: a movable airfoil usually attached to the tailplane of an airplane for controlling pitch see airplane illustration
Example Sentences
We took the elevator to the 10th floor.
Recent Examples on the WebAs officers tried to move him into an elevator so he could be taken to a hospital, Ortiz resisted and an officer opened fire, according to police. Antonio Planas, NBC News, 16 Sep. 2022 Three or four people employed by the show get into an elevator and face the wrong way. Scott D. Pierce, The Salt Lake Tribune, 13 Sep. 2022 The distraught parents were escorted into an elevator by bailiffs as soon as the 30-minute court session ended.San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Aug. 2022 Climb the floating stairs, or take the elevator, to the second floor where the remaining bedrooms are located. Brianna Griff, Chron, 4 Sep. 2022 One nice touch is taking the elevator to the second floor, looking to your right, and seeing a hanging glass case with dozens of Spurrier’s trademark visors from years gone by. Josh Newman, The Salt Lake Tribune, 3 Sep. 2022 The elevator ride between the big leagues and Triple A Worcester should not be a part of his excursion. Julian Mcwilliams, BostonGlobe.com, 3 Sep. 2022 Demolition was discussed, but the elevator ended up reopening 10 months later -- a saga documented by China's state-run broadcaster CCTV. Maggie Hiufu Wong, CNN, 2 Sep. 2022 At the press conference, Fernandez Rundle also showed surveillance footage from an elevator in the couple’s apartment building, taken two months before the stabbing, which showed Clenney repeatedly hitting Obumeli. Andrea Marks, Rolling Stone, 31 Aug. 2022 See More
(NAmE) ➡ see also liftADJECTIVE | VERB + ELEVATOR | ELEVATOR + VERB | ELEVATOR + NOUNADJECTIVE➤glass觀光電梯➤express, high-speed快速/高速電梯➤creaky吱吱嘎嘎作響的電梯◇We took a creaky old elevator up to the third floor.我們乘着一部吱吱作響的老舊電梯到達了三層。➤freight, grain, service貨運電梯;穀物升運器;員工專用電梯◇The agents in the station sent the checked baggage down stairs on a freight elevator.車站人員把檢查過的行李放到貨運電梯裏送下樓。➤hotel賓館電梯VERB + ELEVATOR➤ride, take乘電梯◇He rode the elevator to the 43rd floor.他乘電梯到 43 層。➤use乘電梯➤board, enter上電梯;進電梯➤exit, leave出電梯;離開電梯➤call召喚電梯◇York pressed the button to call the elevator.約克按下按鈕等電梯。➤install安裝電梯ELEVATOR + VERB➤go up電梯上升➤descend, go down電梯下降➤arrive, reach sth電梯到來/到達⋯➤stop電梯停止➤close, open電梯關閉/打開➤ding電梯發出叮的一聲◇The elevator dinged and the door opened.叮的一聲,電梯門開了。ELEVATOR + NOUN➤shaft電梯升降井◇One guy fell down the elevator shaft.有個傢伙掉下了電梯升降井。➤door電梯門◇The elevator doors closed behind her.電梯門在她身後關上了。➤button電梯按鈕➤lobby電梯廳➤music電梯音樂➤man, operator開電梯的人;電梯操作員➤ride搭乘電梯➤system電梯系統