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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 19400 COCA: 14743

escalator

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escalator /ˈɛskəˌleɪtɚ/ noun
plural escalators
escalator
/ˈɛskəˌleɪtɚ/
noun
plural escalators
Learner's definition of ESCALATOR
[count]
: a moving set of stairs that carries people up or down from one level of a building to another电动扶梯;自动扶梯
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 19400 COCA: 14743

escalator

1 of 2

noun

es·​ca·​la·​tor ˈe-skə-ˌlā-tər How to pronounce escalator (audio)
nonstandard
-skyə- How to pronounce escalator (audio)
1
a
: a power-driven set of stairs arranged like an endless belt that ascend or descend continuously
b
: an upward course suggestive of an escalator
a never-stopping escalator of economic progress D. W. Brogan
2
: an escalator clause or provision

escalator

2 of 2

adjective

: providing for a periodic proportional upward or downward adjustment (as of prices or wages)
an escalator arrangement tying the base pay … to living costs New York Times

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
According to the Denver Police Department‘s Twitter account, the woman was sitting on the railing of an escalator Saturday at Empower Field at Mile High and fell onto the concourse below. Alex Portée, NBC News, 3 Aug. 2022 Enter SoFi by descending the principal escalator from the north and an opening between the stands immediately reveals the green of the playing field. Los Angeles Times, 8 Feb. 2022 According to the Denver Police Department, an adult female guest at Empower Field at Mile High died as a result of her injuries after sitting on an escalator railing and falling to the concourse below. Lauren Huff, EW.com, 3 Aug. 2022 At Woodley Park, Shea and Mac ride up on the escalator, something he was trained to do in Michigan. Washington Post, 2 May 2022 Kenny Chesney's concert in Denver over the weekend ended in tragedy when a female fan died following a fall from an escalator. Alexandra Schonfeld, PEOPLE.com, 2 Aug. 2022 The derailment came two days after an ascending escalator malfunctioned at the Back Bay Station and suddenly plummeted in reverse, causing a bloody pileup of people at the bottom. Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 19 May 2022 Officers pursued the man up the escalator to the main concourse, where people waited to board trains — and where Starbucks is located — then out to Columbus Circle. Peter Hermann, Washington Post, 29 July 2022 In a letter sent recently to The Times, an inmate, Kenneth Johns, wrote that he and others were forced to walk naked about half a mile, down an escalator to the body scanning machine, and then forced to sit on dirty benches. Alene Tchekmedyianstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 29 July 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Noun

from Escalator, a trademark

First Known Use

Noun

1900, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Adjective

1930, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of escalator was in 1900
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 19400 COCA: 14743
escalator

noun

ADJECTIVE | VERB + ESCALATOR | ESCALATOR + VERB ADJECTIVEdown, up下行/上行電動扶梯kids running up a down escalator在下行電動扶梯上向上跑的小孩VERB + ESCALATORride, take, use乘電動扶梯We rode the escalator up toward our restaurant.我們乘電動扶梯上到餐廳。Take the escalator down to the lower level.乘電動扶梯下樓。ascend, go up乘電動扶梯上樓descend, go down乘電動扶梯下樓ESCALATOR + VERBcarry sb電動扶梯載某人Passengers are carried by escalator to the first floor.乘客乘電動扶梯到 2 樓。lead to sth電動扶梯通向⋯the escalator leading down to the lower level下行的電動扶梯

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