Phrase
hall porter
旅馆勤杂工
a person employed in a hotel to carry luggage, open doors, etc.
- 1.
A hotel worker who carries luggage to the rooms of guests.
酒店工作人员,负责将行李送到客人房间
酒店工作人员,负责将行李送到客人房间
In use
The hall porter carried my luggage to the room.
Could you please ask the hall porter to bring more towels?
The hall porter greeted us at the entrance and helped with our bags.
work as a hall porter
He works as a hall porter at a luxury hotel.
他在一家豪华酒店做旅馆勤杂工。
call the hall porter
通常在有行李需要搬运时使用。
Please call the hall porter to carry your luggage.
请叫旅馆勤杂工来搬您的行李。
the hall porter + verb
定冠词特指某家旅馆的勤杂工。
The hall porter greeted the guests warmly.
旅馆勤杂工热情地迎接了客人。
Common mistakes
The hall's porter helped me with my luggage.The hall porter helped me with my luggage.
中文学习者常将复合名词 'hall porter' 误用为所有格形式，正确用法是固定搭配的复合名词，不加所有格 's'。
The hall porter at the train station carried my bags.The porter at the train station carried my bags.
'hall porter' 特指旅馆或酒店里的勤杂工，在火车站应直接使用 'porter'，表达更准确。
Connections
Confusing words
Word family
- hall porters
- plural
Learner notes
Grammar Note
可数名词
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