English Dictionary

elevator

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈɛləveɪtə/

名詞

カナダ英語 アメリカ英語

Anything that raises or uplifts.

日本語の意味

建物内で人や物を上下に移動させる装置、すなわち昇降機（リフト）のこと。 / 何かを持ち上げたり、高めたりするものという意味（比喩的にも用いられる）

Her mentorship was an elevator that lifted young artists toward confidence and success.

彼女のメンタリングは、若いアーティストを自信と成功へと引き上げる原動力だった。

意味（1）

Anything that raises or uplifts.

And then the foaming flagons raised on high, with that best of all beverages, that elevator of spirits, that foaming sunshine, that grand and glorious brew of ale.

意味（2）

(Canada, US) A permanent construction with a built-in platform or cab that can be raised and lowered, used to transport people and goods, as between different floors of a building.

意味（3）

A silo used for storing wheat, corn or other grain (grain elevator).

意味（4）

(aeronautics) A control surface of an aircraft responsible for controlling the pitching motion of the machine.

意味（5）

A dental instrument used to pry up ("elevate") teeth in difficult extractions, or depressed portions of bone.

意味（6）

(anatomy) Any muscle that serves to raise a part of the body, such as the leg or the eye.

意味（7）

A type of shoe having an insert lift to make the wearer appear taller.

elevators （ plural ）