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porter

🇬🇧 UK/'pɒ:tә/🇺🇸 US
B1

Definitions

n.

A person employed to carry luggage or goods; a doorkeeper or gatekeeper of a building.

搬运工;门房,看门人

v.

To work as a porter; to carry luggage or goods.

做搬运工;搬运行李

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
portcarry, bear
+
erone who does, agent
=porter

Common Collocations

  • 1.hotel porter酒店行李员
  • 2.station porter车站搬运工
  • 3.college porter学院门房
  • 4.porter's lodge门房室

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The porter at the hotel entrance helped us with our heavy suitcases.

  • 2.

    She asked the porter to hold her packages while she signed in.

  • 3.

    The college porter checked our student IDs before letting us through the gate.

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