Escalator
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自动扶梯, 电动扶梯
a staircase that moves and takes people up or down different levels easily, often found in large buildings like airports, department stores, etc.
例子
The weary travelers rode the escalator down to the baggage claim area after a long flight.
疲惫的旅客在长途飞行后乘坐自动扶梯下到行李领取区。
The department store installed a new escalator to improve accessibility between floors for shoppers.
百货公司安装了一部新的自动扶梯，以提高购物者在楼层之间的可达性。
02
a contractual provision that adjusts wages, prices, or benefits automatically in response to specified conditions, such as inflation or cost-of-living changes
例子
The labor contract included a wage escalator tied to the consumer price index.
Rent agreements sometimes contain an escalator to account for rising maintenance costs.
