elevator

elevator
noun
  1. a machine consisting of an endless belt with scoops attached, used typically for raising grain to be stored in an upper storey
    （尤用于将谷物运至高层以储存的）升降机，起卸机
    a grain elevator.
    一台谷物起卸机。
    ■(N. Amer.)a tall building used for storing large quantities of grain
    (北美)谷物仓库
    ■North American term for lift (in sense 1)
    (北美)。 同 lift (义项1)
  2. a hinged flap on the tailplane of an aircraft, typically one of a pair, used to control the motion of the aircraft about its lateral axis
    （飞机的）升降舵
  3. a muscle whose contraction raises a part of the body
    （上）提肌
    elevators of the upper lip.
    上唇提肌。
  4. (亦作 elevator shoe)(trademark)a shoe with a raised insole designed to make the wearer appear taller
    (商标)（内底加厚可使穿者显得高的）增高鞋
语源
  1. mid 17th cent. (denoting a levator muscle): modern Latin, from Latin elevare 'raise'; in later use directly from elevate
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