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take the escalator to [place]
take 后接 the escalator 表示乘坐，to 引出目的地。
We took the escalator to the second floor.
我们乘自动扶梯到二楼。
自动调整条款；伸缩条款
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
自动调整条款；伸缩条款
a clause in a contract that automatically adjusts wages, prices, or benefits when certain conditions (such as the cost of living index) change
We took the escalator to the second floor.
我们乘自动扶梯到二楼。
此为合同/法律用语；常见义“电动扶梯”不在本义项。
任何逐步升级的事物。
Anything that escalates.
合同中的条款,规定工资、价格或福利等根据某些条件(如生活成本指数变化)而增加或减少
a clause in a contract that provides for an increase or a decrease in wages or prices or benefits etc. depending on certain conditions (as a change in the cost of living index)
由连续循环阶梯组成的电动机械装置,自动将人从一层运送到另一层。
A motor-driven mechanical device consisting of a continuous loop of steps that automatically conveys people from one floor to another.
阶梯在循环传送带上连续移动的楼梯
a stairway whose steps move continuously on a circulating belt
Please take the escalator to the second floor; the stairs are closed for cleaning.
请乘自动扶梯到二楼，楼梯因清洁而关闭。
The escalator was out of order, so we had to use the stairs.
自动扶梯出故障了，所以我们只好走楼梯。
He stood on the right side of the escalator to let others pass on the left.
他站在自动扶梯的右侧，让其他人从左侧通过。
take 后接 the escalator 表示乘坐，to 引出目的地。
We took the escalator to the second floor.
我们乘自动扶梯到二楼。
用 from...to... 说明自动扶梯连接的两个位置。
The escalator from the station hall to the platform is under repair.
从车站大厅到站台的自动扶梯正在维修。
在法律或合同语境中，escalator 作定语修饰名词，表示按条件自动调整的条款。
The contract contains an escalator clause that adjusts wages with inflation.
合同里有一条随通货膨胀调整工资的自动调整条款。
Not this
There are two escalator in the station.
Use this
There are two escalators in the station.
escalator 是可数名词，复数概念要用复数形式 escalators；汉语名词没有复数变化，所以容易漏掉 -s。
Not this
Don't run in the escalator.
Use this
Don't run on the escalator.
自动扶梯是开放的阶梯，人站在梯级表面上，固定搭配介词用 on；in 用于封闭空间，如电梯（elevator）内部。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
乘自动扶梯
Let's take the escalator instead of the stairs.
我们乘自动扶梯而不是走楼梯吧。
下行自动扶梯
The down escalator is out of order.
下行自动扶梯停运了。
自动扶梯梯级
Mind the gap between the escalator steps.
请注意自动扶梯梯级之间的间隙。
自动调整条款
The contract includes an escalator clause tied to the cost of living.
该合同包含一项与生活成本挂钩的自动调整条款。
自动扶梯事故
An escalator accident injured two passengers.
一起自动扶梯事故造成两名乘客受伤。
自动扶梯永远不会坏，它只会变成楼梯。你永远看不到自动扶梯暂时出故障，只会看到楼梯暂时停用。
As Mitch Hedberg said, an escalator can never break; it only becomes stairs.
正如米奇·赫德伯格所说，自动扶梯永远不会坏，它只会变成楼梯。
Use escalator naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
想象自动扶梯一步步变高（escalate）；合同里的 escalator 条款也是让费用随条件一步步调整。
语域：formal 常见场景：商贸合同、劳资协议、法律政策文件 该义项指合同中随物价指数等条件自动调整工资、价格或福利的条款，属于正式书面语，多用于合同、法律文书或经济政策讨论，比较常见于正式场合。
乘自动扶梯常用 take the escalator；by escalator 中不需要冠词。注意辨析 elevator（升降电梯）与 escalator（自动扶梯）。
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