porter
noun /ˈpɔːtə(r)/
/ˈpɔːrtər/
- a person whose job is carrying people’s bags and other loads, especially at a train station, an airport or in a hotel
(尤指火车站、机场或旅馆)行李员,搬运工 - Some Sherpas act as guides and porters for mountaineering expeditions.
一些夏尔巴人充当登山探险的向导和搬运工。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- hospital
- kitchen
- railway
- …
- carry something
- Some Sherpas act as guides and porters for mountaineering expeditions.
- (British English) a person whose job is to move patients from one place to another in a hospital
Topics Jobsc1(医院里护送病人的)护工 Collocations Dictionaryadjective- hospital
- kitchen
- railway
- …
- carry something
- (British English) a person whose job is to be in charge of the entrance to a hotel, large building, college, etc.
门卫;门房 - the night porter
夜班门卫 - The hotel porter will get you a taxi.
旅馆的门卫会给你叫出租车的。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- head
- hall
- hotel
- …
- porter’s desk
- porter’s lodge
- the night porter
- (North American English) a person whose job is helping passengers on a train, especially in a sleeping car
Topics Jobsc1(尤指卧铺车厢的)列车服务员
词源senses 1 to 2 and sense 4 Middle English: from Old French porteour, from medieval Latin portator, from Latin portare ‘carry’.sense 3 Middle English: from Old French portier, from late Latin portarius, from porta ‘gate, door’.