用、楼层间移动、公共设施说明 elevator 通常属于中性常用词，在口语和书面语中都比较自然，没有明显的正式或随意之分；具体语境中有些人可能用 lift，但本词本身适用范围较广。
Pronunciation & Spelling
发音说明（美式）：elevator /ˈɛl.ə.ˌveɪ.tɚ/ 末尾的 -ator 在 escalator、calculator、generator、operator、alligator 中读 /ˌeɪ.tɚ/，因此押韵；senator 也以 -ator 结尾，却读 /ˈsɛn.ə.tɚ/（-ator 读 /ə.tɚ/），不押韵。
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
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