Word · Frequency #19400
escalators
自动调整条款;伸缩条款
escalators is the plural of escalator.
a clause in a contract that automatically adjusts wages, prices, or benefits when certain conditions (such as the cost of living index) change
此为合同/法律用语;常见义“电动扶梯”不在本义项。
- 1.
Anything that escalates.
任何逐步升级的事物。
- 2.
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)
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
- 3.
A motor-driven mechanical device consisting of a continuous loop of steps that automatically conveys people from one floor to another.
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。
- 4.
a stairway whose steps move continuously on a circulating belt
阶梯在循环传送带上连续移动的楼梯
- 5.
An upward or progressive course.
上升或渐进的过程。
- 6.
An escalator clause.
自动调整条款(伸缩条款)。
任何逐步升级的事物。;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;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。;阶梯在循环传送带上连续移动的楼梯;上升或渐进的过程。
In use
Please take the escalator to the second floor; the stairs are closed for cleaning.
The escalator was out of order, so we had to use the stairs.
He stood on the right side of the escalator to let others pass on the left.
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。
the escalator from [place] to [place]
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。
escalator + [noun]
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。
Connections
Collocations
- take the escalator
- 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。
- down escalator
- 下行自动扶梯
- The down escalator is out of order.下行自动扶梯停运了。
- escalator steps
- 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。
- escalator clause
- 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。
- escalator accident
- 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。
Pop culture & quotes
Learner notes
Memory Tip
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。
Context & Register
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。
Grammar Note
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)。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都与 escalator 押韵:美式结尾为 /eɪtɚ/,英式为 /eɪtə/。小心形近词 escalate /ˈɛs.kə.leɪt/(不押韵)和 scale /skeɪl/(发音不同)。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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