dumbwaiter
/ˈdəm-ˌwā-tər ˌdəm-ˈwā-/ (ame, mw)
dumbwaiter — 名詞
1. a small lift inside a building that carries food, plates, or other things betwee
送菜梯
樓層間運送餐點的小升降梯
a small lift inside a building that carries food, plates, or other things between floors.
The waiter loaded soup into the dumbwaiter and sent it up to the third floor.
服務生把湯放進送菜梯，送到三樓去。
send something up in the dumbwaiter
After dinner, Yuna lowered the dumbwaiter with a stack of empty plates.
晚餐後，Yuna 把放著一疊空盤的送菜梯往下放。
lower the dumbwaiter with dishes inside
The old house still has a dumbwaiter between the kitchen and attic room.
那棟老房子在廚房和閣樓房間之間，現在還有一座送菜梯。
Hotel staff use the dumbwaiter to move clean towels without blocking the stairs.
旅館員工用送菜梯運送乾淨毛巾，不必堵住樓梯。
- service lift
broader and slightly more formal, often used in buildings for staff use
- food lift
narrower term that especially stresses moving meals or dishes
- passenger elevator
built for carrying people rather than trays, dishes, or supplies
文法句型
send/lower/raise + the dumbwaiter
load + something + into + the dumbwaiter
a dumbwaiter between + floors/rooms
用法筆記
Usually refers to a fixed lift inside a house, hotel, or restaurant. Unlike sense 2, it is built into the building and moves things between levels.
常見錯誤
2. a movable stand used to bring dishes from the kitchen and set them out for guest
活動餐架
可移動、用來擺放端菜的餐架
a movable stand used to bring dishes from the kitchen and set them out for guests.
During the banquet, Constanza rolled a dumbwaiter beside the table with extra plates.
宴會進行時，Constanza 把活動餐架推到桌邊，放上備用餐盤。
roll a dumbwaiter beside the table
The butler left the roast on the dumbwaiter until the guests were ready.
管家把烤肉先放在活動餐架上，等客人準備好再端出來。
leave food on the dumbwaiter
In the museum dining room, a polished dumbwaiter held tea cups and jam jars.
在博物館的餐廳裡，一座擦亮的活動餐架放著茶杯和果醬罐。
The hostess parked the dumbwaiter near the sideboard before bringing out dessert.
女主人先把活動餐架停在餐具櫃旁，再端出甜點。
- serving trolley
close modern term, especially for a wheeled piece used to move dishes
- tea trolley
usually smaller and often associated with tea or light snacks
文法句型
roll/push + a dumbwaiter + beside/to + table
leave/set + dishes + on + the dumbwaiter
用法筆記
This older sense refers to dining-room furniture, often in historical writing. Unlike sense 1, it is a stand on wheels or legs, not a lift inside the wall.