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es.ca.la.torH5es7kE7leI7tE5, $-tLn [C]a set of stairs moved up or down by electric power on which people can stand and be taken from one level of a building to another, esp. in shops, railway stations and airports自动扶梯I'll meet you by the up/down escalator on the second floor.我将在二楼上升扶梯/下降扶梯处等你。(law) In a legal agreement, an escalator (clause) is a part that provides for the rise or fall of pay, prices, etc.升降条款(规定工资、价格等上下调整的条款)Under the escalator clause of my mortgage agreement, my payments decreased when interest rates were lowered.根据我的抵押合同的升降条款,利率下降,我的付款额也下降。The new contract has an escalator tying pay increases to the cost-of-living index.新合同有升降条款,将报酬增加与生活费用指数联系起来。
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