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take the elevator to [place]
Take the elevator to the roof garden.
乘电梯到屋顶花园。
电梯；升降机
elevators — plural of elevator
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电梯；升降机
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.
Take the elevator to the roof garden.
乘电梯到屋顶花园。
任何提升或举起的东西
Anything that raises or uplifts.
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
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
飞机控制俯仰运动的操纵面
A control surface of an aircraft responsible for controlling the pitching motion of the machine.
飞机尾翼上控制升降的翼面
the airfoil on the tailplane of an aircraft that makes it ascend or descend
Let's take the elevator to the fifth floor instead of the stairs.
我们乘电梯到五楼，别走楼梯了。
The elevator is out of order, so we have to use the stairs.
电梯出故障了，所以我们只能走楼梯。
She pressed the button and waited for the elevator to arrive.
她按下按钮，等电梯到来。
Take the elevator to the roof garden.
乘电梯到屋顶花园。
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 the basement is over there.
去地下室的电梯在那边。
wait for 后接等待的对象。
We waited for the elevator for a few minutes.
我们等电梯等了几分钟。
Not this
I took elevator to the third floor.
Use this
I took the elevator to the third floor.
中文的“坐电梯”没有冠词，但英语中“elevator”是可数名词单数，前面需要限定词。这里特指某一部电梯，所以要用定冠词“the”。
Not this
There are three elevator in this building.
Use this
There are three elevators in this building.
中文名词没有复数变化，但英语可数名词“elevator”在数量超过一时要用复数形式，所以“three”后要说“elevators”。
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乘电梯
Let's take the elevator to the fifth floor.
咱们乘电梯到五楼吧。
等电梯
I had to wait for the elevator for a long time.
我等电梯等了很长时间。
电梯按钮
She pressed the elevator button on the ground floor.
她按了一楼的电梯按钮。
电梯门
The elevator doors opened automatically.
电梯门自动打开了。
电梯井
The elevator shaft runs through the centre of the building.
电梯井贯穿大楼中央。
电梯轿厢
The elevator car was crowded during rush hour.
高峰时段电梯轿厢里很拥挤。
电梯演讲；简短介绍
You need a good elevator pitch to impress the client in thirty seconds.
你需要一段好的电梯演讲，在三十秒内打动客户。
电梯音乐；背景音乐
The waiting area was filled with boring elevator music.
等候区里播放着无聊的电梯音乐。
增高鞋；内增高鞋
He bought a pair of elevator shoes to appear taller in the interview.
他买了一双内增高鞋，想在面试时显得更高。
电梯里的爱，随着电梯下行纵情狂欢。
In the song, the elevator is a metaphor for the ups and downs of a passionate relationship.
在这首歌里，电梯被用来象征一段激情关系中的起起落落。
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elevator = elevate（提升）+ or（表东西），能把你提升到楼上的机器，就是电梯。
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。
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。
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