| 释义 |
porter1/ˈpɔ:tə/n. 1a a person employed to carry luggage etc., esp. a railway, airport, or hotel employee (尤指铁路、机场、旅店所雇用的)搬运工 b a hospital employee who moves equipment, trolleys, etc. (医院里搬运器械、担架车等的)护工，勤杂工 2 a dark brown bitter beer brewed from charred or browned malt (apparently originally made esp. for porters) 黑啤酒(显然最初尤为搬运工而酿制) 3 US a sleeping car attendant [美] (火车卧铺车厢的)列车员 □ porterage n.[Middle English via Old French port(e)our from medieval Latin portator -oris, from portare ‘carry’] |