n.[C]

1. 【美】电梯；升降机
   Many department stores have both elevators and escalators.

   许多百货公司既有电梯又有自动扶梯。

2. 起重机，起卸机
3. （备有起吊设备等的）谷仓
4. 【空】升降舵

n.

1. North American term for lift (in sense ¹).
2. a hinged flap on the tailplane of an aircraft, used to control pitch.
3. a muscle whose contraction raises a part of the body.
4. a machine consisting of an endless belt with scoops attached, used for raising grain.
   ▸N. Amer. a tall building used for storing grain.