Porter

['pɔːtə] or ['pɔrtɚ]

解释:

(noun.) a very dark sweet ale brewed from roasted unmalted barley.

(noun.) a railroad employee who assists passengers (especially on sleeping cars).

(noun.) a person employed to carry luggage and supplies.

(noun.) United States writer of short stories whose pen name was O. Henry (1862-1910).

(noun.) United States composer and lyricist of musical comedies (1891-1946).

(noun.) United States writer of novels and short stories (1890-1980).

(verb.) carry luggage or supplies; 'They portered the food up Mount Kilimanjaro for the tourists'.

整理:梅尔巴--From WordNet

解释:

(n.) A man who has charge of a door or gate; a doorkeeper; one who waits at the door to receive messages.

(n.) A carrier; one who carries or conveys burdens, luggage, etc.; for hire.

(n.) A bar of iron or steel at the end of which a forging is made; esp., a long, large bar, to the end of which a heavy forging is attached, and by means of which the forging is lifted and handled in hammering and heating; -- called also porter bar.

(n.) A malt liquor, of a dark color and moderately bitter taste, possessing tonic and intoxicating qualities.

休整理

同义词及近义词：

n. [1]. Carrier.[2]. Concièrge, janitor, door-keeper.

弗兰克编辑

解释:

n. one who carries burdens for hire: a dark-brown malt liquor prob. because a favourite drink with London porters.—ns. Port′erage carriage: charge made by a porter for carrying goods; Port′er-house a restaurant; Port′erhouse-steak (U.S.) a choice cut of beef-steak next to the sirloin.—adv. Port′erly like a porter: coarse.

n. a door-keeper or gate-keeper: one who waits at the door to receive messages:—fem. Port′eress Port′ress.—n. Port′erage the office or duty of a porter.—Porter's lodge a house or an apartment near a gate for the use of the porter.

编辑:耶鲁