英语单词“dumb waiter”的中文翻译、释义及用法解析

单词 dumb waiter 释义 dumb waiternoun[C]uk

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Parts of buildings: stairs & lifts

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• staircase
• stairlift
• stairway
• stepladder
• stoep
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(Definition ofdumb waiterfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus? Cambridge University Press)

Examples from literature

• Each had a dumb waiter and a little bell to call the servants when they were wanted.
• We might have gas-light, you know, and all our food could be brought down on a dumb waiter.
• What makes them call it a dumb waiter? asked Sue.
• You see he is visiting me, and he had never seen a dumb waiter before.

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