n. lifting device consisting of a platform or cage that is raised and lowered mechanically in a vertical shaft in order to move people from one floor to another in a building
n. the airfoil on the tailplane of an aircraft that makes it ascend or descend
n. 电梯, 升降机
[化] 提升机
1. The elevator is out of order, so we have to take the stairs.
电梯坏了，所以我们得走楼梯。
2. Please hold the door open for me when the elevator arrives.
当电梯到达时，请为我按住门。
3. I live on the fifth floor, and I prefer using the elevator.
我住在五楼，我更喜欢坐电梯。