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-derivedCommon 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.