| 词汇 | dumb-waiter |
| 释义 | dumb waiter noun[ C ] uk /ˌdʌm ˈweɪ.tər/ us /ˌdʌm ˈweɪ.t̬ɚ/ a small lift(= device used to move things from one level of a building to another) used especially in restaurants to bring food from the kitchen（尤指饭店中将食物从厨房送到不同楼层的）升降架 Monty Rakusen/Cultura/GettyImages Parts of buildings: stairs & lifts chairlift chute drag lift elevator escalator fire escape flight ghat ladder lift rung stair staircase stairlift stairway step-free stepladder stoep stoop tread 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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