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elevator

🇬🇧 UK/'eliveitә/🇺🇸 US
IELTSTOEFLA2

Definitions

n.

A mechanical platform or cab in a shaft used to carry people or goods between floors of a building; a grain storage silo

电梯,升降机;粮仓

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
eout of, former
+
levlight, lift, raise
+
atorone who does, agent
=elevator

Common Collocations

  • 1.elevator door电梯门
  • 2.elevator shaft电梯井道

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The elevator in the building was broken, so we took the stairs.

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