"elevators" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 電梯

Definition

建築物內運送人或物品到不同樓層的機器。英式英文稱為「lift」。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

「elevator」是美式用法，英式英文稱「lift」。常見用法有「take the elevator」、「the elevator is out of order」等。通常不指小型住宅或工業用升降機。

Examples

Many tall buildings have elevators to help people go up and down.

許多高樓有**電梯**幫助人們上下樓。

The elevators are next to the stairs.

**電梯**在樓梯旁邊。

Please use the elevators because the escalator is broken.

請使用**電梯**，因為自動扶梯壞了。

All the elevators were full, so I ended up taking the stairs.

所有**電梯**都滿了，所以我只好走樓梯。

Do the elevators in this building ever work?

這棟樓的**電梯**到底有沒有在運作？

Some skyscrapers have elevators that go straight to the top in seconds.

有些摩天大樓有可以幾秒內直達頂層的**電梯**。